Hundertwasser Art Centre, Art center in Whangārei, New Zealand.

The Hundertwasser Art Centre is an art museum in Whangārei built as an architectural structure with unconventional shapes, rooftop gardens, and colorful mosaic decoration. Inside, multiple floors contain exhibition spaces, galleries showing original artwork, educational facilities, and performance venues.

Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser, who lived in the Bay of Islands for 30 years, designed the centre for Whangārei in 1993, but the council did not build it because the chosen site belonged to the Northland Regional Council, which would not sell. After his death the district council revived the plan in 2012 and signed a contract with the Hundertwasser Non Profit Foundation. A binding referendum in June 2015 approved the project with 13,726 votes to 7,876 for demolition, and the centre opened on 20 February 2022.

The Wairau Māori Art Gallery creates a dedicated space for contemporary indigenous artworks curated by specialists from the local community. Visitors experience how the building itself reflects artistic vision through its decorative elements and garden spaces.

The building stands on the site of the former Northland Harbour Board building, chosen by Hundertwasser himself. The Hundertwasser gallery with its 80 originals occupies the top floor, while the Wairau Māori Art Gallery is on the ground floor; a learning centre, theatre, café and shop fill the rest. The afforested roof holds rare native species.

This is the final authentic Hundertwasser building completed anywhere in the world, containing 80 original artworks by the Austrian artist. The collection displays the full range of his artistic practice in a single location.