Welcome to our award-winning museum, home of the region's taonga and other treasures.
As always the safety and wellbeing of our visitors, team members and community is our top priority. We’re taking all necessary precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This includes mandatory QR code scanning, wearing of face masks, restriction on numbers in certain areas, cashless transactions, social distancing protocols, as well as robust cleaning processes. Currently MTG Hawke’s Bay is open to vaccinated and non-vaccinated visitors until further information is outlined by the Government. Any tickets purchased for an event affected by a change in Covid levels will be refunded.
The Century Theatre, built in 1977 as a concert chamber to commemorate Napier’s first century as a city, is the setting for the museum's performing arts, film and talks programme. The Theatre bar opens one hour before every show and sells a range of confectionery, alcohol and non-alcoholic beverages.
GLORIAVALE is an observational documentary examining the widespread abuse inside the infamous Gloriavale Community cult and the institutional failures that have allowed it to continue.
With unprecedented access to the notoriously secretive community, the filmmakers follow a lone family as they...
Date: Thursday 11 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Tony Award–winning director Bartlett Sher creates a bold new take on Verdi’s timeless tragedy, resetting the opera’s action in 1920s Europe, with Art Deco sets by Michael Yeargan and elegant costumes by Catherine Zuber.
Baritone Quinn Kelsey, a commanding artist at the height of his...
Date: Friday 12 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The resonance of the cello pulls at the heartstrings, a compelling soundtrack for star crossed lovers and deep longings for that beyond our reach. Few have not yearned to be with loved ones in the last two years. This tour reunites two friends, and musical accomplices that have made their homes on...
Date: Saturday 13 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
MTG's monthly Movie Club is proud to present: Kusama - Infinity
World famous living legend and artist Yayoi Kusama battles sexism and racism while rising to fame in America during the 1960s, from a conservative upbringing in Japan to her eventual placement in a Tokyo mental institution.
1h...
Date: Sunday 14 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
MTG's monthly Movie Club is proud to present: Cave of Forgotten Dreams
In this documentary, filmmaker Werner Herzog and a small crew are given a rare chance to film inside France's Chauvet Cave, where the walls are covered with the world's oldest surviving paintings.
To preserve the art,...
Date: Sunday 14 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
MTG's monthly Movie Club is proud to present: Mrs Lowry and Son
A portrait of the British artist LS Lowry and the relationship with his mother, who tries to dissuade him from pursuing his passion.
'Vanessa Redgrave gives a shrewd and amusingly bleak performance here as Elizabeth Lowry, the...
Date: Sunday 14 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
This stunning documentary portrait of French volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft is skilfully constructed from their amazing archival footage collected from numerous volcanic expeditions in the 1970s and 80s.
As the opening night of the NZIFF in Napier, the ticket price to this screening...
Date: Thursday 18 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Javier Bardem, renowned for his memorable portrayals of villains in No Country for Old Men and Skyfall, adds another sinisterly charming, immoral character to his repertoire as the titular “good boss” in this dark Spanish satire which bagged all the top awards at the 2022 Goyas (the Spanish...
Date: Friday 19 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
This staggering, fly-on-the-wall portrait of the charismatic anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny, filmed in secret following an assassination attempt on his life, is one of the year’s most electrifying films.
Direct to-the-camera interviews with Navalny and his inner circle, including his...
Date: Friday 19 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain headline a star cast dealing with the fallout from a debauched weekend in Morocco in John Michael McDonagh’s blackly comic skewering of privilege.
“Based on a 2012 Lawrence Osborne novel that might well have been set (with only small changes) many decades...
Date: Friday 19 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Check out the best Māori and Pasifika short films in this year's Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika Shorts Competition.
Six short films from Aotearoa and the Pacific have been selected by co-curators Leo Koziol (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Rakaipaaka), Director of the Wairoa Māori Film Festival, and...
Date: Saturday 20 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Icelandic filmmaker Hlynur Pálmason follows up A White, White Day (NZIFF 2019) with this stunning historical epic which recalls the grandeur and madness of Herzog at his best.
“A young priest travels from Denmark to Iceland in the late 19th century, where his mission is mocked by nature and...
Date: Saturday 20 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Javier Bardem, renowned for his memorable portrayals of villains in No Country for Old Men and Skyfall, adds another sinisterly charming, immoral character to his repertoire as the titular “good boss” in this dark Spanish satire which bagged all the top awards at the 2022 Goyas (the Spanish...
