The Dowse Art Museum

The Dowse Art Museum

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Address: 45 Laings Rd, Lower Hutt

Phone: (04) 570 6500

Websites: The Dowse Art Museum, The Dowse on NZ Museums

Hours Open:

Weekdays: 10am–4:30pm
Weekends: 10am–5pm

Good Friday: 10am–4:30pm
Easter Monday: 10am–4:30pm
ANZAC Day: 10am–4:30pm
Queen's Birthday: 10am–4:30pm
Labour Day: 10am–4:30pm

Attraction Types: Museum, Art Gallery, Restaurant & Cafe

Amenities: Carpark, Wheelchair Access, Toilets, Food Available, Guided Tours Available, Gift Shop

Suitable for Ages: Families

Restrictions: All Ages

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The Dowse Art Museum is a progressive institution dedicated to showcasing innovations in creativity that drive human progress & understanding – culturally, socially, spiritually, and economically.

The Dowse Art Museum presents a diverse programme of more than 20 exhibitions per year across eleven gallery spaces, accompanied by engaging community events and education programmes. Our focus is on delivering experiences that are inspiring, accessible, adventurous and entrepreneurial.

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Upcoming events at The Dowse Art Museum

Bedazzled

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Local Knowledge

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Cluster

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Critical Mass

The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt

Sat 25 Feb – more dates
Teresa Margolles: So it Vanishes - NZIAF

The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt

Sat 25 Feb – more dates
So It Vanishes: Floor Talk

The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt

Sun 26 Feb
Late Lounge: Johanna Mystery

The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt

Thu 1 Mar / Alternative, Indie

Since bursting onto the New Zealand music scene in 2010, multi-instrumentalist Johanna Mystery has already performed with award-winning… Read More
A View From Where I Was Sleeping

The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt

Sat 10 Mar – more dates
Local Knowledge: Floor Talk

The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt

Sun 11 Mar
Little Sparks

The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt

Tue 13 Mar – more dates
Can You See What I See

The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt

Sat 17 Mar – more dates
Big Day Dowse

The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt

Sun 25 Mar / Dub, Roots

Dowse yourself in big summer beats with Rhombus, Bella Kalolo, Newtown Rocksteady and much more. Big Day Dowse is the first of what will be an annual… Read More

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Past events at The Dowse Art Museum

Bedazzled: Creative Dance Workshops

The Dowse Art Museum, Sun 12 Feb 2012
Go By Bike Breakfast

The Dowse Art Museum, Wed 1 Feb 2012
Knitted & Knotted Knit Circle

The Dowse Art Museum, Sun 6 Nov 2011
Late Lounge: Roseneath Centennial Ragtime Band

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 3 Nov 2011
Sunflower Planting

The Dowse Art Museum, Sun 30 Oct 2011
Muka Youth Prints

The Dowse Art Museum, Tue 25 Oct 2011 – Wed 26 Oct 2011
100 Bikes Project: Part 1

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 8 Oct 2011 – Sun 5 Feb 2012
350 Degree Moving Planet Tree Planting

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 24 Sep 2011
Sand Saucer Spectacular

The Dowse Art Museum, Sun 18 Sep 2011
Hutt Boutique Wedding Show

The Dowse Art Museum, Sun 28 Aug 2011
Spectrum

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 20 Aug 2011 – Sun 13 Nov 2011
Dee Club: Art After School

The Dowse Art Museum, Tue 9 Aug 2011 – Thu 29 Sep 2011
Bloom

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 23 Jul 2011 – Sun 30 Oct 2011
I Love Art Badges

The Dowse Art Museum, Tue 19 Jul 2011 – Tue 26 Jul 2011
Crystal City Floortalk

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 16 Jul 2011
Late Lounge: Raashi Malik

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 7 Jul 2011
Ruby: Behind the Scenes Collection Tours

The Dowse Art Museum, Sun 26 Jun 2011 – Sun 24 Jul 2011
Toy Story

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 18 Jun 2011 – Sun 28 Aug 2011
Late Lounge: Zirigidum

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 2 Jun 2011
Ruby: A Forty Year Love Affair with the Dowse

The Dowse Art Museum, Wed 4 May 2011 – Sun 14 Aug 2011
Clayzy Faces

The Dowse Art Museum, Tue 19 Apr 2011 – Thu 21 Apr 2011
Little Sparks

The Dowse Art Museum, Tue 12 Apr 2011 – Tue 10 May 2011
Late Lounge: Mercury Crowe

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 7 Apr 2011
Yield: Making Fashion Without Making Waste

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 26 Mar 2011 – Sun 26 Jun 2011
Sound Sweet Conches

The Dowse Art Museum, Sun 20 Mar 2011
Art Auction Fundraiser

The Dowse Art Museum, Mon 7 Mar 2011
Sand Sculptures in the Sun

The Dowse Art Museum, Tue 25 Jan 2011 – Thu 27 Jan 2011
Craft2.0: Handmade for the Holidays

