Reviews of MTG Hawke's Bay. (Museum) in Napier (Hawke's Bay).

MTG Hawke's Bay

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Museum

Art museum

1 Tennyson Street, Napier South, Napier 4110, New Zealand

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Open hours of MTG Hawke's Bay

Sunday

9:30am–5pm

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9:30am–5pm

Tuesday

9:30am–5pm

Wednesday

9:30am–5pm

Thursday

9:30am–5pm

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9:30am–5pm

Saturday

9:30am–5pm

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Reviews of MTG Hawke's Bay

Great exhibits and friendly staff! Awesome place to spend some time.

Interested in local historical information then this is the place and it's free. Lovely layout of art and artifacts from hawks Bay area arranged over 3 floors. Amazing silver collection is worth seeing. Staff are friendly and helpful

A very pretty museum with some cool art

Ignore any comments about it being boring or small. It's a lovely well curated gallery, brilliant but tragic exhibition about the earthquake and many other well thought out dispays too, well worth a look and very friendly staff.

Friendly welcome, well set out galleries with an interesting variety of topics. Love the Country Women's Institute display.

Stunning museum. Earthquake section downstairs very well done but could possibly be a wee bit more exciting to engage the kids. Maori exhibition is stunning maybe a little too sterile though. Meatworks exhibition very interesting also.

Loved the experience. Tinge of sadness remembering the awesomely old cluttered version of the museum. Well worth a look whilst visiting Napier . Some wonderful exhibits inc the 1931 earthquake display .

OKay place to visit, it's basement level, is all around Naiper earthquake, other than that It do not see much other display.

Beautiful building, amazing exhibition re tupuna Maori, earthquake history fascinating but tragic. Beautiful silver display. Only criticism is sound annoying - intrusive.

It was ok, I enjoyed the Ngati kahungunu exhibition and the earthquake but the other displays were a bit boring... Very clean and nicely set out though...

Modern decor in this Museam. Doesn't take the experience away from Hawkesbay History. The displays are eloquently displayed. I enjoyed my experience go through this Museam. I'll go often.

Really good. More for adults. Enjoyed it.

Greeted by a knowledgeable and friendly employee of the museum who gave me directions around the place. As well as the incredible collection of art, both historic and relatively recent, the museum also has a very in depth and haunting exhibition regarding the earthquake, including filmed interviews with survivors. Loved what I thought was background classic music, only to discover a wonderful volunteer pianist playing live, upstairs. Great selection of items in the gift shop celebrating NZ and Maori culture. For a free museum, it's wonderful - I've been recommending it to people since I left.

Beautiful building and interior. Well staffed which are well informed. Greet you at the entrance to tell you all about their exhibitions.

Brilliant atmosphere for the Napier Art Deco weekend..lots to see and do

Well worth a look at this place I spent at least an hour in here so my advice is check it out

Always a great way to spend 40ish mins wondering around doing the scavenger hunt and its free!!

Check out what events they have going on. I was lucky enough to join in on a weaving workshop. Really clean and helpful staff

Great muesem lots of different tgings too look ar and learn. Would be great to have a few more interactive exhibits. But really enjoyed it. Modern place great staff.

Staff are awesome and very polite. Great place to bring family and friends to explore and learn. The MTG is spread out across three levels and includes interactive exhibits.The treasure hunt sheets are always a hit with the kids, so is the creative space for the kids as well. You can easily lose track of time, lots of fun and learning for all ages

It was a very wet lunchtime when we popped in here. We thought we'd spend an hour and then go and have lunch. However, it was nearly 3 hours later when we left. Thoroughly recommend the Napier Earthquake exhibition. We watched the Gaylene Preston movie (32 minutes) and found it very moving and inforrmative. Only did the museum but there's a theatre and library too in the same building.

Great museum with a variety of displays over 4 floors. The earthquake exhibition in the basement is compelling, with a variety of photos, static displays and voice overs. Good first nation displays. The Attic has an odd collection of things that might have been found put away years ago.

