The Southland Museum and Art Gallery is the major cultural organisation for the Southland region.

The museum is situated in the largest pyramid in the Southern Hemisphere (27m high) in Queens park in the heart of the city of Invercargill. Annual visitor numbers reach upwards of 150,000 per year.

Of those visitors many are drawn to the live Tuatara breeding programme, the roaring 40's subantartic experience, and the museum and art gallery exhibitions. The museum hosts a regular programme of National and International touring exhibitions.

The museum also features Artworks Cafe, shop, and hosts the Invercargill Visitor Centre.