City Gallery Wellington is a dynamic cultural presence in the capital city of Aotearoa New Zealand. Established in 1980, City Gallery Wellington was the first significant non-collecting exhibition based public gallery in New Zealand.

Since moving to its current location in Civic Square in 1993, City Gallery Wellington has achieved a reputation for innovation and style, inspiring and challenging its audiences with a world-class programme of exhibitions and arts-related projects.

City Gallery Wellington creates a focus for contemporary visual arts, architecture and design in Wellington through local, national and international exhibitions as well as international exchanges and joint ventures with other art museums.