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Exhibitions
Our exhibitions are drawn primarily from the Hawke's Bay Museum's Trust collection. Permanent exhibits on the 1931 earthquake and the region’s stunning Taonga Māori are supported by changing exhibitions in seven additional gallery spaces.
April 2018
Play Hawke’s Bay: Sounds of Our Place
Touch, tap, strike and slap on these photographs to trigger the sounds of each place.
From birdsong and cascading water to the roar of a train and the chatter of people, the sounds that you discover bring the images of Hawke’s Bay to life.
Recordings and contact technology by Campbell...
Date: Monday 23 April to Sunday 6 May
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Yuki Kihara: Te Taenga Mai o Salome
Poetic and visually alluring photographs and video works from leading interdisciplinary artist Yuki Kihara place the symbolic figure of Salome in the landscape of Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga - Hawke’s Bay.
Kihara was inspired to set her works in the Hawke’s Bay region after reading an...
Date: Monday 23 April to Tuesday 5 June
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
He Manu Tīoriori
Traversing 100 years of Ngāti Kahungunu’s love affair with music, 'He Manu Tīoriori' features church and brass band influence through to parlour music, ragtime, jazz, rock and roll as well as country and western.
The exhibition explores how Ngāti Kahungunu has been at the forefront of it...
Date: Monday 23 April to Sunday 22 July
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Tenei Tonu Exhibition
Tēnei Tonu can be interpreted as “always here” and this new exhibition shares stories of those who have always been here - Tangata Whenua.
These are the kaitiaki custodians not only of this land but also of the connections to whakapapa genealogy and to culture. Taonga on display will...
Date: Monday 23 April to Monday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Nyree Dawn Porter - From Local Stage to Global Stardom
As a teenager in the 1950s, Nyree Dawn Porter inspired her ballet students by painting graceful dancers directly onto the living room walls of her family’s Napier home, where she held lessons.
Now you can follow Nyree’s journey to international success in theatre, film and television when...
Date: Monday 23 April to Sunday 2 September
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
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Time for Tea: The Much-Loved Cuppa
For most New Zealanders, gathering together over the comfort of a cuppa has always been a vital part of daily living: whether sitting companionably in the whare kai, around the kitchen table, or in the formal setting of the drawing room.
Many homes had a china cabinet in which to showcase...
Date: Monday 23 April to Sunday 16 September
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
1931 Hawke’s Bay Earthquake
“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: Monday 23 April to Tuesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Steadfast Steamers: Models of Hawke's Bay Shipping
Taking pride of place in this new exhibition titled Steadfast Steamers: Models of Hawke’s Bay Shipping are four beautiful scale models of Hawke’s Bay steamers: the Hawke’s Bay and Marere steamers were commissioned specifically for the frozen meat market; the Nora Niven as a fishing trawler...
Date: Monday 23 April to Monday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
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25 April
25 April is an innovative feature documentary created to bring the story of the New Zealand experience at Gallipoli (Turkey) to life for a modern audience through a reimagined world.
Using graphic novel-like animation, 25 April brings First World War experiences out of the usual black-and-white...
Date: Wednesday 25 April
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
May 2018
CMNZ Presents: Phantasm
Quite simply, the Phantasm Consort is the very best viol ensemble in the world today.
Under the direction of Laurence Dreyfus, the Gramophone-award winning consort has performed everywhere from Tokyo to Istanbul and their many recordings have been lauded as eloquent, sensitive, sensuous and...
Date: Tuesday 1 May
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
CMNZ Presents: Alex Ross with Bianca Andrew and Stroma
Author Alex Ross hit the golden note, and best-seller lists, with his compelling and revelatory history of twentieth-century music, The Rest Is Noise.
A tour-de-force of musicology and social history, Ross dispels the elitist myths surrounding modernist and post-modernist masterpieces, allowing...
