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
Uruhau – Toihoukura – School of Māori Visual Art
Opening: 08/12/23 10:00 am
Uruhau is an exhibition of new works by the students of Toihoukura School of Māori Visual Art. This exhibition is a celebration of resilience and achievements. This year, we faced challenges that tested us in many ways, but we came together with a shared commitment to excellence, collaboration, and support. Through our core values of... Read more »
The Millard Studio
Opening: 10/11/23 5:30 pm
Edward Arthur Millard established and operated a photographic studio in Gisborne from 1915 until his untimely death in 1933. Evidence of his fine camera skills are found amongst a few surviving prints in the museum’s collection. Glass plates, negatives, hand-coloured prints, long thought destroyed, were found and donated to the museum. Working through this material,... Read more »
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 »
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
Friends of the Museum summer artist talk – Dudley Meadows ‘The Millard Studio’
Join the Friends of the Museum in the gallery for our Summer friends talk with Curator of Photography Dudley Meadows. Dudley is the curator of new collection exhibition ‘The Millard Studio’, which opened in the main gallery on 10th November. He’ll share the story of how this remarkable collection of glass plates, negatives, hand-coloured prints... Read more »
