Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre, contemporary art museum in New Plymouth, New Zealand

The Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre is an art museum in the centre of New Plymouth, presenting contemporary art alongside the work of Len Lye across two connected sections. The building houses gallery spaces, a small cinema and learning rooms, all wrapped in a distinctive stainless steel exterior.

The Govett-Brewster Art Gallery opened in 1970 after Monica Brewster left her art collection and funds for a gallery building to the city of New Plymouth. The Len Lye Centre was added in 2015, following Lye's decision to place his works and archive with the city and the creation of a foundation to care for them.

The gallery's name honours Monica Brewster (née Govett), whose 1962 bequest of £50,000 in stocks, funds and shares to the City of New Plymouth established the gallery; in 1970 she added £72,000 for a permanent collection. The Len Lye Centre, opened in 2015, is New Zealand's first gallery dedicated to a single artist and holds the Len Lye Foundation's archives and studio collection.

The two sections of the museum are directly connected, so you can move between the gallery and the Len Lye Centre without leaving the building. The spaces are well lit and clearly laid out, which makes it easy to find your way around during a visit.

The Len Lye Centre, opened on 25 July 2015, was designed by Andrew Patterson of Pattersons Associates and is described as the first gallery in New Zealand dedicated to a single artist. It houses the archives and studio collection of the Len Lye Foundation, alongside the 1998 extension built for that collection.