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The Whisky Art Gallery opened in January, 2008 and is located in the Historic Quarter
of Oamaru in the former NZ Loan and Mercantile building. Built in 1882, to the design
of Dennison and Grant, this elegantly detailed, three storey Victorian warehouse was
built for NZ Loan and Mercantile Company when it was the largest stock and station
agency in New Zealand. Currently, the ground floor is home to the Loan and Merc
Restaurant (Fleur's other place) and the middle floor houses hundreds of barrels of
maturing whisky, lending to the galleries name and unique aroma of whisky, sea
breeze and aged building.
The Whisky Art Gallery is located on the top floor with a stunning outlook to the
Oamaru Harbor and Penguin colony.
Contact:
Dawn Mann
Resident Artist and Gallery Curator
dawnmann@xtra.co.nz
Whisky Fine Art Gallery
Top Floor Loan and Mercantile Building
Corner of Wansbeck and Harbour St
Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand
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About the Loan and Mercantile Building
Built as a grain store in 1882 to a design by Dennison and Grant, the Loan and Mercantile building is a three storey Victorian warehouse that was built for the NZ Loan and Mercantile when it was the largest stock and station agency in New Zealand. The building was designed to hold 100,000 sacks of grain handled by four grain elevators. The end wall has been left with its quions jutting outwards to key in a future addition. The Loan and Mercantile building is owned by the Whitestone Civic Trust who own many of the Victorian buildings located around the Loan and Mercantile.
Historic External Image
Photos of the Gallery Space
The gallery takes up the entire top floor of the Loan and Mercantile building. The space is divided into two rooms
measuring a total of 1,260 square metres. From the entrance at the top of the stairs, you first walk into the larger of
the two rooms which takes up almost three quarters of the space. This room is filled with large paintings and wall
hangings. On your right (on entering the floor) is the entrance to the smaller (but still very large) room. This room
features additional paintings but also smaller items including jewellery and pottery. The counter is also located in
this room.
Want to see more of the gallery space? See the Videos section.
The Stairs (Top Flight)
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Large Room
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Smaller Room
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Visitor's Photos
Below are thumbnail links to images taken by visitors to the gallery that were uploaded to Flickr. Click on the image to see it actual size at the Flickr website.
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