Date: Saturday 20 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Seventeen-year-old boxer Jim carries the hopes and dreams of his father on his shoulders, but his growing relationship with local takatāpui Whetu forces him to confront the truth about his sexuality and choose his own future.
Parental pressure, sexual perplexity and small-town bigotry are the...
Date: Saturday 20 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
A Catalonian, peach-growing family face upheaval in this moving and nuanced reflection on identity, place and time by Carla Simón (Summer 1993 NZIFF 2017), awarded the Golden Bear at the Berlinale 2022.
For generations, Quimet Solé’s family has spent every summer harvesting peaches in their...
Date: Sunday 21 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
This stunning documentary portrait of French volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft is skilfully constructed from their amazing archival footage collected from numerous volcanic expeditions in the 1970s and 80s.
“There are only so many times you can shout ‘woah!’ at yourself during one...
Date: Sunday 21 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song (2021)
Directed by Dan Geller, Dayna Goldfine - Portrait of an Artist.
A documentary deep-dive into the life and legacy of legendary Canadian singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen told through the prism of his most anthemic and well-known...
Date: Sunday 21 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
In 19th century Macedonia, a young shapeshifting witch learns what it means to be human by inhabiting the lives of others in this one-of-a-kind feature debut from Australian-Macedonian filmmaker Goran Stolevski.
“Writer-director Goran Stolevski brings something fresh to the folk horror genre...
Date: Sunday 21 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
This refreshingly authentic depiction of finding love right on your doorstep, and from unlikely directions, abounds with humour and the transformative power of song.
Time-worn Ava, an Irish-British teacher’s assistant, single mum and grandmother, has been round her hard-scrabble block enough...
Date: Monday 22 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
“There are only so many times you can shout ‘woah!’ at yourself during one film, but this documentary about two French daredevil volcano chasers pushes that number up. Maurice and Katia Krafft spent the 70s and 80s married both to each other and to the pursuit of being right there in the heat...
Date: Monday 22 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
An unconventional portrait of an unconventional author that not only chronicles the extraordinary life, work and legacy of Kurt Vonnegut but also his decades long friendship with the filmmaker who set out to document it.
Many years in the making, Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time proves a worthy...
Date: Tuesday 23 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Léa Seydoux stars as a busy single mom, juggling caring for her daughter and her ailing father, who finds love in unexpected circumstances in Mia Hansen-Løve’s nimble romantic drama.
After Bergman Island (NZIFF 2021), French auteur Mia Hansen-Løve returns to Parisian home-turf and...
Date: Wednesday 24 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain headline a star cast dealing with the fallout from a debauched weekend in Morocco in John Michael McDonagh’s blackly comic skewering of privilege.
“Based on a 2012 Lawrence Osborne novel that might well have been set (with only small changes) many decades...
Date: Wednesday 24 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song (2021)
Directed by Dan Geller, Dayna Goldfine - Portrait of an Artist.
A documentary deep-dive into the life and legacy of legendary Canadian singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen told through the prism of his most anthemic and well-known...
Date: Thursday 25 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Juliette Binoche, Vincent Lindon and Gregoire Colin form a turbulent love triangle as old flames endure in Claire Denis’ sexy and volatile relationship drama.
“Claire Denis delivers an understated yet psychologically vivid romantic drama, co-written with her Let the Sunshine In collaborator...
Date: Thursday 25 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
To sit, to listen to witness. Starting points for a multi-layered journey bring you to the brink of interaction between cultures, then, now, and what may be. Set in various flashpoints in time.
Ten indigenous filmmakers from Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand deliver a cinematic response to the...
Date: Thursday 25 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Single mum Julie (Laure Calamy, Call My Agent!) races against time in this forceful, authentic drama underpinned by a thriller momentum.
From the moment the clock alarm rings in the early-morning dark, Julie’s life is a headlong rush. Two pre-teen kids need mustering before she commutes from...
Date: Friday 26 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Based on Denis Johnson’s cult novel, Margaret Qualley and Joe Alwyn star in this heady and alluring romantic thriller from NZIFF fave Claire Denis, directing her second English-language feature.
Sharing the Grand Prix at Cannes this year, Claire Denis’s newest film (and second this year) is...
Date: Friday 26 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Gilded privilege comes a cropper when abruptly confronted by less luxurious reality in this brilliantly orchestrated satire awarded the Palme d’Or 2022.