Fantastic local museum with a fantastic display about the Napier hastings earthquake

Staff very friendly and welcoming. Helpful and friendly to children with activities available they could do around museum . Earthquake exhibition was well done, the visual presentation of survivor stories was very interesting and informative. Lovely gift shop . Beautiful and well maintained facility . Represents Napier tourism well .

This place was suggested to us as a visit for some history on the Napier Earthquake. This was well with the visit to see some of the exhibits, photos and the stories told by some of the survivors.

Free entrance, interesting earthquake floor. Interesting white European art with slightly racist (anticapitalist, anti-white) wall texts.

Great museum particularly the Napier Earthquake display.

Nice place to visit for people whom like museum & gallery. Location is great too

Awesome,

I found the museum very interesting. However, I didn't realize they had a interactive room set up for children. It made my nieces day. Have already recommended to my friends as it's a great way to spend a morning and it's free.

Interesting little museum. The collections on display were different. Staff were very nice and had a secure bag drop off. Went to see the Earthquake Exhibition. Was mostly people/survivors personal stories rather than explaining events.

Great little aquarium...staff are helpful and exhibits well done

I was really surprised by this gem of a museum. The collection from the earthquake and how it changed the area with the testimonials was especially moving. Really gave you a sense of how devastating it was and how it changed life in an instant. Any way it was free entry and we found a reasonably priced koru statuette for my mom's mantle at the giftshop.

This is a very interesting museum. It is also good for all ages, including keeping kids entertained, as kids can have a scavenger hunt looking for different items throughout the museum. If they find everything, they win a free badge of something New Zealand themed. There is different themes for each level. This museum was overall a really fun experience and great for all ages!

This museum is well worth a visit for any Ange group. The staff were very helpful and pointed out a lot of activities for our children to do. We might go back the next time we're up

It was so interesting place, get to know about Napier...

This little museum has a story to tell about the 1931 earthquake, which it does very well. There is also an interesting Maori floor with some fine sculptures and a video of 2 local dances. The top floor history of the Webb family can be dipped into as you like and really brought the era alive. Well worth a visit.

Liked this art gallery. Worth going along to.

The display on the lower floor of the museum is both excellent and emotional and being a kiwi with recent memories of the Christchurch quakes, it made me only too aware of what the residents of Napier experienced nearly 100 years ago. A really good learning experience.We wandered into this museum for a quick browse

Extremely impressed with the layout of this museum, very friendly and helpful staff at the front desk who explained were everything was, also gave my children school holiday activity sheet. So many interesting things to see, best of all it is FREE! I highly recommend checking this place out.

Most of he displays are well presented and spaceously laid out in an appealing modern building. I found the lack of lighting made harder work for me to read and look at photos - no doubt done to minimise damage to items over time. I can understand what many have said before me that it's a fraction on display to that in storage as it has the feel of a smaller gallery rather than a city museum.

Outstanding small museum looking at local history and Maori culture. Unfortunately the superb Co cert hall/cinema is much underused. Staff are excellent.

Gallery/museum is very good....although in saying that I didn't get to see all of it this time around....but will finish next time we are here!!! Displays I enjoyed looking at pertained to the architects drawings for the rebuilding of the town of Napier after the great earthquake.......the town truly is a veritable store of Art Deco design !!!!

Friendly and interesting place. I loved the architects’ drawings, of the Art Deco rebuild, in particular the AMP building and only wish we could have bought a copy. I made do with a nice book with a copy in it. Thank you and also you should install one of those donation tap points. Certainly many people from cruise ships would only have cards not cash.

I love going to the MTG. There are always new exhibitions to enjoy, and goods to buy in the shop. Ive taken part in a MTG "behind the scenes" tour and their Old Napier Cemetery tour. Ive seen movies and have done family tree research in the library. There seems to be something for everyone.The staff are always friendly and helpful.

Good for a free thing to do but overall would not be worth paying money for anyway. The war and earthquake exhibitions are very good and interesting but the rest are not so much. I say put more exhibitions of historical events in there and the museum would be much better.