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 18 Dec 2010
Late Lounge: Claude Rains

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 2 Dec 2010
Muka Youth Prints

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 18 Nov 2010 – Fri 19 Nov 2010
Squidsoup Floortalk

The Dowse Art Museum, Sun 7 Nov 2010
Late Lounge: Justin Firefly

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 4 Nov 2010
Wallace Art Awards

The Dowse Art Museum, Sun 24 Oct 2010 – Sun 28 Nov 2010
Preview the Wallace Art Awards with Peter Gibson-Smith

The Dowse Art Museum, Wed 20 Oct 2010
Fun With Fibres: Weaving Workshop: SOLD OUT

The Dowse Art Museum, Wed 6 Oct 2010
Rumpelstilzchen School Holiday Workshop

The Dowse Art Museum, Wed 29 Sep 2010
Wearable Arts in Valley Schools

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 25 Sep 2010 – Fri 8 Oct 2010
Best of the Blumhardt

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 4 Sep 2010 – Sun 17 Oct 2010
Father's Day Magic

The Dowse Art Museum, Tue 31 Aug 2010 – Thu 2 Sep 2010
Arty Sparks

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 19 Aug 2010 – Thu 16 Sep 2010
Rumpelstilzchen Goes Hip Hop

The Dowse Art Museum, Sun 15 Aug 2010
Blendy Knits Socks - Book Launch

The Dowse Art Museum, Sun 8 Aug 2010
Late Lounge: Roberto Rodriguez & Amigos

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 5 Aug 2010
Under Construction

The Dowse Art Museum, Wed 4 Aug 2010 – Sun 3 Oct 2010
Wellington Sugarcraft Competition and Exhibition

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 31 Jul 2010 – Sun 1 Aug 2010
Craft2.0 June 2010

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 12 Jun 2010
Late Lounge: Urban Tramper

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 6 May 2010
Late Lounge: Harbour City Electric

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 1 Apr 2010
Late Lounge: Hikoikoi

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 4 Mar 2010
Banks Shoes ShapeShifter

The Dowse Art Museum, Fri 26 Feb 2010 – Sun 21 Mar 2010
Seung Yul Oh: Bogle Bogle

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 13 Feb 2010 – Sun 30 May 2010
Late Lounge with Jess Chambers

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 4 Feb 2010
DIY Activity: Beautiful Brooches

The Dowse Art Museum, Wed 27 Jan 2010 – Wed 10 Feb 2010
Lisa Walker: Unwearable

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 12 Dec 2009 – Sun 25 Apr 2010
Tickle My Senses

The Dowse Art Museum, Fri 13 Nov 2009 – Sun 17 Jan 2010
Cao Fei: Utopia

The Dowse Art Museum, Tue 10 Nov 2009 – Sun 31 Jan 2010
Craft2.0

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 24 Oct 2009
Clever, Cute and Quirky: Rosy Tin Teacaddy

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 1 Oct 2009
Jim McMurtry by Michael Parekowhai

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 26 Sep 2009 – Sun 31 Jan 2010
The Box Woman - Kunhã Patuguá

The Dowse Art Museum, Sun 13 Sep 2009
Red Room and Gold Rush!

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 27 Aug 2009
Gina Matchitt - Artist Talk

The Dowse Art Museum, Fri 24 Jul 2009
Ins and Outs of the Art Market

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 18 Jun 2009
Pataka Toi - TheNewDowse Collection Tour

The Dowse Art Museum, Fri 15 May 2009 – Fri 22 May 2009
Thrill Me Every Day - The Celia Dunlop Collection

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 2 May 2009 – Sun 13 Sep 2009
Bouncy Marae Weekend

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 18 Apr 2009 – Sun 19 Apr 2009
Craft 2.0

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 11 Apr 2009
Common Ground: Via Grafik Meets Cut Collective

The Dowse Art Museum, Mon 23 Feb 2009 – Fri 17 Apr 2009

Late Lounge: Klezmer Rebs

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 2 Feb 2012
Hand-Hooked

The Dowse Art Museum, Sun 13 Nov 2011
Gordon Crook: 18 Maritimes

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 5 Nov 2011 – Sun 5 Feb 2012
Frocks on Bikes: Pedalling to The Dowse

The Dowse Art Museum, Sun 30 Oct 2011
Wallace Art Awards 2011

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 29 Oct 2011 – Sun 4 Dec 2011
Twist Off

The Dowse Art Museum, Wed 12 Oct 2011
Late Lounge: Habit and Veil

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 6 Oct 2011
Dialogues with Tomorrow: Immersed Life

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 24 Sep 2011
Late Lounge: Bohemian Thought

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 1 Sep 2011
Knitted & Knotted

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 27 Aug 2011 – Thu 15 Sep 2011
An Evening with Allyson Gofton

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 11 Aug 2011
Late Lounge: The Shogun Orchestra

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 4 Aug 2011
Garbage Gremlins

The Dowse Art Museum, Wed 20 Jul 2011 – Thu 21 Jul 2011
Crystal City

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 16 Jul 2011 – Sun 2 Oct 2011
Cupcakes and Cocktails

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 14 Jul 2011
Cupcake Delights

The Dowse Art Museum, Sun 3 Jul 2011
Simon Morris: Blue Water Colour

The Dowse Art Museum, Sun 19 Jun 2011 – Sun 28 Aug 2011
Little Sparks

The Dowse Art Museum, Tue 14 Jun 2011 – Tue 13 Sep 2011
Late Lounge: Adi Dick

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 5 May 2011
Time For Tea (in Association with High Tea)

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 30 Apr 2011
Who am I?

