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
Currents
Opening: 27/06/25 5:30 pm
Currents – recent series of paintings by Pru Davis I have lived on the East Coast most of my adult life and the sea is central to the artistic inspiration I have gained there. I love that the sea is never static and never predictable. This seems to me to symbolise life itself which also... Read more »
Hau Kainga
Opening: 13/06/25 5:30 pm
Michelle Kerr, Claudette Collis, and Fiona Collis are traditional fibre artists from Te Aitanga a Hauiti, whose work is deeply rooted in their whakapapa and cultural heritage. As sisters and skilled weavers, they draw inspiration from the natural materials and techniques passed down through generations, blending traditional Māori weaving with contemporary artistic expression. Their upcoming... Read more »
Te Tiriti ki Te Tairāwhiti
Opening: 23/05/25 5:30 pm
When Henry Williams arrived here from the Bay of Islands on 8th April 1840, he had with him two handwritten copies of the treaty, both in te reo. Henry took one of these on to the Wellington region, the other was left here in Tūranga with his brother William. On the 5th of May, William... Read more »
Local As
Opening: 09/05/25 5:30 pm
Local As (locals only) – Life in Tairāwhiti past and present. Scott Gardiner, Gene Paul Walker, Jason Braybrook. Local As will bring together, for the first time, three artists with a strong connection to the Gisborne / Tairāwhiti region. Scott Gardiner has a diverse art practice encompassing painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture. His interest in... Read more »
Events
There are no upcoming events at this time.
