Welcome to our award-winning museum, home of the region's taonga and other treasures.
There's something for everyone at MTG Hawke's Bay, home of the region's treasures. Explore the artefacts in the Maori gallery and discover the remarkable story of the region's recovery following the devastating earthquake of 1931. The museum also showcases changing exhibitions of art, culture and social history. MTG's Century Theatre features a varied programme of events, film, live theatre and music. You'll also find fun, interactive activities for children, a weekend Drop-In Zone, workshops for young and old alike, and school holiday programmes are offered throughout the year. 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 artifacts are supported by changing exhibitions in other gallery spaces. The museum's Main Foyer also boasts an ever-changing canvas for murals, sculptures and more.
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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: Tuesday 8 October to Monday 31 March
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: Tuesday 8 October to Sunday 24 November
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: Tuesday 8 October to Sunday 10 November
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Pūrākau o Te Whenua explores the legends and tales of Te Matau-a-Māui, Hawke’s Bay. The special names given to hills, mountains, rivers, and streams of our region all tell a pūrākau (story) about the events and the people who lived on or near them. If you’ve ever wondered about the story...
Date: Tuesday 8 October to Monday 31 March
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: Tuesday 8 October to Monday 31 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: Tuesday 8 October to Sunday 30 March
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Toi Koru presents the first major survey exhibition of paintings by the Māori master of colour and kōwhaiwhai, Dr Sandy Adsett.
Featuring paintings created over six decades, Toi Koru tracks the trajectory of Adsett’s painting practice from the late 1960s to today.
The exhibition features...
Date: Tuesday 8 October to Sunday 2 March
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
From the Museum’s collection, each artwork in this exhibition conveys a perspective on times and events that shaped Te-Matau-a-Māui, Hawke’s Bay and Aotearoa, New Zealand into what they are today.
Some of the art works were created at the time of the event, the artists bearing witnesses to...
Date: Tuesday 8 October to Sunday 27 April
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Come and discover the magic of kōwhaiwhai as we explore the artwork of Sandy Adsett to create our own patterned pieces of art.
In this workshop we will visit the Toi Koru: Sandy Adsett exhibition and then use paints, pastels and natural objects to create beautiful art works in our workshop.
...
Date: Tuesday 8 October
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Directed by Academy Award®-winner Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire), Frankenstein features Benedict Cumberbatch (Hamlet, BBC’s Sherlock) and Jonny Lee Miller (Elementary, Trainspotting) alternating between the roles of Victor Frankenstein and his creation.
Childlike in his...
Date: Thursday 10 October
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Make the most of the incredible contemporary art offering across Te Matau-a-Māui on October 19 by catching this free bus from Napier (outside the MTG) to Heretaunga Hastings to hear from Cindy Huang and see her new exhibition, 'Offering', at Te Whare Toi o Heretaunga.
The bus will then depart...
Date: Saturday 19 October
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Highlights of this year's festival are collected together in this package of short films.
Equal parts moving and silly, you’ll find here stories of triumph, friendship, fantastic creatures, and familial love.
Stars include the likes of Joanna Lumley and Ben Whishaw, alongside local actors...
Date: Thursday 24 October
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Programme
Giuseppe Tartini | Devil’s trill sonata
Camille Saint-Saëns | Violin Sonata No 1 in D minor, Op 75
Eugéne-Auguste Ysaÿe | Sonata No 5
Henryk Wieniawski | Polonaise de Concert Op 4
Béla Bartók | 3 Burlesques op. 8
Frédéric Chopin | Andante spianato and grande polonaise...
Date: Tuesday 29 October
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, 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: Tuesday 8 October to Monday 31 March
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: Tuesday 8 October to Sunday 24 November
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: Tuesday 8 October to Sunday 10 November
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Pūrākau o Te Whenua explores the legends and tales of Te Matau-a-Māui, Hawke’s Bay. The special names given to hills, mountains, rivers, and streams of our region all tell a pūrākau (story) about the events and the people who lived on or near them. If you’ve ever wondered about the story...
Date: Tuesday 8 October to Monday 31 March
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: Tuesday 8 October to Monday 31 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: Tuesday 8 October to Sunday 30 March
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Toi Koru presents the first major survey exhibition of paintings by the Māori master of colour and kōwhaiwhai, Dr Sandy Adsett.
