Themes of voyaging, migration and arrival have been explored by artists from the beginning of New Zealand’s art history.

To All New Arrivals presents many examples of this kind of art making alongside more recent work, some of which directly references the creations of earlier artists. Chart the development of this area of artistic production and experience the beauty of journeying.

Part of New Zealand Art: Opening the Past to the Ever-changing Present | Toi Aotearoa: Mai i Mua ki te Ao Hurihuri, a new series of exhibitions drawn from our collection.