Enjoy the latest film by social satirist supreme Ruben Östlund – his fourth title to play in NZIFF, and the second to have won the Palme...
Date: Friday 26 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Reaping top awards at the 2022 Césars, this majestic, lavish fresco adapted from Balzac’s masterpiece paints a cruel portrait of 19th century Parisian society and the burgeoning world of the press, which has startling contemporary overtones.
Lucien, an idealistic young poet, harbours...
Date: Saturday 27 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Single mum Julie (Laure Calamy, Call My Agent!) races against time in this forceful, authentic drama underpinned by a thriller momentum.
From the moment the clock alarm rings in the early-morning dark, Julie’s life is a headlong rush. Two pre-teen kids need mustering before she commutes from...
Date: Saturday 27 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Belgian director Lukas Dhont follows up his award-winning debut Girl (NZIFF 2018) with this deft exploration of the fragile world of childhood bonds, which has already picked up major prizes at Cannes and Sydney.
Inspired by his own childhood and teenage friendships, Lukas Dhont explores the...
Date: Saturday 27 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Park Chan-wook makes a welcome return to NZIFF with this masterful and seductive romantic thriller about an insomniac detective investigating a mysterious widow oddly unconcerned with her husband’s death.
While investigating a possible murder case, a detective who employs idiosyncratic...
Date: Saturday 27 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
A gloriously animated fantasy reimagining of Anne Frank’s story from the lauded director of The Congress (NZIFF 2013) and Waltz with Bashir (NZIFF 2008).
When lightning strikes the world’s most famous journal at the Anne Frank Museum, the spirit of Anne’s imaginary friend Kitty (voiced by...
Date: Sunday 28 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Check out the year’s best New Zealand short films as chosen by guest selector, Florian Habicht.
A total of 62 films were submitted for this year’s New Zealand’s Best short film competition. NZIFF Head of Programming, Michael McDonnell, and Senior Programmer Sandra Reid viewed them all to...
Date: Sunday 28 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Marie Kreutzer’s bold and subversive costume drama features an imperious Vicky Krieps as the restless Empress Elisabeth of Austria, struggling to break free from the restrictive confines of courtly life.
“Phantom Thread star Vicky Krieps puts in a terrific performance as Empress Elisabeth of...
Date: Sunday 28 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Gilded privilege comes a cropper when abruptly confronted by less luxurious reality in this brilliantly orchestrated satire awarded the Palme d’Or 2022.
Enjoy the latest film by social satirist supreme Ruben Östlund – his fourth title to play in NZIFF, and the second to have won the Palme...
Date: Sunday 28 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Borders divide us. Yet in the meeting places between one thing and another is sometimes found the greatest variety and vitality. From Tasmania comes a group of performers that revel in the liveliness and intrigue of borderlands. Playing music of composers who lived and worked, as fluid borders...
Date: Thursday 15 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
A muscular piece of poetry.
The searing and sensual romance of Elizabeth and Tom. Dark secrets, deep passions, and heart-breaking truths bubble over as lovers savour precious moments together. Set in twentieth-century Canterbury farming heartland, the text remains deeply resonant with striking...
Date: Tuesday 18 October
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
A world premiere of thoughtfully curated songs, more than 30 years in the making, award-winning musician Teremoana Rapley performs her long-awaited, full-length debut album Daughter of a Housegirl.
Bass-heavy beats and sweet flamenco-inspired folk tunes are overlaid with vibrations and...
Date: Friday 21 October
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Douglas Lloyd Jenkins’ first novel is an intense love story and a love song to Auckland’s vanishing past, depicting the myriad complexities of male relationships, the possibilities offered by chance encounters and the exquisite beauty of friendship - and a home - found in unexpected places....
Date: Saturday 22 October
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
While receiving treatment for prostate cancer, writer Peter Wells – an intensely private person – reached out to the world via Facebook, where he examined his life as he also contemplated the end of it. Peter’s posts were collated and published under the title Hello Darkness.
Now,...
Date: Saturday 22 October
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
It’s 1998. Otto is twelve but online he’s thirteen and he’s pretty sure he gets away with it. He lives in an old wooden house with his mum, dad, and sister, a mysterious Icelandic granny, and an ancient malevolent troll that's lurking in the walls...
From internationally acclaimed Trick...
Date: Saturday 29 October
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
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