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E nga mana e nga reo o te ao, tenei te mihi maioha ki a koutou katoa me te karanga ano hoki kia anga mai koutou ki tenei matapihi e whakaatuhia ai nga tini ahuatanga e pa ana ki tenei whare taonga, ara, ko te whare taonga o te Tairawhiti. Nau mai, haere mai, whakatau mai ra.
Greetings to you, the many prestigious cultures of the world.
We invite you to glance through this portal which will allow you to witness the many activities undertaken by the Tairawhiti Museum. Welcome to our web-site.
We are very excited about being able to showcase all that we have to offer local residents and visitors to the region.
New Exhibitions
Snapshot: 1970s New Zealand Painting
2 December – 29 January 2012
Peninsular - Robin White
For those of us who are old enough, when we think of the 1970s we remember people such as Robert Muldoon, Norman Kirk, Whina Cooper, Matiu Rata, Bryan Williams, Craig Scott and the Hogsnort Rupert band. We also remember the Erebus plane crash, Bastion Point, the beginning of National Superannuation, the introduction of colour television and the naval frigate being dispatched to the Pacific to protest against French nuclear testing. The 1970s was a period of intense political debate, social and technological change and experiment in the arts. Snapshot, a selection of paintings from Te Manawa, explores some of the concerns and practices of artists painting in New Zealand in the 1970s. The exhibition features art works organised into four themed sections: Landscape (Robert Ellis, Michael Smither, Robin White, Bill Sutton, Buck Nin); Abstraction (Don Driver, Ralph Hotere, Ian Scott, Don Peebles); Neo-Expressionism (Philip Clairmont, Allen Maddox, Pat Hanly); and The Human Figure (Trevor Moffitt, Jan Nigro, Michael Illingworth, Tony Fomison).
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Newsletter 
The latest issue of Tui Tui Tuituia, the museum newletter is available.
Visit the museum for a copy or download here... Summer 2011-12 
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New exhibitions online
Two photographic exhibitions previously on display at the Tairawhiti Museum are now available for viewing on-line.
Check them out.....
The Times they are a changin' click here...
Not Just Black & White click here...
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Contact Details
Physical Address:
Tairawhiti Museum
Kelvin Rise
Stout Street
Gisborne.
Postal Address:
Tairawhiti Museum
Po Box 716
Gisborne.
Phone: (06) 867 3832
Fax: (06) 867 2728 email: info@tairawhitimuseum.org.nz
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