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Wellington Map: The New DowseThe New Dowse Frommer's Exceptional

Hours Mon-Fri 10am-4:30pm; Sat-Sun and holidays 10am-5pm
Address
45 Laings Rd
Location Lower Hutt, situated 20km (12 miles) from Wellington city
Transportation Take the train to Waterloo Station and walk down Knights Rd. to the museum, or catch the Eastbourne/Big Red bus, which departs hourly from Courtenay Place to Queensgate
Phone 04/570-6500
Fax 04/569-5877
Web site www.newdowse.org.nz
Prices Free admission; fees for some special exhibitions
Season Closed Dec 25

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If you found City Gallery a bit too intellectual (some people do), it will be well worth your while taking a trip out to the New Dowse Art Museum, which has the best collection of New Zealand crafts art in the country. A varied and changing exhibition program features contemporary ceramics, jewelry, glass, textiles, wood, sculpture, and photography, most of it exceedingly pleasing to the eye.

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