AKL | A Century of Modern Art

Take a journey through the visionary painters who transformed modern art and whose legacy continues to inspire new generations at the Auckland Art Gallery with A Century of Modern Art.

On loan from the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, the exhibition presents 57 iconic works by 53 artists, offering a rare opportunity to experience masterpieces that are rarely seen together outside the museum’s walls.

Enjoy this incredible experience from Saturday 7th June – Sunday 28th September 2025. Tickets are available here and entry is free for gallery members.

A Century of Modern Art has been proudly supported by HSBC, Cordis and Auckland Art Gallery Foundation. Tracing the birth of modern painting, beginning with the Impressionists of the 1860s, and follows its evolution through key movements such as Post-Impressionism, Symbolism, Cubism, Surrealism, Constructivism, German Expressionism, Bauhaus, De Stijl, Precisionism, Colour Field Painting, and Abstract Expressionism

A Century of Modern Art is indemnified by the New Zealand Government and a must-see for Auckland art lovers!

Saturday 7th June – Sunday 28th September 2025
This is a paid exhibition, free to Gallery Members. 

Tickets and full details at AucklandArtGallery.com

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