Nice Mueseum - I came from Auckland, and I thought I will see a museum like the one in Auckland, but I was mistaken, but think in other way, this is a regional... read more museum and there was a great effort from them to establish this one, History and Maori culture in the region. I enjoyed it, it was lovely.

  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

  A fantastic museum highlighting the history of Tairawhiti. Highly recommended. The children love it as much as the adults.

  Great and quick museum to visit that covers all of the history of the local town. We spent about 1.5 hours and enjoyed meeting the staff and members of the... read more Maori community who curated many of the exhibit highlights. Do this experience then walk through downtown Gisborne for fish and chips and some great second-hand shopping!

  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.

  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.

  A good place to get a feel for local history, for a small fee ($5) each to get in as a non-resident. Some really cool artefacts in there. There... read more was also an art exhibition too, but we couldn't see it due a small local concert...More

  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

  Good little Museum - Great thing to do if the weather is bad. Stunning art gallery. I personally thought the walk on boat (the Canada Star) was the coolest part. Great little gift shop... read more in the foyer. Great activity for the whole family!

  As with all museums in NZ there is a big focus on the Maori heritage and history. It is across the river from the main town and not that easy... read more to find. It was well laid out but its not very big. There's a nice...More

  The permanent exhibition was quite interesting, but a bit convoluted and with far too much required to be read. The marine exhibition downstairs was very good. The "art" was awful... read more and best left unsaid! The B Company gallery next door is very evocative and moving,...More

  Intended to have a quick look around this museum but ended up staying for the morning. Excellent exhibition of culture and there was a large display of Leonardo de Vinci's... read more designs and inventions. Remarkable reconstructions from the drawings he did at the time. Following on...More