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
Drawing Life – Norman Maclean
Opening: 30/08/24 5:30 pm
Spanning 15 years or more, Norman Maclean participated in and organised ‘Life Drawing from the Nude Model’ sessions in Lysnar House Studios on behalf of the Gisborne Artists’ Society. Many of the models were international travellers who answered his promotional flyer placed in backpacker accommodation in the city. Life drawing is about engaging in a... Read more »
Hand Coloured: Photography’s parallel universe
Opening: 23/08/24 5:30 pm
This exhibition about the history and range of hand-coloured photography is a selected blend of the Museum’s collection and that of a private collection begun in Gisborne in 1993 and now numbering 220 examples. It traces the development of this rich and varied tradition from the 1850s until 2012, the colouring an attempt to bring... Read more »
Events
Sunday Floor talks
Hand-Coloured: photography’s parallel universe, co-curators Peter Ireland and Dudley L Meadows in conversation about the history, development and technical aspects of this much ignored but fascinating phenomenon. Audience participation most welcome.
Sunday Floor Talk
Hand-Coloured: photography’s parallel universe, members of the public encouraged to bring in hand-coloured images from family collections for discussion with co-curators Peter Ireland, Dudley L Meadows and other members of the audience.