Great for a free museum. The little expositions are really interesting and the one about the earthquake is chockinly good. Well located in town, near the water front. Also doubles as the library and has wifi all around the museum. Nice gift shop. I removed a star because the staff at the entrance didn't welcome us or offered to explained to rooms or anything. They just kept talking to each other.

Excellent display well worth the visit. The 1931 earthquake exhibition was absolutely brilliant. Highly recommend to all visiting in this area of NZ.

Nice museum with cool scavenger hunt for kids. Gift shop. Craft room for kids. Portable chairs for tired legs. Will visit again. Free entry.

Good museum with lots of local history as well as regularly changing exhibits. Cool renovated building, helpful staff, easy access. Make sure you check out the permanent exhibit on the 1931 Napier earthquake.

Recently updated museum. Free entry. Worth a few hours.

Very interesting. After enjoying a leisurely stroll along the parade and water front, it was a great way to finish the afternoon learning a little more about our NZ history and the distruction from the 1931 earth quake. Napier town was hardest hit and nearly totally destroyed. Quite devastating to see all the photos, yet quite amazing from out of the ruins to how it is today,

Nice, but very small.

Small but brilliant museum. The Maori & earthquake exhibits were unique for their local aspects, and there was a top quality one on ocean plastics too. A real gem.

I had the privilege of going to the museum, seeing the history of napier really puts a smile toy face. This place is very organised and has a fun game for the kids to play all around as well as a game room along with a library.

Only had time for the basement Earthquake Exhibit/memorial. Bit underwhelming, really. Great little anecdotes, and memorabilia- but little on the way of factual formation. Came away feeling empathy, but ill-informed.

Loved the display of plastic into ocean stuff

Wouldn't rush back The Maori exhibits good The welcome was shocking The guy at the desk was not interested in being there and should find another line of work.

Great museum. Make sure not to just walk through the ground floor galleries, hit the library and think you're done-there's more.uo and downstairs. The earthquake exhibition is a highlight.

Love coming to MTG. I discover something new every time I come here. My children love exploring and discovering the new and the old. We spent 3 hours here on our last visit.

Short but informative. Very clean..

Great museum, a really interesting insight into the Napier earthquake on the basement level. Lots of other exibits in the art levels etc. $10 for a grown up. Cheers!

Glad to catch the 1.5 million buttons Holocaust exhibition but it deed seem rather cramped. Excellent exhibition on the Napier earthquake too.

Hawke's Bays long history is presented reasonably well here in the limited space. With collections ranging from the early Maori settlers to the establishment of European settlements and a port. There is a great collection of facts and presentations of the 1931 earthquake that shattered the area and forever changed Napier and the greater Hawkes Bay area. There is an exhibiting art gallery that often changes so there is usually something new to see even if you've been often. Free entry makes it a great place to take the kids on a rainy day and spend time exploring our rich history with them.

This is a lovely, modern regional Museum. The earthquake exhibition is well worth a visit in itself and is very moving, there is also a fun dress up section.

What an amazing museum very visual and informative, different floor with a different display. The Napier earthquake room is with seeing Free entry Shop and Bathroom on site

Really enjoyed this free attraction. Friendly staff and certain exhibits changed regularly.

Nice museum, was free entry so it was as expected. Some of the lights were too bright for the show cases. But nice building and design.

Lovely museum, and it is free!!

I have been to the museum many times say with my fmaily or for school but my recent visit was a bit unpleasant I was with my friend as we walk into to museum we weren't greeted with a smile but I look of disappointment from the lady at the front counter as my friend and I are both 14 we know about the rule and boundaries but that's not what she thought she rudely said the rules to us and repeated theres not taling photos which is clearly stated by the signs all around the place All of that made us feel unwelcome and really putting a bummer on the rest of our day.

The basement display of 1931 earthquake was great. The rest of the museum was pretty average

Interesting Napier earthquake exhibition. Liked the Rita Angus painting in the gallery upstairs. Was saddened to learn about NZ's negative impact on the Pacific islands to gain superphosphate for our use.

