Len Lye Centre

New to New Plymouth 

The Len Lye Centre will inspire the mind and engage the senses. New Plymouth will be the world centre for the care, display, access to, research and development of the works and ideas of Len Lye, an extraordinary thinker and visionary artist 

Valuing art - Innovation with passion - Transforming minds

Who is Len Lye?

Len Lye (1901-1980) is one of New Zealand’s most influential modern artists. A pioneer experimental filmmaker, sculptor, painter, writer and innovator, his interests were in the possibilities of light and movement.