Mount Bruce Pioneer Museum started as a private museum in 1973 and is now run as a charitable trust and is one of the largest of it's kind in the area. Experience the nostalgia hands-on with working displays, waterwheel, milking machines, telephone, gramophones,...

Home to Hawke's Bay's great treasures: Hawke's Bay Museum & Art Gallery is a place of stories, heritage, art and artefacts - a place where visitors can explore New Zealand's vibrant art and cultural history.

Napier was destroyed by earthquake and fire in 1931 and rebuilt in the styles of the times. Napier’s Spanish Mission, Stripped Classical and above all Art Deco, are all styles that express the confidence, optimism and vigor of the early 20th century. This unique...

We are owned and operated by the Hawke's Bay Cultural Trust and operate in tandem with the Hawke's Bay Museum. We are dedicated to providing resources for educators to teach our children about the physical sciences and to preserving and demonstrating regional...

Learn the story of a food whose past is as rich as its flavour. Experience chocolates' astounding 3000 year history, in the only comprehensive chocolate museum in the Southern Hemisphere. View a 2000 year old Mayan Chocolate Pot.

The museum incorporates the house built in 1858 and the store which is in the centre of the building. The store is in the original and set up as a store of the early days of the NZ pioneers. It contains a collection of grocery items, bottles, clothing, shoes and...

Exhibiting top quality, broad ranging national and international artworks and promoting the work of renowned regional artists, the Hastings City Art Gallery is a stunning space to visit and enjoy. This is a premier venue for both local and touring art groups.

Historic Duart House built in 1882 for Allan McLean and family, is a beautiful example of a carefully restored and maintained colonial estate. Set in 3 acres of gardens, which are always open to the public, Duart House provides and elegant and stylish venue for all...

The Wairoa District Museum is located at the rear of the Wairoa Public Library, added as an extension in 1974. The museum presents historical displays related to the Maori and European history of the Wairoa and surrounding districts. The strength of this museum lies...

Central Hawke's Bay Settlers Museum is a unique insight into the early settler life of this area. Housed in the 1887 BNZ building, High Street, Waipawa. The museum houses an extensive collection of local and national treasures.