Great staff, love the artifacts and of course the knowledge and facts that you learn are priceless. The Napier Earthquake exhibition on the Basement floor is made more personal when you hear, see and read the personal accounts of Napier/Hawkes Bay Residents and how as a United Community throughout the Regions - overcame tragedy to rise and triumph adversity. The Kahungungu Maori Exhibition highlights past/future Maori Talent and Kaumatua/Artefacts within our turangawaewae , and even though I'm Whanau affiliated with my ancestors on the touch screen - I was still educated in history about them. Nice touch with the personal message korowai too! Diwali Exhibition is Amazing!! Must see. I Highly recommend the MTG for a Family outing, the Drop Zone is kiddie friendly full of activities for interaction between Adults & Children, Group tours and us Locals too.

The kids and I followed a trail to find a list of items in the museum. It meant we went to each part and had to look closely to learn about the exhibits and find the things we needed.

Was very good plenty to see liston too and read

Amazing, the underground floor is the best, all about the earthquake and the Art Deco characteristic about Napier, lovely, and free (gold coin donation)

Great little museum, sad history about the earthquake. Visiting Napier on holidays from Australia. Beautiful place to visit

Great theatre space. Shame it doesn't get used much because it's an awesome area. Comfy theatre seats and teched out. Always enjoy the nz international film festival in here.

Some good exhibitions but not enough for a National Museum. With CAN nearby perhaps ditch the arty exhibits and more museum ones

Great museum especially about thd earthquake and the magical rebuild in two years into an art deco wonderland

Worth visiting - completely free and offers some excellent/thoughtful exhibits, particularly on the earthquake. Good gift shop too

This was a lovely place to visit..even though a lot of exhibits were closed off...

Nice place to visit

Beautiful and educational. My kids enjoyed the treasure hunt sheet and the staff were really helpful.

Interesting place to go whether you are an arty person or not. Galleries are free and nice to explore. I enjoyed my time there.

A very nice museum with detailed explanations and varied collections. Very nice building too, and it's free. When in Napier don't miss this.

Very nice museum. Not too big but still plenty to see. The earthquake exhibition is very intense.

A lovely shop for a museum and gallery posters, note books and cards. I purchased a book on the Maori culture and history.

Top place to visit and really interesting. A bright open place and not your usual museum. Worth a visit.

It's free. Not worth paying to see the sparse displays really. Liked the plastic bottle under the sea art installation. Clever.

I'm pleased it doesn't cost to get in now. The staff are nice & friendly. I loved the earthquake exhibition

They have really friendly staff and it is a great place to bring friends and family whoay be visiting Napier. Also, a great place to go to just relax and walk around.

Great place of a hoilday

Well worth a visit to be edified, entertained and inspired. Internationally worthy facility with stories unique and particular to Hawkes Bay to share.

There was lots to see and the Survivors stories from the 1931 earthquake was very interesting and informative

If you don't have big expectations it really worth a look enjoyed the earthquake exhibit it's free which is good for families too

Fantastic exhibits, fun for the whole family, great learning environment with friendly staff

Went to several NZIFF films at this venue. Good viewing space but seats are not very comfortable. Wine available.

An interesting experience with a variety of exhibits well worth a visit. Good information on the 1931 or thereabouts earthquake.

Nice museum to learn about the Napier earthquake. I finished the all three levels in 30 min.

A wonderful place. I love the history on display. The library, though small, has great service.

Friendly and informative staff but what I really loved were the Survivors Stories - so very moving!

Awesome Napier Museum, so much to see and read, like exploring the Napier Earthquake floor . I find that very interesting

Do visit the Basement section for the history around Napier..very well maintained.

Wonderful little museum. Good interactive sheet for kids to take around. And a children's playroom.

The rows of seats were too close together. Every time someone wanted to get out, the whole row had to stand up to let them out.... Like a very slow Mexican wave.

Went to watch MAMIL (Remounted). Venue was great, staff helpful, drinks pricing was fair and the show was fantastic.

Good concise history of New Zealand's people and exhibition of the 1931 earth quake.

A great place to visit, made me think of the old museum.

Great time here.. my 6 year old took me along and showed me around.beautiful lady playing the piano.

