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The Tairawhiti Museum, Gisborne is one of the most preferred tourist attractions in Gisborne. The Tairawhiti Museum, Gisborne is considered to be one of the best museums in the country of new Zealand as it shows some innovativeness which lacks in the others. The museum has undergone changes in the recent past to redevelop the exhibition spaces, extension of the major building and re-establishing the Board of Trustees. The Tairawhiti Museum, Gisborne acts as the gateway to the rich culture and heritage of the Te Tairawhiti communities.
The collection which you will come across in the Tairawhiti Museum, Gisborne are objects related to social history, the Maori treasures (taonga Maori), fine arts, surfboards, archive of oral history, surfboards, photography, textiles, paper-based collections like cards, post-cards, plans, maps, research resources, community archive and theatrical resources (at the Research Centre) and last but not the least Star of Canada wreck collection.
The tourists visiting the Tairawhiti Museum, Gisborne can have a look at the semi-permanent and changing exhibitions which reflect the ancient and recent histories of the community. The events which one can get to see at the Tairawhiti Museum, Gisborne comprise C Company which is held Mondays till Thursday from 10 o'clock in the morning till 4 o'clock in the evening. On Saturdays it is open from 11 in the morning till 4 p.m. And on Sundays it is open from 11.30 a.m. till 4 p.m. The Footprints- Ara Tuturu, the Tsar of Canada- Te Moana Maritime Museum, the Wylie Cottage and the Kahurangi is also open again from Mondays till Fridays from 10.a.m. till 4 p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays the timings are the same.
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