The Dunedin Public Art Gallery is one of New Zealand’s four major metropolitan art museums. Established in 1884, the Gallery is today renowned for the richness of its collections, close working relationship with major New Zealand artists, the Visiting Artists Programme, roster of touring exhibitions, and the vigour of its contemporary exhibition and publishing programme.The Gallery maintains an impressive and varied programme of regularly changing exhibitions. This focuses strongly on the very best of local and New Zealand art, with touring overseas exhibitions and short-term artists’ residencies contributing an international component to the programme.