Great museum the section on the 1931 earthquake with survivors telling their stories is fabulous

Great place to explore. It used to be expensive but most exhibitions are free now!

Saw history of the Napier earthquake

Good free facilities, aimed more for adults then children.

Always something new to see. Great fun for all ages. Happy, friendly staff.

Usually interesting exhibitions on here and a good selection of events at the theatre too.

Great local museum with an awesome gift shop.

Great to look through with some very nice pieces. If you've got the time and an eye for art & history then make the stop here.

Amazing exhibitions, even though it looks small, you can spend hours in here.

Great place to appreciate Art and learn about history...Napier earthquake display was heart touching

Interesting stuff really should of been free to begin with though considering us locals paid tax for it

Lovely lovely museum with such interesting exhibits!

Great museum with on going displays, ver spacious.

Nice museum for everyone. Interesting artifacts are there. Good experience.

Great displays, friendly staff. Clean facilities

Very fascinating. Friendly and informational staff who are passionate about their work. They're always updating and changing their collection as well.

More informative about earthquake 1931 and the collections of that period is so good .

What an amazing place... The Earthquake exhibition is fantastic, if not a bit harrowing

Great splice of history

Brilliant. The Earthquake exhibition was totally educational and left a thought that will last

Unique, good mix of small exhibitions. Great way to kill an hour or 2

Everything so beautiful and also much interesting about the famous earthquake.

Great museum to learn about Napier and New Zealand. Also has free wifi.

Free, good exhibits, challenges for children.

Prefer the old style museums with lots of interesting stuff.

Very good

Love the people, the passion, and the products. Amazing activity for everyone to enjoy whilst widening the mindset

Very cool museum, recommend a visit.

Beautiful buildings, delightful people and a wonderful experience.

Fresh exhibitions and free entry ensure frequent visits.

Very interesting place lots of history kids love it

The exhibits are so informative and creatively displayed.

Nice wee gallery, some interesting exhibits

Thought provoking display on the Napier earthquake. Well worth a visit.

Take kids often child friendly free interactive.

Awesome space. Loved the info on the 1931 earthquake.

Great place to take the family and learn about the history of Napier and the 1931 earthquake

Enjoyed our visit. Some good kids stuff

Interesting exhibits well curated and staffed.

Great staff, well set up. Good effort to provide for small kids

Decent

Fantastic place and lots of little gifts

Great museum and info place, right on the front

More of an Arts museum than anything, boring unless you are into Arts.

Fantastic exhibitions.

Closed due to construction work, sad trip in Feb 2021😒

Love the space and the staff

Awesome selection of Art Deco memorabilia.

Spacious, well labelled exhibits. Friendly staff.

Very small but nice displays

Moving stories of the 1931 earthquake, interesting Maori cultural stuff

Go and see the George Nuku exhibition, Amazing!

Really enjoyed our time here. Very interesting

Very nice place to visit... tourist must visit

Great place to bring your class

Wonderful experience with super friendly staff. And free!

Great Loving experience in this Area at this Season of the Year

A little lacking, I think, in general this time around

Really well done

Nicely positioned by the beach with good range of foods

Small but wonderful exhibits

Nice visit if you appreciate art...

Very interesting and informative, this was in Napier NZ, I strongly recommend.

Very interesting place don't miss it

Was ok place to visit for free n relax, look around or read.

Free entry, still needs more work on their walls.

Another great place to take the whānau or friends

Cute wee place with well displayed and arranged taonga/treasures

Nice museum excellent staff.

Good selection of books and greetings cards.

A great museum for the entire family.

Centrally located, good exhibits.

worth a visit and its free too

Great place to visit very helpful staff

Great place to take the kids in holidays

A must do when in Napier.

Great museum and library!

Needs more on earthquake event 1931

Great place to spend some time

Very interesting for new an old ,

Very interesting. Worth a look.

Free, interesting. I learnt a lot.

Very interesting and great setting.

Worth the visit for the history of the Napier earthquake and Maori collection

Lovely friendly people. Good resources

It was so good would like to be back

Great variety, really enjoyed it.

