If you have the time so take a drive out to visit this place. It’s a novel concept to have art intertwined with beautifully manicured lawns, trees and shrubs. The reason it loss 1* was because it is quite pricey $45NZ per adult. You can do the whole place in 2 hours and then drive on to the Tawharanui Resetve to see the gorgeous beach and bird sanctuary.

Easily our most delightful cultural discovery of 2022 in NZ. Tastefully and playfully curated, catering for all ages, spanning cultures and continents, indoor and outdoor. We spent 3 hours and it could have stayed even longer. Go and be delighted, and wonder how on earth this could happen in NZ?! The answer: passionate and dedicated collectors and entrepreneurs. Support them and have a great family day.

We visited on a wet miserable summer day but were delighted we had persisted. The place is stunning and because of the careful planning for the exhibits and the way everything is ordered and executed there was little need to be concerned about the weather. This place has been extraordinarily masterminded - quite apart from rhe quality of the exhibits.

Wow, this place is amazing. So so many arts of work to see. The place is so well thought out. The gallery has some wonderful glass art to see. If you also like a cheeky glass of wine they have a great range to purchase that is grown within their own vineyard. Robert who was on the front desk when we arrived was a great fella. Full of information and life story that we could sit and listen to for hours.

I’m not a lover of art galleries and such and generally go under sufferance, but the Sculptureum is in a league of its own and I wouldn’t have missed it for the world. The sculptures are so many and varied, naturally occurring and man made, boldly out in the open and tucked away amongst the planting which celebrates native plants and trees of New Zealand. The pink snails have very little to tell visitors about the true nature of this artistic paradise where art and imagination are displayed and discussed. The art gallery is home to an amazing collection of multi-disciplinary pieces, so many of which have stories to tell. It was an absolute privilege to visit this wonderful collection and to share the beauty for a short while. It was, for me, a significant and emotional experience, which I would urge anybody to share.

This is the sort of outing we enjoy (art, gardens, the great outdoors, coffee) and so when the rare opportunity for a day out occurred, this was the next on the visit list. Apart from a general awareness of the place, we had not done a lot of research beforehand and so were surprised at how big it was, how much intense work must have been undertaken to make it and how nicely it is kept up. One of gardens has a lot of statuary (rather than those sort of interesting sculptures that keep the brain guessing!), some perhaps not super noteworthy, but everything is laid out in immaculate gardens and all clearly signposted. In that respect, be warned that if you are after an organic experience this is definitely a highly curated exhibition - but there's definitely something for everyone. Oh, and if you're thinking of going to the restaurant during your visit, definitely book in advance. We couldn't get in.

Truly something for everyone one here. Both indoor and outdoor sculptures and all immaculately maintained and curated with information boards explaining not only what you were looking at but describing different types of gardens and their purpose in our lives. We spent just over 2 hours here and enjoyed the variety of art displayed and novel materials used (yellow buckets to make the dandelion!) - ‘so much more interesting than pictures!’ as my 10 yr old commented. Highly recommend this attraction, really world class and I felt proud showing our overseas visitors that this sort of place exists in rural NZ!

I went with 3 of my friends. The Sculptureum was lovely and we had a beautiful meal at the restaurant afterwards. Would suggest you book for the restaurant as they are really busy. We had beautiful snapper and the chips were the best I’ve ever had. Yum 😁

Beautifully laid out sculpture gardens with lots of shady nooks to shelter from the February sun. Fascinating studio sculptures. Everything is well-labelled to add to the experience. The 1.4 km walk went unnoticed because of the level of interest. Cafe served light food options which were a bit pricy. Our afternoon hot chocolate drinks were served barely lukewarm and the cakes were somewhat dry (probably from poor storage). Service was impeccable, though. The signage from the main road from Matakana is non-existent, so beware if you are travelling without a Sat-nav (as we were).

Reception Edna is very friendly and bubbling. This is our second time come to sculptureum with a gift voucher. Ryan from marketing is also helpful and prompt in responses. The draw down comes from the sculpturem kitchen. To be honest the food there is bland. No service. we ordered a cheese cake it simple cream cheese rolled in to oval shape from the supermarket. Will not go again. 8wired barrel works is fine offering free tasting beers before we buy but I don't think they have any association with the sculpturem family