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
He Kākahu Rerehua | The Uplifiting Wind
Unfurling the wings of majestic Māori garments cared for by Tairāwhiti Museum
Opening: 01/10/23 2:00 pm
Purapura Whetu – Michelle Hinekura Kerr
Opening: 30/09/23 10:00 am
“This exhibition is made up of woven sculptures that recall the ancestral stories of the whanau marama, the celestial family of light. Each piece is made from native fibre whilst using indigenous techniques and designs.” Multimedia artist Michelle Hinekura Kerr grew up in Uawa/Tolaga Bay and came from a family background of proficient kai raranga/weavers.... Read more »
Rima Tekau – Melanie Tahata
Opening: 22/09/23 5:30 pm
Rima Tekau is a sharing and expression of Whānaungatanga, of Toi Māori and most importantly, Aroha. Sharing this milestone in her creative life-path, multi-disciplinary artist Melanie Tahata has curated a solo exhibition of whānau archives alongside a selection of older and recent works. Tākina ko au, tākina ko koe Te Kura Māhukihuki Born and raised... Read more »
Wearable Art – Susan Holmes
Opening: 25/08/23 5:30 pm
These are sculptural one-off showpiece garments that tell the story of my life in Textile Art over half a century. At the age of 30 I had the great good luck to discover how to print designs on fabric. My friend and I were trying out potato prints with heat set dye and I got... Read more »
Up The Coast
Opening: 30/06/23 5:30 pm
Up the coast. That’s where I’m from. Up the coast. That’s where I’m going. Up The Coast is an exhibition that looks at some of the lesser known images in the Tairāwhiti Museum photographic collection. The methods used to travel up the coast, from waka to coastal steamers, reflect the development of the area. Rivers... Read more »
Events
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