Great place and it free

Great place for events

Nice unexpected collection in a beautiful building.

Kids loved it so cool

A must to see very interesting

Great displays of local history

Small but entertaining for children

Earthquake history was fantastic.

Art Exhibitions and Cultural Heritage

Great history lessons for the kids

Some interesting exhibits

Good place to browse through

Not as good as the old museum

Great fun

Always something new for the kids to explore

Nice little museum.

Very well done

Lots of history background here

Great displays

Really good exhibition

Nice little museum

Well worth the visit

Lovely modern facilities.

Could be a lot better.

It's a go see in Napier

Awsome family experience

Great museum!

A must do

Must place to see on your list

Fantastic earthquake muse2

Nice....

A nice place to visit

Really worth the visit

Good afternoon here

Great place to visit

Bit small and dull.

A good place to visit

Great gallery

Nice and warm

Awesome

Very nice.

Lovely venue

Highly recommend.

Great

New art exhibition

Good to visit

Great

beautiful and lovely

Interesting visit

Enjoyed the experience

Amazing sites

Lovely place

It was ok.

Interesting

Worth visiting

Interesting building

Great place

Good place

Amazing place

(Translated) Very nice museum especially this section. (Original) Museo molto bello specialmente questa sezione.

(Translated) Museum of new architecture in picturesque Napier, divided into thematic areas, friendly and helpful desk staff. The Maori area had a lot of interesting material, a pity for the dim lighting and the didactic confusion of some display cases. In the Indian collection we found an almost scenographic installation of spices and perfumes, the display case with traditional costumes is also nice. The Chinese area and the earthquake zone are interesting. The cost of the ticket is 10 $ including the wardrobe. (Original) Museo di nuova architettura nella pittoresca Napier, suddiviso per aree tematiche, personale al desk gentile e disponibile. La zona Maori aveva parecchio materiale interessante peccato per la fioca illuminazione e per la confusione didascalica di alcune teche. Nella collezione indiana abbiamo trovato una installazione quasi scenografica di spezie e profumi, carina anche la teca coi costumi della tradizione . Interessante la zona cinese e quella riguardante il terremoto . Il costo del biglietto è di 10 $ compreso il guardaroba.

(Translated) Great, highly recommended. (Original) Genial ,,muy recomendable.

(Translated) A very nice museum with some free and paid exhibitions. If you have time you should take a quick look, half an hour is enough. (Original) Ein ganz nettes Museum mit einigen kostenlosen wie auch kostenpflichtigen Ausstellungen. Wer Zeit hat sollte Mal kurz vorbei schauen, halbe Stunde reicht.

(Translated) Small museum but with a lot of Maori artifacts and many others from the time of immigration. Interesting. Free. (Original) Museu pequeno mas com bastante artefactos Maori e muitos outros da época da imigração. Interessante. Gratuito.

(Translated) Place where locals invest for tourism. Have made his discovery in old car. Very nice. Young people who make the ha-ka by the sea. Lively and pleasant city. (Original) Endroit où les habitants s investissent pour le tourisme.avons fait sa découverte en vieille voiture.très sympa.des jeunes qui font le ha-ka en bord de mer. Ville animée et plaisante .

(Translated) Beautiful museum, free entry and good park location. (Original) Wunderschönes Museum, freier Eintritt und gute park Lage.

(Translated) It is worth to enter and see, there is also a children's hands-on experience area. The reception staff smiled brightly and remembered deeply. (Original) 值得进入看看，还有孩子的动手体验区，前台接待的员工笑容灿烂，记忆深刻。

(Translated) Museum with free admission but all exhibitions are not free (Original) Musée avec entrée gratuite mais toutes les expos sont payante

(Translated) I did not go inside but from the outside it's very pretty to see artistic (Original) Je ne suis pas rentré à l'intérieur mais de l'extérieur c'est très jolie voir artistique

(Translated) Very neat, well cared for, I do not understand why they do not allow photographs in the Maori culture sector. (Original) Muy prolijo, bien cuidado, no entiendo porqué no permiten fotografías en el sector de cultura maorí.