Auckland Art Gallery
The principal public gallery in Auckland, also known as Toi o Tāmaki, founded in 1888. It holds the most extensive collection of national and international art in New Zealand, and it regularly hosts travelling exhibitions from overseas.
- Where
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -36.8514, 174.7662
Get the Auckland Art Gallery stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Auckland Art Gallery. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Auckland volume with your photos and a note.
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Questions
Where is Auckland Art Gallery?
Auckland Art Gallery is in Auckland, New Zealand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sky Tower (0.5 km), St Patrick's Basilica Auckland (0.6 km), Viaduct Harbour (1.0 km).
How do I get the Auckland Art Gallery stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Auckland Art Gallery and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Auckland volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Auckland Art Gallery before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Auckland volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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