
Find out what Exhibitions are on in Hawke's Bay
Celebrating 10 years of the MTG Foundation; a group of Hawke’s Bay people who have supported the expectations of this museum’s community and worked collectively to turn ambition into reality.
Through their dedication to the arts, they have bequeathed, donated, and fund-raised to purchase...
Date: Friday 8 December to Monday 3 June
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Once again 106 Russell Street South Hastings is a popular location, with The Christmas Art and Craft Bazaar at the Hastings Community Art Centre well underway! Held annually, The Christmas Bazaar offers hundreds of hand-crafted items for sale from local Hawke’s Bay artisans.
Lyn Mackie from...
Date: Friday 8 December to Sunday 24 December
Where: Hastings Community Arts Centre, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Waka kōrero Māori: waka carrying the taonga, te reo
The Waka Kōrero Māori exhibition encourages learning the Māori alphabet by pronouncing the names of the kaharehe animal treasures on display.
Bring your whanau to MTG – it’s free!
Kō Waka Kōrero Māori hei whakaaturanga kia...
Date: Friday 8 December to Sunday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Silver, valued for its rarity and attractive lustre, has for centuries been mined and formed into an extensive range of domestic, personal, religious, and ceremonial objects.
Silver is one of the most versatile and singular precious metals: it is malleable and ductile and has a relatively low...
Date: Friday 8 December to Sunday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Eye Spy: Curious Stories brings together some weird and wonderful objects from the Hawke’s Bay’s Museums Trust’s collection. Held within these objects are some truly great narratives, stories that go beyond ornamentation to offer a fascinating view of our heritage.
Some of these stories...
Date: Friday 8 December to Friday 26 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
A visit to Marineland was always something special, a treat, an adventure - the first on the agenda when visiting family or holidaying in Hawke's Bay. This exhibition tells the story from beginning to end, from the fun times through to the controversy and the eventual closure.
Marineland opened...
Date: Friday 8 December to Sunday 17 March
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
“The outline of the hill turned into a giant serpent as it heaved up and down. The shock wave swept across it, creating a monster crossing the skyline.” - NG Bailey
At 10:47am on 3 February 1931, a devastating earthquake struck Hawke’s Bay. In that moment it seemed the end of the world had...
Date: Friday 8 December to Sunday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
This exhibition shows a history of people and places of Ngāti Kahungunu, telling stories of their time and the events that shaped Te Matau-a-Māui into the region of Hawke’s Bay, events that also helped to shape Aotearoa into New Zealand.
Kahungunu was a peaceful man, a producer, provider,...
Date: Friday 8 December to Sunday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Explore the art of weaving and view artworks from Kawai Raupapa Level 4 and Toi Paematua Level 5 Raranga Weaving Students/Tauira.
Date: Friday 8 December
Where: Te Wananga o Aotearoa, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Thanks to the assistance of CHB College Arts Department, the CHB Museum presents an art exhibition showcasing past and present student art portfolios supporting the importance of teaching creativity within our community.
Date: Friday 8 December to Wednesday 14 February
Where: CHB Museum, Waipawa, Central Hawke's Bay
25 Noema - 25 Pēpuere 2024
25 November – 25 February 2024
Ka tūhuratia e Vital Machinery ngā hononga i ngā mahi a te tokorima ringatoi wāhine o Aotearoa i roto i te hopu whakaahua me ngā ata nekeneke. Hei tēnei whakaaturanga, ka noho te kāmera hei hangarau, hei wāhanga o te tinana me...
Date: Friday 8 December to Sunday 25 February
Where: Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
He Whare Ātaahua is an installation by Jade Townsend which combines different traditions of painting, adornment, and decoration. Works on linen are hung among large shells painted directly onto the gallery walls, spiralling up to the ceiling, in conversation with the architecture. Townsend has...
Date: Saturday 9 December to Sunday 14 April
Where: Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Empty Vessels: Matthew Galloway & Desert Narratives: Mohamed Sleiman Labat
Exploring the shifting political grounds of global food production, Empty Vessels and Desert Narratives is a dialogue between Aotearoa New Zealand artist Matthew Galloway and Sahrawi Western Saharan artist Mohamed Sleiman...
Date: Saturday 9 December to Sunday 10 March
Where: Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Jade Townsend and Matthew Galloway, the artists behind two new exhibitions at the gallery, will share insights about their work in a joint floor talk, followed by refreshments. Free, no booking required.
Jade will discuss the thinking behind He Whare Ātaahua, her installation which combines...
Date: Saturday 9 December
Where: Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Celebrating 10 years of the MTG Foundation; a group of Hawke’s Bay people who have supported the expectations of this museum’s community and worked collectively to turn ambition into reality.
Through their dedication to the arts, they have bequeathed, donated, and fund-raised to purchase...
Date: Friday 8 December to Monday 3 June
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Eye Spy: Curious Stories brings together some weird and wonderful objects from the Hawke’s Bay’s Museums Trust’s collection. Held within these objects are some truly great narratives, stories that go beyond ornamentation to offer a fascinating view of our heritage.
Some of these stories...
Date: Friday 8 December to Friday 26 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
A visit to Marineland was always something special, a treat, an adventure - the first on the agenda when visiting family or holidaying in Hawke's Bay. This exhibition tells the story from beginning to end, from the fun times through to the controversy and the eventual closure.
Marineland opened...
Date: Friday 8 December to Sunday 17 March
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Thanks to the assistance of CHB College Arts Department, the CHB Museum presents an art exhibition showcasing past and present student art portfolios supporting the importance of teaching creativity within our community.