The Dowse Art Museum, Tue 19 Apr 2011 – Sun 8 May 2011
High Tea

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 9 Apr 2011 – Sun 17 Jul 2011
Top Art 2010

The Dowse Art Museum, Mon 4 Apr 2011 – Fri 8 Apr 2011
Furnish

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 26 Mar 2011 – Sun 26 Jun 2011
Sean Kerr

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 19 Mar 2011 – Sun 29 May 2011
Richard Stratton: Après les Baleines

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 12 Feb 2011 – Sun 1 May 2011
Light Stones

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 18 Dec 2010 – Sun 6 Mar 2011
White Cloud Worlds

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 11 Dec 2010 – Sun 13 Mar 2011
Bruce and Denny Show

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 20 Nov 2010 – Sun 27 Feb 2011
Mitre 10 Takahe Rescue Children's Art Competition 2010

The Dowse Art Museum, Tue 9 Nov 2010 – Sun 30 Jan 2011
Bugs, Beetles and Butterflies

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 6 Nov 2010 – Sun 30 Jan 2011
Craft2.0 October 2010

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 30 Oct 2010
Sightseeing

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 23 Oct 2010 – Sun 23 Jan 2011
Late Lounge: Lisa Tomlins

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 7 Oct 2010
Felt Badges

The Dowse Art Museum, Fri 1 Oct 2010
Shrinky Dinks

The Dowse Art Museum, Tue 28 Sep 2010
View and Chat Coffee Morning with TheNewDowse Friends

The Dowse Art Museum, Tue 7 Sep 2010
Late Lounge: Bella Kalolo

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 2 Sep 2010
Small Stories

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 28 Aug 2010 – Sun 12 Dec 2010
Little Sparks

The Dowse Art Museum, Tue 17 Aug 2010 – Tue 14 Sep 2010
Textile & Costume Conservation with Valerie Carson: SOLD OUT

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 14 Aug 2010
Caring For The Dead: Artist's Talk

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 7 Aug 2010
Fuzz, Felt and Fur

The Dowse Art Museum, Wed 4 Aug 2010 – Sun 31 Oct 2010
Liquid Dreams

The Dowse Art Museum, Wed 4 Aug 2010 – Sun 3 Oct 2010
2010 Costume and Textile Conference

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 12 Jun 2010 – Sun 13 Jun 2010
Andrea Du Chatenier: Goldenage

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 15 May 2010 – Sun 29 Aug 2010
John Lake: Crude Futures

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 17 Apr 2010 – Sun 25 Jul 2010
Coming of Age Derek Johns and Joan London

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 11 Mar 2010
Pelorus Trust Music in Parks

The Dowse Art Museum, Sun 28 Feb 2010
Bill Viola: The Messenger

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 20 Feb 2010 – Sun 4 Jul 2010
Drawing Conclusions

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 13 Feb 2010 – Sun 30 May 2010
Long Live the Modern

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 30 Jan 2010 – Sun 4 Apr 2010
Santa's Little Helpers

The Dowse Art Museum, Mon 21 Dec 2009 – Tue 22 Dec 2009
Craft2.0

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 3 Dec 2009
HotHouse Season 2

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 12 Nov 2009 – Sun 28 Feb 2010
Wallace Art Awards 2009

The Dowse Art Museum, Tue 10 Nov 2009 – Sun 24 Jan 2010
Pat A Bunny

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 10 Oct 2009
Hutt Valley Wearable Arts Display

The Dowse Art Museum, Sun 27 Sep 2009 – Fri 9 Oct 2009
An Evening with Helen Brown

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 24 Sep 2009
SMP Ensemble - Soundbites

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 3 Sep 2009
Late Lounge

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 30 Jul 2009 – Thu 3 Dec 2009
HotHouse: Flaming Good Ideas

The Dowse Art Museum, Thu 2 Jul 2009 – Sun 1 Nov 2009
Thrill Me Every Day Personal Tour

The Dowse Art Museum, Sun 17 May 2009
Commonwealth Writers' Prize

The Dowse Art Museum, Wed 13 May 2009
Flying Solo - Paintings by John Walsh

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 2 May 2009 – Sun 13 Sep 2009
The Enchanted Forest

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 29 Nov 2008 – Tue 14 Apr 2009
Plastic Maori

The Dowse Art Museum, Sat 14 Mar 2009 – Mon 10 Aug 2009

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