Featuring paintings created over six decades, Toi Koru tracks the trajectory of Adsett’s painting practice from the late 1960s to today.
The exhibition features...
Date: Tuesday 8 October to Sunday 2 March
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
From the Museum’s collection, each artwork in this exhibition conveys a perspective on times and events that shaped Te-Matau-a-Māui, Hawke’s Bay and Aotearoa, New Zealand into what they are today.
Some of the art works were created at the time of the event, the artists bearing witnesses to...
Date: Tuesday 8 October to Sunday 27 April
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Ancient Babylon comes to life in this classic Met staging of biblical proportions. Baritone George Gagnidze portrays Nabucco, the King of Babylon, who is supernaturally driven mad when he proclaims himself God, then restored to health when he repents alongside soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska,...
Date: Saturday 2 November
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Beauty, creativity, genius: the Renaissance Florence of Lorenzo de' Medici was a powerhouse of art and culture. Among countless shops and government buildings, there was endless beauty coexisting with the dark side of the city, made up of power struggles, plots, intrigues and brutal violence.
...
Date: Thursday 7 November
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
MTG Century Theatre is excited to announce that this year, the Latin American & Spain Film Festival is coming to Napier!
Entry to all films are Free with ticket reservations essential - please book online.
21 November, 7pm - Margarita
(Peru)
Rated PG
Comedy
Rafo is a divorced father in...
Date: Thursday 21 November to Sunday 24 November
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
LASFF - Latin American and Spanish Film Festival 2024
Entry to all films are Free with ticket reservations essential - please book online.
The Mole Agent: El Agent Topo
(Chile)
Rated G
Documentary
When a family becomes concerned about their mother’s well-being in a retirement home,...
Date: Friday 22 November
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
LASFF - Latin America and Spain Film Festival 2024
Entry to all films are Free with ticket reservations essential - please book online.
Stories of Samba: Saudosa Maloca (in Portugese)
(Brazil)
Rated M
Biographical/drama
Adoniran Barbosa, an old samba legend, tells a young waiter stories...
Date: Friday 22 November
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
LASFF - Latin America and Spain Film Festival 2024
Entry to all films are Free with ticket reservations essential - please book online.
Strawberry & Chocolate: Fresa y chocolate
(Cuba)
Rated M
Romantic comedy
In 1979 Cuba, flamboyant gay artist Diego (Jorge Perugorría) attempts to seduce...
Date: Saturday 23 November
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
LASFF - Latin America and Spain Film Festival 2024
Entry to all films are Free with ticket reservations essential - please book online.
Agua
(Argentina)
Rated PG
Drama
Thirty four year old Goyo, a former open water swimming champion, has been hiding out in the desert. Wrongly accused of...
Date: Saturday 23 November
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
LASFF - Latin America and Spain Film Festival 2024
Entry to all films are Free with ticket reservations essential - please book online.
Lullaby: Cinco Lobitos
(Spain)
Rated M
Drama
Amaia has just become a mother and realizes that she doesn't really know how to be one. When her partner...
Date: Sunday 24 November
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
LASFF - Latin America and Spain Film Festival 2024
Entry to all films are Free with ticket reservations essential - please book online.
The Load: La Carga
(Mexico)
Rated M
Drama
The Load is a story of action and romance that takes place in New Spain at the end of the 16th century. It...
Date: Sunday 24 November
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, 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: Tuesday 8 October to Monday 31 March
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Pūrākau o Te Whenua explores the legends and tales of Te Matau-a-Māui, Hawke’s Bay. The special names given to hills, mountains, rivers, and streams of our region all tell a pūrākau (story) about the events and the people who lived on or near them. If you’ve ever wondered about the story...
Date: Tuesday 8 October to Monday 31 March
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: Tuesday 8 October to Monday 31 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: Tuesday 8 October to Sunday 30 March
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Toi Koru presents the first major survey exhibition of paintings by the Māori master of colour and kōwhaiwhai, Dr Sandy Adsett.
Featuring paintings created over six decades, Toi Koru tracks the trajectory of Adsett’s painting practice from the late 1960s to today.
The exhibition features...
Date: Tuesday 8 October to Sunday 2 March
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
From the Museum’s collection, each artwork in this exhibition conveys a perspective on times and events that shaped Te-Matau-a-Māui, Hawke’s Bay and Aotearoa, New Zealand into what they are today.
