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.
Covid-19: Level 2
The Museum is open at Level 2. To help keep our community safe you will need to:
- Wear a face covering.
- Use the NZ Covid Tracer app or sign-in in the manual register.
- Keep 2 metres from other visitors who aren’t in your bubble.
From 3 December 2021 presentation of a valid My Vaccine Pass will be a condition of entry for everyone aged 12 and over. For more information click here.
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
The Creative Gene – Heather Van Wyk and Raymond Crafts
Opening: 26/11/21 5:30 pm
“My interest in calligraphy started at the age of 8 when my Scottish grandfather taught me copper plate writing. My interest in Celtic Art, and later on the illuminated manuscripts of 13th to 15th century Europe, intrigued me and I have continued to study and reproduce them. The calligraphic styles of calligraphers of England and... Read more »
We Can’t Stop Now – Gisborne Printmakers’ Group 1976-2021
Opening: 08/10/21 5:30 pm
Handmade prints by 31 past and present members of the Group celebrate 45 years of printmaking in the Lysnar House Studios, located behind Tairāwhiti Museum. The prints on display have been created by zinc etching, dry point, collagraphs, solar plates, lino cuts and lithographs. Appreciation is given to three printmakers, Doreen Costello, Penny Ormerod and... Read more »
Places and Faces
Fred Foster found a way to make a dollar. Well pre-decimal pounds actually. His plan was to learn how to use a camera and make photographs. That accomplished he took his camera and his sale like charms to his neighbourhood. Knocking on the doors of homes, many newly built, he would talk the lady of... Read more »
Tū te Whaihanga: a recognition of creative genius
Opening: 07/10/19 10:00 am
Tū te Whaihanga is a resurgence of the creative genius of the past, and carries the cultural aspirations of tangata whenua into the future. Sacred taonga that left the shores of Te Tairāwhiti 250 years ago will return home to be celebrated in the upcoming exhibition, Tū te Whaihanga. The homecoming will see these taonga stand... Read more »
Posing, Not Posing
Opening: 26/11/18 10:00 am
Long before smartphones, selfie sticks and one-swipe filters, having your ‘perfect’ picture taken took practice, preparation and plenty of posing. Early cameras and photographic materials required the sitter to be still for many seconds. While this is often given as the reason for a lack of smiles, a more likely reason is that early portrait... Read more »
Events
Regional Digital Forum
The Gisborne NDF Regional Forum is happening on Wednesday 9 March 2022 at Rāngai, Gisborne. This is a great opportunity to meet colleagues in the GLAM, IT and Cultural Heritage sectors, share your ideas, ask questions about the digital work of museums, libraries, archives and galleries, and to find people trying to solve the same problems... Read more »
