Welcome to our award-winning museum, home of the region's taonga and other treasures.
MTG Hawke's Bay has a number of unique venue hire spaces available for events, meetings, conferences and private functions. The venue hire pricing structure is normally based on morning or afternoon and/or evening segments. This includes standard venue furniture, set-up and power (of normal venue operations).
A wonderful fundraising opportunity for your school, kindergarten, sports or community group or for corporate groups, or a fabulous treat for your clients or staff.
Choose a recent or classic film and sit back and enjoy the ambience of the MTG Century Theatre, designed by leading modernist architect Guy Natusch in 1977. With tiered seating for 330 and a new digital cinema projector providing outstanding picture clarity the MTG Century Theatre is the perfect place for an unforgettable film experience
Gala screening: Prices can be tailored to suit your event. Please contact our events team to discuss.
Catering: MTG can offer you options for canapés.
Beverages: The MTG bar offers award-winning Esk Valley wines, along with a selection of beer and non-alcoholic beverages as well as snacks.
Audio visual equipment: There are additional charges for any audio visual equipment or services required.
The MTG Century Theatre is Hawke’s Bay’s perfect mid-sized performance venue. Purpose-built as a concert auditorium in 1977 it provides stunning acoustics perfectly suited to musical performance. The theatre is available for music and dance performances, school productions, dance recitals and as a rehearsal venue for productions or exams.
Concert package: Prices can be tailored to suit your event. Please contact our events team to discuss.
Ticketing: The use of Ticketek is required for any tickets sold to which the public are attending; an administration fee is added to every ticket sold, with the amount depending on ticket price and performance type.
Steinway Concert Grand Piano: This wonderful Grand Piano is available for hire. $293.00 per concert. There is also a Knight upright piano available.
Tuner: Steinway Piano tuning is $170.00
Audio visual equipment: There are additional charges for any Audio Visual equipment or services required.
Catering: MTG can offer you options for canapés.
Beverages: The MTG bar offers award-winning Esk Valley wines, along with a selection of beer and non-alcoholic beverages as well as snacks.
With the capacity to accommodate 130 guests for a cocktail event, this venue is ideal for corporate functions, cocktail parties, concert/piano recitals and other small events. The Century Theatre Foyer can also accommodate 50 seated guests for a concert/piano recital.
Networking and Cocktails package: Prices can be tailored to suit your event. Please contact our events team to discuss.
Museum and gallery tours: Make your event extra special with an option to offer your guests a tour of the MTG Galleries. This can be a self-guided tour or we can arrange for a guided tour of the exhibitions with one of our curators.
Audio visual equipment: There are additional charges for any Audio Visual equipment or services required.
Catering: MTG can offer you options for canapés.
Beverages: The MTG bar offers award-winning Esk Valley wines, along with a selection of beer and non-alcoholic beverages as well as snacks.
Offering a view out to Cape Kidnappers and situated in Napier’s CBD, this unique venue is an ideal space for corporate networking, product launches, concerts, award ceremonies and more. WE can accommodate up to 130 guests, depending on the nature of the function/event.
Networking and Cocktails MTG Hawke’s Bay Main Foyer Package: Prices can be tailored to suit your event. Please contact our events team to discuss.
Museum Gallery Tours: Make your event extra special with an option to offer your guests a tour of the MTG Galleries. This can be a self-guided tour or we can arrange for a guided tour of the exhibitions with one of our curators.
Audio visual equipment: There are additional charges for any Audio Visual equipment or services required.
Catering: MTG can offer you options for canapés.
Beverages: The MTG bar offers award-winning Esk Valley wines, along with a selection of beer and non-alcoholic beverages as well as snacks.
Our education venue can be hired subject to availability outside usual school hours. Situated adjacent to MTG's Main Foyer, this room is ideal as a meeting room or break out for AGMs, conferences and is also used as a catering space for larger events taking place in the Main Foyer. The space seats 35 theatre-style, or 50 standing, and the area can be used as one large room or broken down to two smaller rooms.
Venue Hire: $490.00 (three hours)
Catering: MTG can offer you options for canapés.
Beverages: The MTG bar offers award-winning Esk Valley wines, along with a selection of beer and non-alcoholic beverages as well as snacks.
MTG Hawkes Bay Fees and Charges approved for 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.
All fees and charges are inclusive of GST (except as noted *).
| Venue Rental | Fee (incl GST) |
|---|---|
| Note: All catering, staffing, audio-visual equipment or services are additional charges - price on application. | |
| Note: Terms and Conditions apply and are available on application. | |
| Note: Cancellations made less than 7 days in advance of event may incur an additional fee. | |
| Note: A minimum charge of 3 hours applies to hourly venue rentals. | |
| Theatre Group 1 - Corporate and Profit Making Organisations | Cleaning fee (one off charge) | $119.00 | Daytime (8.30am to 12.30pm or 12.30pm to 5.30pm) | $540.00 | Daytime full day rate | $899.00 | Evening (5.30pm - 11pm) | $755.00 | Setup / Pack Out / Rehearsal per hour (including staff costs) | $108.00 |
| Theatre Group 2 - Community & Non Profit Making Organisations | Cleaning fee (one off charge) | $108.00 | Daytime (8.30am to 12.30pm or 12.30pm to 5.30pm) | $324.00 | Evening (5.30pm - 11pm) | $464.00 | Setup / Pack Out / Rehearsal per hour (including staff costs) | $97.00 |
| Theatre - Gala Film Screening | |
| Note: 330 tiered seating. Available for fund raising gala screenings. | |
| Note: Special screening fees for Admissions after 5pm and weekends | Special Film Screening | Price on Application |
| Main Foyer | |
| Note: Subject to availability. | Standard fee (up to 4 hours, thereafter $150.00/hour)) - corporate rate | $750.00 | Standard fee (up to 4 hours, thereafter $90.00/hour)) - community rate | $428.00 |
| Century Theatre Foyer | |
| Note: Subject to availability. | Standard fee (up to 4 hours, thereafter $125.00/hour) - corporate rate | $613.00 | Standard fee (up to 4 hours, thereafter $75.00/hour) - community rate | $371.00 |
| Education Suite Group 1 - Corporate & Profit Making Organisations | |
| Note: 35 seating theatre style. | |
| Note: Subject to availability. | Evening (5.30pm - 11pm) | $400.00 |
| Education Suite Group 2 - Community & Non Profit Making Organisations | |
| Note: 35 seating theatre style. | |
| Note: Subject to availability. | Evening (5.30pm - 11pm) | $240.00 |
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