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Lopdell House Gallery is situated in Titirangi Village, Waitakere City, Auckland.
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Free one hour parking is available directly outside the gallery entrance. All day free parking is accessible off South Titirangi Road behind Lopdell House.
From Auckland City, take the North Western Motorway until the Great North Road off-ramp. Then travel along Great North Road, Ash Street, Rata Street then Titirangi Road.
For bus times to Titirangi check out www.stagecoach.co.nz
Open Hours
The gallery is open daily from 10am - 4.30pm, except Good Friday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day, Anzac Day morning and during exhibition installation.
Admission is free thanks to the support of Waitakere City Council.
History
Lopdell House began life in 1930 as Hotel Titirangi. Designed by Shortland Street Architects Bloomfield and Partners the building was originally envisaged by the main shareholder, to be an impressive 4-storied monument, with colonnades and courtyards. Upon completion a less embellished hotel was opened on 20 November 1930 by Prime Minister Gordon Coates in a glittering stylish occasion, in spite of the fact that the Hotel failed to gain a liquor licence and was soon dubbed ‘The Pub with no Beer’.
Throughout the years of the Hotel’s existence, it was plagued by difficulties through low patronage, lack of a liquor licence and then the Depression. In the late 1930’s with a slight increase of traffic, a nightclub was opened and run by NZ personality of the time, Nero (Mr Silver). The club featured singing, supper, music and dancing. This unfortunately, was short-lived with World War II removing the rest of the patronage.
In 1942 the building was passed on to the Department of Education to use as a School for the Deaf, beginning for the premises, a 40 year association with education.
The Hotel was renamed ‘Frank Lopdell House’ in 1960 after the Superintendent of Education and became the first centre for Teacher’s In-service Training, providing a venue for week-long courses. The Building was vacated in 1982 and purchased a year later by The Waitemata City Council, to become an Arts and Cultural Centre for West Auckland.
Today Lopdell House Gallery is Waitakere City's Regional Art Gallery supported by Waitakere City Council.
Lopdell House Society
Trustees- Chairperson – Dan Grieg
- Deputy Chairperson – Chris Harvey
- Secretary – Pamela Wells
- Treasurer – Bill Rayner
- Co-opted member - Greg Holdsworth
The Annual General Meeting of Lopdell House Society Governance Committee will be held at 4pm, Sunday 23 September in the Seminar Room, Level One, Lopdell House, 418 Titirangi Road, Titirangi, Waitakere City. All Friends of Lopdell House Gallery are invited.
Opportunities
There are no vacancies at Lopdell House Gallery at this time. We will update this page as soon as a vacancy becomes available.
Volunteers
Our volunteers play a vital role in supporting the work of the Gallery. As the front of house position in the information booth of this historic building, volunteers are the first point of contact for our visitors. The role requires a friendly disposition and the ability to answer a range of questions not necessarily gallery related. We would like you to commit to two hours a week.
Opening hours The gallery is open daily from 10am - 4.30pm, except Good Friday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day, Anzac Day morning and during exhibition installation. Admission is free thanks to the support of Waitakere City Council.