The Central Art Gallery
The Central Art Gallery is a museum at Christchurch Arts Centre, 2 Worcester Boulevard, Central City.
Checked 19 Oct 2026
Jonathan Smart Gallery has been showcasing contemporary NZ art since 1987 and has now opened a new exhibition and selling… Read full description ↓
Sits inside Library and Setting, highly significant in the District Plan
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 2 Oct 2026, Its own website.
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Nearby
More nearby places 7
Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.
The nearest other museums
More nearby museums 5
All 5 museums in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →
Also in Christchurch Central City
More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7
What the record holds 7 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | Christchurch Arts Centre, 2 Worcester Boulevard, Central City | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Museums | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | 03 365 7070 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | thecentral.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| art@thecentral.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 | |
| Menu | thecentral.co.nz | Its own website |
| Also known as | Library Building | OpenStreetMap |
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How the council’s directory described it
Read the full description council directory, about 2024
Jonathan Smart Gallery has been showcasing contemporary NZ art since 1987 and has now opened a new exhibition and selling gallery in the historic Arts Centre Library building. Known as The Central, the gallery features work by leading contemporary New Zealand artists, displayed sympathetically in order to celebrate the Library's unique character. Open Tuesday - Sunday 10am-5pm
— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | City centre zone | District Plan |
| Heritage item | Library and Setting, highly significant in the District Plan | District Plan |
| Consent CRC154729 | Water Take/Use, held by The Arts Centre of Christchurch Trust Board, to 14 Sept 2050, 22 m from the pin | ECan consents |
The reports nearby
2,952 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 2,387 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 2,952 reports on file
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Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
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A museum in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
Christchurch Arts Centre, 2 Worcester Boulevard, Central City, on Worcester Boulevard. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.
phone 03 365 7070 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email art@thecentral.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities (39 m), Rutherford's Den (44 m), Canterbury Museum Pop-Up (342 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 9 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Two Productions (20 m); the Rolleston Ave near Gloucester St bus stop is 154 m away: route 8; a separated cycleway passes within 56 m; nearest park: Armagh Reserve (341 m).
The record behind this
This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:
Sources: OpenStreetMap · Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s active resource consents · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website
Read source notes 8
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0),
- Environment Canterbury’s active resource consents, recorded where the consented activity happens (CC BY 4.0)
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
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