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Hours

  • Closed for now.
  • Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday by appointment for groups and schools.

Contact

  • tel: 06 927 7080
  • email: enquiries@ecmot.org.nz

Entry

  • Adults: $10
  • Student/Gold Card: $5
  • Children
    Primary/Secondary: $2
    Under 5: Free

Location

  • star rating  Laid out across half a dozen large sheds, the ECMT is a wonderfull trip down memory lane or into a forgotten world.
    Most exhibits are ‘as is, where is’... read more leaving the overall narrative to the viewer to work out. Not so much curated as collected and cared for.

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    geoffh452
    03/01/2021

    star rating  We were welcomed by a very friendly volunteer. After paying a meagre $5 admission he pointed out the types of exhibits in each of a number of sheds, on... read more the floor plan map he gave us.
    There was a mass of items packed onto each " themed:" shed. Some items were labelled. Much was unrestored and possibly will never be. It is good to see it is undercover and loved rather than being taken to a scrap yard.
    It is worth the money if you want to see a huge collection of items from yesteryear.

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    malcolma43
    13/05/2017

    star rating  We hadn’t planned to stop here, but with some time to spare in Gizzy, we thought we’d visit. We were blown away by the sheer amount of artefacts here -... read more from literally all sectors of everyday life of our recent past. Memory lane, good and bad, inspiring and interesting. Highly recommend.

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    Wowzap
    26/04/2021
  • star rating  I love takign my son here when we visit gisborne and we try to visit each time we come. Its a fun interactive museum and i especialy enjoy the... read more boat, you can go in it and look in all the rooms i really love it.

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    Acbriggs
    20/04/2017

    star rating  $5 per adult. Amazing collections. One of the things you must do in Gisborne. Collections of radio, computers, fire trucks, farming gear, sewing machines, kitchen appliances, .... so much to... read more see. An incredible collection of New Zealand history. This is run by volunteers who are doing the best they can to setup and maintain this collection. Very enjoyable outing.

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    kaweraukid
    28/01/2017

    star rating  Well worth a visit. There was so much to see and appreciate. We were impressed by the range of things to view. So many cool old fire trucks and cars.

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    jbecknz
    23/04/2022
  • star rating  Really great walk down memory lane, especially telling my daughter about stuff long obsolete, especially the domestic appliance area.

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    jonathandoak
    19/01/2021

    star rating  Great Day Out!  - Awesome collection could spend many hours out there!
    So much History of the region and greater NZ.

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    04/12/2023

    star rating  A hidden gem  - A surprising find.
    I was in town for the weekend visiting family and decided to look up a morning activity, this looked like something I'd enjoy and wow. I was... read more right.

    So much technology packed into a small site. Each warehouse is themed and so interesting.

    I'd highly recommend a stop off for a couple of hours - I would mention if you have small children be sure to watch them while visiting the exhibits.

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    04/03/2024
  • star rating  It demonstrates historic things about this gisborne city and put up for display. Not so interesting if the city is not so personal to you.

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    AbhishekS3902
    29/08/2019

    star rating  The people who work here are volunteers and they are there, because they like history and being around old things, and trying to make them breathe again. You will get... read more to see different kind of old stuff, starting from oldest washing and sewing machines to fire trucks and mopeds. You might even experience old mower working again. The price is well worth the value you get to see. I think they spent more in fuel when they demonstrated old things in working condition.

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    LoveNZ2017
    19/01/2017

    star rating  We found this place by looking online - didn't look much on the approach but what a fantastic place this is once you get inside. Reasonably priced and run mainly... read more by volunteers. We started looking around and got chatting to Kelvin (one of the volunteers) who took us on a personal tour. They have different shed that cover all sorts of technology, Domestic (kitchens, sewing machines etc) Cars, Trucks, Fire Engines, Motor bikes, Tools, Computers to name a few. There is literally something for everyone. This place is a must see.

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    Jayne H
    02/07/2018
  • star rating  An amazing collection if you look past the untidy overcrowded items in some areas.
    Many things to remind me of my youth.

    $10 for adults, $ 5 for oldies... read more like me and very cheap for children, well worth while.

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    OverseasTraveler17
    20/11/2018

    star rating  Must do when visiting Gisborne - Well worth the visit even if you're not a fan of museums. Great history, modern original display - lots to see - arty - historical - great maritime section.... read more Original homestead next door really interesting to see too. Great value - inexpensive entry.

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    avatar thumb KiwiBliss
    13/03/2025

    star rating  The size of this collection has to be seen to be believed. There are cars, lorries, farm vehicles, household items and all manner of small and large pieces of... read more equipment and technology. There is so much and it's a shame to see vehicles in the open rusting and rotting away. There are some classic vehicles here that if sold in the UK could raise enough to restore much of what would be left. It's a fascinating place, but rather sad as well.

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    janineb0
    12/01/2017
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