Govett-Brewster Art Gallery is celebrating its golden anniversary and the woman who made it all possible with an especially brewed drop of amber nectar.
Art lovers will be able to raise a glass with a new brew created by Shining Peak Brewing, called Mrs Brewster NZ Pale Ale, to 50 years since the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery opened its doors.
The ale is named in honour of the gallery's founding donor and visionary Monica Brewster (née Govett), whose bequests to the New Plymouth District Council established the gallery and its permanent collection of artworks focused on Aotearoa and the Pacific.
Co-directors Aileen Burns and Johan Lundh say the beer has developed out of one of their cherished local partnerships.
"Together Shining Peak and the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery are celebrating a unique and powerful Taranaki story as we celebrate 50 years."