Date: Thursday 24 May
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
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The Music of Leonard Cohen
Presented by: Imperfect Offering
Imperfect Offering is delighted to present a concert of the music of Leonard Cohen. After sell-out performances and standing ovations in 2016 and 2017 in Auckland and Hamilton, Imperfect Offering bring their spellbinding line-up to Napier for the very first time....
Date: Saturday 26 May
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
June 2018
Napier Jazz '18 Blue Night Midge Marsden
Blues Night - The First 50 Years Celebration.
Featuring New Zealand's "King" of the Blues Midge Marsden.
Marsden's career spans four decades, and during that time he has played thousands of concerts in New Zealand and introduced several generations of New Zealanders to the blues. He was voted...
Date: Friday 1 June
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Napier Jazz 2018 Hawkes Bay Jazz Big Band - Debbie Harwood
The Hawkes Bay - Jazz Club Big Band
With Special Guest Debbie Harwood.
Debbie Harwood - Creator of “When The Cat’s Away”, has established her own distinctive career. Growing up with her father’s Stan Kenton albums and fond memories of sultry June Christy. Debbie will also be...
Date: Saturday 2 June
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
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Napier Jazz '18 Bruce Forman & Larry Koonse
Four Hands - Twelve Strings
Featuring from the USA two world acclaimed guitarists.
Larry Koonse - In the course of his career, Koonse also worked with, Hubert Laws, Karrin Allyson, Paul Anka, Michael Bublé, Alan Broadbent, Bob Brookmeyer, Billy Childs, Bill Cunliffe, Warne Marsh, Bennie...
Date: Sunday 3 June
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Jazz Gala Robben Ford,lydia Pense, The Rodger Fox Big Band
Featuring from the USA - Robben Ford - Guitar/Vocalist.
American blues, jazz, and rock guitarist and named one of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century" by Musician magazine.
Guitar virtuoso Robben Ford's latest album, Into The Sun, debuted at #2 on The Blues Charts and shines a...
Date: Sunday 3 June
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
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PechaKucha 20x20
Join us for Pecha Kucha in the Century Theatre on Tuesday 12th June. Come along for an evening of inspiration from interesting locals with stories to share.
Presentations begin at 6pm sharp, Admission, cash only please.
Date: Tuesday 12 June
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
CMNZ Presents: Heath Quartet
Thrilling audiences with their dynamic and charismatic performances, the Heath Quartet are one of Britain’s most exciting chamber ensembles.
Winning the 2016 Gramophone Chamber Music Award with their debut recording, the quartet are fast earning their electric reputation.
In a programme of...
Date: Sunday 24 June
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
August 2018
Tami Neilson - Sassafrass! NZ Tour
Tami Neilson will release her new record Sassafrass! on June 1, ahead of a seven-tour date of New Zealand. Presented by Sunday Star Times and Under the Radar, the tour takes in some of the country’s most beautiful and iconic theatres, kicking off in Nelson on July 26 and ending in Auckland on...
Date: Thursday 2 August
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
CMNZ Presents: Ensemble Zefiro
The extraordinary colours of 17th and 18th century woodwind instruments have lent Italy’s Ensemble Zefiro a cult following.
Founded by Maestri dei legni, Alfredo Bernadini and Alberto Grazzi, this period-instrument ensemble have won numerous awards including the Grand Prix du Disque and...
Date: Thursday 16 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
October 2018
CMNZ Presents: Piers Lane, Hiroshi Ikematsu & NZSQ
Try googling “the ten most popular chamber music works of all time”.
There are lots of lists but you’ll find Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet is on every one of them and it justly forms the centrepiece of this exquisite exploration of aquatic themes.
Programmed alongside Schubert and...
Date: Sunday 7 October
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Read more » - CMNZ Presents: Piers Lane, Hiroshi Ikematsu & NZSQ
November 2018
PechaKucha 20x20
Join us for Pecha Kucha in the beautiful Century Theatre on Tuesday 13th November 2018.
Come along and hear about the hopes, dreams and passions of a bunch of fabulous locals.
Presentations begin at 6pm sharp. Cash only please.
Date: Tuesday 13 November
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
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