Worth a look - Great review of the history of the area, particularly liked the captains quarters of a ship that had stranded and the top bit had been removed to add to a... read more local house before being donated to the museum.

  Excellent museum and gallery. Concise information and well laidout. A nice cup of tea and scrumptous rhubarb cake in the little cafe in the museum to finish a morning well... read more spent

  Spent a hour or so on Saturday morning after the farmers market wandering through the museum. Had really good local history, as well as some great local artists. Highlight for... read more me was the Star of Canada ship that stands proudly over the waters edge. You...More

  Cost to enter is only $5 per adult. What a fantastic little local history museum (not usually that keen on them), combined with art gallery, displaying both contemporary and historical... read more art. No horrible musty smells here and lots of interactive displays as well. Come as...More

  I visited this place on the 10th of April 2019 and I was very pleased to have visited the place with lots and lots of interesting things to see. I... read more highly recommend this place to my friends.

  This wonderful place is worth seeing. If you are local don't take it for granted, If your visiting take the time to look in.

  We had a super wet and cold day in Gisborne. The museum was a great option. Would be great with kids. It had a good looking school holiday program going.... read more There was lots of Maori and European exhibits as well as a ship to explore downstairs. It costs $5 to get in for adults unless you are a local , then it is free. Free for kids too. Definitely go if it is wet.

  Locals visit free which helps make this a cheap visit for visitors to town - especially if they like the arts and haven't been before - it blows them away... read more how good it is...

  A compact museum packed with multiple interest - I went with children who LOVED the kids room, after the disappointment of not finding a dinosaur.
They also enjoyed Star of Canada but not much else.
The adult... read more loved everything particularly Tom Heeney room

  the museum is very well set out and has a lot of interesting exhibits. The staff were very friendly and helpful and we really enjoyed our visit.

  We were stuck on a rainy day in Gisborne & came to the museum with no preconceived idea of what we might discover. We had a wonderful surprise and... read more we came away with some great historical facts and talking points to discuss afterwards as a...More

  Has a good Maori pre and post colonisation history. Some cool artifacts and nice video of 2 kaumatua. Small Museum. $5 entry for non residence, free for kids.