Date: Friday 8 December to Wednesday 14 February
Where: CHB Museum, Waipawa, Central Hawke's Bay
25 Noema - 25 Pēpuere 2024
25 November – 25 February 2024
Ka tūhuratia e Vital Machinery ngā hononga i ngā mahi a te tokorima ringatoi wāhine o Aotearoa i roto i te hopu whakaahua me ngā ata nekeneke. Hei tēnei whakaaturanga, ka noho te kāmera hei hangarau, hei wāhanga o te tinana me...
Date: Friday 8 December to Sunday 25 February
Where: Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
He Whare Ātaahua is an installation by Jade Townsend which combines different traditions of painting, adornment, and decoration. Works on linen are hung among large shells painted directly onto the gallery walls, spiralling up to the ceiling, in conversation with the architecture. Townsend has...
Date: Saturday 9 December to Sunday 14 April
Where: Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Empty Vessels: Matthew Galloway & Desert Narratives: Mohamed Sleiman Labat
Exploring the shifting political grounds of global food production, Empty Vessels and Desert Narratives is a dialogue between Aotearoa New Zealand artist Matthew Galloway and Sahrawi Western Saharan artist Mohamed Sleiman...
Date: Saturday 9 December to Sunday 10 March
Where: Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Celebrating 10 years of the MTG Foundation; a group of Hawke’s Bay people who have supported the expectations of this museum’s community and worked collectively to turn ambition into reality.
Through their dedication to the arts, they have bequeathed, donated, and fund-raised to purchase...
Date: Friday 8 December to Monday 3 June
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
A visit to Marineland was always something special, a treat, an adventure - the first on the agenda when visiting family or holidaying in Hawke's Bay. This exhibition tells the story from beginning to end, from the fun times through to the controversy and the eventual closure.
Marineland opened...
Date: Friday 8 December to Sunday 17 March
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Thanks to the assistance of CHB College Arts Department, the CHB Museum presents an art exhibition showcasing past and present student art portfolios supporting the importance of teaching creativity within our community.
Date: Friday 8 December to Wednesday 14 February
Where: CHB Museum, Waipawa, Central Hawke's Bay
25 Noema - 25 Pēpuere 2024
25 November – 25 February 2024
Ka tūhuratia e Vital Machinery ngā hononga i ngā mahi a te tokorima ringatoi wāhine o Aotearoa i roto i te hopu whakaahua me ngā ata nekeneke. Hei tēnei whakaaturanga, ka noho te kāmera hei hangarau, hei wāhanga o te tinana me...
Date: Friday 8 December to Sunday 25 February
Where: Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
He Whare Ātaahua is an installation by Jade Townsend which combines different traditions of painting, adornment, and decoration. Works on linen are hung among large shells painted directly onto the gallery walls, spiralling up to the ceiling, in conversation with the architecture. Townsend has...
Date: Saturday 9 December to Sunday 14 April
Where: Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Empty Vessels: Matthew Galloway & Desert Narratives: Mohamed Sleiman Labat
Exploring the shifting political grounds of global food production, Empty Vessels and Desert Narratives is a dialogue between Aotearoa New Zealand artist Matthew Galloway and Sahrawi Western Saharan artist Mohamed Sleiman...
Date: Saturday 9 December to Sunday 10 March
Where: Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Celebrating 10 years of the MTG Foundation; a group of Hawke’s Bay people who have supported the expectations of this museum’s community and worked collectively to turn ambition into reality.
Through their dedication to the arts, they have bequeathed, donated, and fund-raised to purchase...
Date: Friday 8 December to Monday 3 June
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
A visit to Marineland was always something special, a treat, an adventure - the first on the agenda when visiting family or holidaying in Hawke's Bay. This exhibition tells the story from beginning to end, from the fun times through to the controversy and the eventual closure.
Marineland opened...
Date: Friday 8 December to Sunday 17 March
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
He Whare Ātaahua is an installation by Jade Townsend which combines different traditions of painting, adornment, and decoration. Works on linen are hung among large shells painted directly onto the gallery walls, spiralling up to the ceiling, in conversation with the architecture. Townsend has...
Date: Saturday 9 December to Sunday 14 April
Where: Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Empty Vessels: Matthew Galloway & Desert Narratives: Mohamed Sleiman Labat
Exploring the shifting political grounds of global food production, Empty Vessels and Desert Narratives is a dialogue between Aotearoa New Zealand artist Matthew Galloway and Sahrawi Western Saharan artist Mohamed Sleiman...
Date: Saturday 9 December to Sunday 10 March
Where: Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Celebrating 10 years of the MTG Foundation; a group of Hawke’s Bay people who have supported the expectations of this museum’s community and worked collectively to turn ambition into reality.
Through their dedication to the arts, they have bequeathed, donated, and fund-raised to purchase...
Date: Friday 8 December to Monday 3 June
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
He Whare Ātaahua is an installation by Jade Townsend which combines different traditions of painting, adornment, and decoration. Works on linen are hung among large shells painted directly onto the gallery walls, spiralling up to the ceiling, in conversation with the architecture. Townsend has...
Date: Saturday 9 December to Sunday 14 April
Where: Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Celebrating 10 years of the MTG Foundation; a group of Hawke’s Bay people who have supported the expectations of this museum’s community and worked collectively to turn ambition into reality.
Through their dedication to the arts, they have bequeathed, donated, and fund-raised to purchase...
Date: Friday 8 December to Monday 3 June
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Celebrating 10 years of the MTG Foundation; a group of Hawke’s Bay people who have supported the expectations of this museum’s community and worked collectively to turn ambition into reality.
Through their dedication to the arts, they have bequeathed, donated, and fund-raised to purchase...
Date: Friday 8 December to Monday 3 June
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
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