Funded by the Trust — At the Voyager New Zealand Maritime Museum

Philip Edmiston was a member of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. It was with this interest in mind coupled with his civic mindedness and interest in art, that the Edmiston Trust made an important decision in 1992 to support the construction of a gallery for the Voyager New Zealand Maritime Museum.

In recognition the gallery was named the "Edmiston Gallery of Maritime Art". The Trust also pledged a substantial sum for purchasing maritime art, which has resulted in a collection of great heritage value and national significance, which continues to grow.

In 2009 the Trust coordinator with a team from the Maritime Museum worked on a project to revitalise the Edmiston Gallery. Previously a large open space the gallery has now been transformed with new and moveable walls; and strong warm colours have been introduced to compliment the artwork on display in the new exhibitions. The Museum and the Trust now look forward to developing a new programme of exhibitions to compliment the growing collection.

Admiral Richard Brydges BEECHEY Wreck of HMS Orpheus on Manukau Bar, New Zealand, Feb'y 1863, 1868. Oil on canvas.

William James FORSTER Wairarapa - Steel Steamship - Off Hornby Light, Sydney Heads, 1883. Watercolour, highlighted with gouache.

John GIBB Wellington Harbour, 1891. Oil on canvas on board.

Kendal HEYES From a Shipwreck 3 from the series From a Shipwreck 1 - 9, 1985. Cibachrome prints.

R. LIGHLEY Jnr. Bird's Eye view of the Whangarei Regatta, December 21st 1887, 1887. Watercolour.

Frederick SCHELL The mail steamer leaving Auckland, 1886. Watercolour.

To learn more about the maritime museum and its collection go to www.nzmaritime.org