Just across the causeway from Omaha Beach you will find the recently opened and grandly named Sculptureum – a 10-hectare wonderland of three sculpture-filled gardens, six art galleries, a vineyard, and a top-end restaurant and bar. The complex contains more than 400 works, including pieces by Picasso, Cezanne and Rodin. Curator and owner Anthony Grant has spent the last seven years creating a place ‘for people who've been turned off art by boring displays and arrogant curators’. He says he wants to show that art can be fun and it can enrich your life. His Sculptureum certainly delivers on both accounts.

A 15-minute drive inland and down the coast is Brick Bay – a boutique vineyard, an extensive outdoor sculpture trail, and an architectural, award-winning restaurant, all found in the midst of an idyllic landscape of farmed pasture and native bush. The sculpture walk represents some of the most exciting and well known sculptors working in New Zealand today, with over 50 large-scale sculptures set in a landscape of towering native trees, majestic palms and precious kauri forest alive with birdsong.

Housed in a purpose-built contemporary art space, amongst three acres of landscaped grounds, the Vivian Art Gallery has three gallery spaces, two sculpture lawns, and boasts over 20 shows, talks and events per year – so there is always something new to see and do in this enterprising art space. Vivian’s aim is ‘to connect hearts with minds’, and represents a wide range of local and international artists – many of whom are shown in curated groups, interspersed by talks and performances. Located a short drive off the peninsula, just off the Leigh Road, the Vivian Art Gallery is well worth visiting for a curious browse, or to find something special for your new home at Omaha Point.

A spectacular art-house cinema complex, featuring three dramatic theatres, which has become a huge draw card for the entire area. The cinemas feature cutting edge art-house, family and blockbuster films with state-of-the-art sound systems and spacious, luxurious seating.