Some of the art works were created at the time of the event, the artists bearing witnesses to...
Date: Tuesday 8 October to Sunday 27 April
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Sam Mendes (The Lehman Trilogy) directs Mark Gatiss as John Gielgud and Johnny Flynn as Richard Burton in this fierce and funny new play.
1964: Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, is to play the title role in an experimental new Broadway production of Hamlet under John Gielgud’s...
Date: Thursday 5 December
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, 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: Tuesday 8 October to Monday 31 March
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Pūrākau o Te Whenua explores the legends and tales of Te Matau-a-Māui, Hawke’s Bay. The special names given to hills, mountains, rivers, and streams of our region all tell a pūrākau (story) about the events and the people who lived on or near them. If you’ve ever wondered about the story...
Date: Tuesday 8 October to Monday 31 March
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: Tuesday 8 October to Monday 31 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: Tuesday 8 October to Sunday 30 March
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Toi Koru presents the first major survey exhibition of paintings by the Māori master of colour and kōwhaiwhai, Dr Sandy Adsett.
Featuring paintings created over six decades, Toi Koru tracks the trajectory of Adsett’s painting practice from the late 1960s to today.
The exhibition features...
Date: Tuesday 8 October to Sunday 2 March
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
From the Museum’s collection, each artwork in this exhibition conveys a perspective on times and events that shaped Te-Matau-a-Māui, Hawke’s Bay and Aotearoa, New Zealand into what they are today.
Some of the art works were created at the time of the event, the artists bearing witnesses to...
Date: Tuesday 8 October to Sunday 27 April
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, 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: Tuesday 8 October to Monday 31 March
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Pūrākau o Te Whenua explores the legends and tales of Te Matau-a-Māui, Hawke’s Bay. The special names given to hills, mountains, rivers, and streams of our region all tell a pūrākau (story) about the events and the people who lived on or near them. If you’ve ever wondered about the story...
Date: Tuesday 8 October to Monday 31 March
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: Tuesday 8 October to Monday 31 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: Tuesday 8 October to Sunday 30 March
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Toi Koru presents the first major survey exhibition of paintings by the Māori master of colour and kōwhaiwhai, Dr Sandy Adsett.
Featuring paintings created over six decades, Toi Koru tracks the trajectory of Adsett’s painting practice from the late 1960s to today.
The exhibition features...
Date: Tuesday 8 October to Sunday 2 March
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
From the Museum’s collection, each artwork in this exhibition conveys a perspective on times and events that shaped Te-Matau-a-Māui, Hawke’s Bay and Aotearoa, New Zealand into what they are today.
Some of the art works were created at the time of the event, the artists bearing witnesses to...
Date: Tuesday 8 October to Sunday 27 April
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, 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: Tuesday 8 October to Monday 31 March
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Pūrākau o Te Whenua explores the legends and tales of Te Matau-a-Māui, Hawke’s Bay. The special names given to hills, mountains, rivers, and streams of our region all tell a pūrākau (story) about the events and the people who lived on or near them. If you’ve ever wondered about the story...
Date: Tuesday 8 October to Monday 31 March
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: Tuesday 8 October to Monday 31 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: Tuesday 8 October to Sunday 30 March
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Toi Koru presents the first major survey exhibition of paintings by the Māori master of colour and kōwhaiwhai, Dr Sandy Adsett.
Featuring paintings created over six decades, Toi Koru tracks the trajectory of Adsett’s painting practice from the late 1960s to today.
The exhibition features...
Date: Tuesday 8 October to Sunday 2 March
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
From the Museum’s collection, each artwork in this exhibition conveys a perspective on times and events that shaped Te-Matau-a-Māui, Hawke’s Bay and Aotearoa, New Zealand into what they are today.
Some of the art works were created at the time of the event, the artists bearing witnesses to...
Date: Tuesday 8 October to Sunday 27 April
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
From the Museum’s collection, each artwork in this exhibition conveys a perspective on times and events that shaped Te-Matau-a-Māui, Hawke’s Bay and Aotearoa, New Zealand into what they are today.
Some of the art works were created at the time of the event, the artists bearing witnesses to...
Date: Tuesday 8 October to Sunday 27 April
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
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