Tairāwhiti Museum is a 5-minute walk from the CBD, across Peel Street Bridge and through Kelvin Park. There is free parking on Stout Street.
Opening Hours
- Monday – Saturday 10am – 4pm
- Sunday and Public Holidays 1:30pm – 4:00pm
- Closed – Easter Friday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day
Admission
- Adults $5 (12 years and under and Friends of the Museum free entry)
- Free entry every day for local residents!
Exhibit Cafe
- Monday – Friday 9am to 2.00pm, closed weekends
What’s Happening at the Museum
Exhibitions
My Tairāwhiti – a journey with my camera
Opening: 24/03/23 5:30 pm
An exhibition by Maria Gobbie My exhibition My Tairāwhiti – a journey with my camera is a collection of my mahi captured throughout Tairāwhiti during the past five years. I am a self-taught photographer who works by trusting my intuitive self to capture moments of emotion and connection. I grew up in Auckland, but Tairāwhiti... Read more »
Ka Waiata Au
Opening: 17/02/23 5:30 pm
An exhibition by Erena Koopu This exhibition is an extension of Erena’s expoloration of waiata in paint. These works are a translation of lyrical excellence, of iwi histories and whakapapa through visual expression. This time Erena extends the range of waiata used in paint by including waiata from important phases in her life. Erena uses... Read more »
COLOURS DELUXE: The Art Album of New Zealand Flora by Sarah and Edward Featon of Gisborne
Opening: 25/11/22 5:30 pm
COLOURS DELUXE celebrates the achievement of Sarah and Edward Featon of Gisborne, who in the 1880s undertook an ambitious project to describe and paint New Zealand’s flowering plants. Their work resulted in the publication of The Art Album of New Zealand Flora in 1889. This book was the first full colour art album printed and... Read more »
Events
All in for Arts:He waka toi e eke noa nei tātou–TŪRANGANUI-A-KIWA GISBORNE
Join us as we collect and share stories from all corners of Aotearoa. All in for Arts: He waka toi e eke noa nei tātou returns in 2023! This March, The Arts Foundation and Creative New Zealand are back on the road – visiting Tūranganui-a-Kiwa Gisborne to listen, learn and connect with a free breakfast... Read more »
