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.

  Lovely interesting museum - This is an excellent museum from the Lava glass exhibition to the Star of Canada Captain's bridge (kids - old and young- love climbing up to the bridge with... read more its bell). Attractive exhibitions of Maori and western art. Well worth a visit.

  We started our visit to the Tairawhiti Musuem at the cafe with a light lunch out on the deck overlooking Kelvin Park, this set us up for a very pleasant... read more hour or so in the museum, art gallery and gift store. The collections within the...More

  This is a fairly standard local museum. As others have said. It has all the local historical artefacts that you could need. Lots of local history and art. It’s quite... read more educational. Currently there is the Da Vinci exhibition which is fairly cool.

  Maori Battalion - very special, moving. - Maori Battalion - very special. Had a photo of my tipuna from World war 2.
Went to the other part of the museum, interesting.
Coffee at the museum... read more was okay.

  Very interesting part of Gisborne history. Used to be i believe part of the "Kia ora" Butter factory. In those days that was your only choice of spread. On this... read more occasion my interest was the old radio club radio,s they had in a section of...More

  Stopped for lunch and afterwards wandered into the museum for a look. We were impressed with the displays and the way the collections are presented. Definitely worth visiting and taking... read more about 30-45 minutes to wander thru. The local history is told well through the exhibits.

  Just minutes from the city this is a great place to visit. It features local art, an impressive history of the local area and a unique section of a wrecked... read more ship. Not to be missed.

  I took 4 of my children aged 7, 10, 13 and 14 to the museum and I have to say I was somewhat underwhelmed. It cost $5 per person (under... read more 12 free) so was $15 for our group. There is a gorgeous historic cottage outside...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.

  Excellent displays of museum items and local art. Next door is the Maori C Company exhibition. Worth visiting too.

  Take the time to stop in here! - Entry was a mere $5 for non-Gizzy residents, and worth every cent. Beautifully displayed art work, photographs, historical artefacts, with engaging information displays and not too overwhelming. We loved it!