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Our History, Your Future
Visit us
- Learning
Collections & Stories
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Featured Media
- Documents
Get Involved
- Donate

Get Involved

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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

  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

alicesmith100
04/03/2024

  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

Acbriggs
20/04/2017

  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

KiwiBliss
13/03/2025
  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

janineb0
12/01/2017

  Really great walk down memory lane, especially telling my daughter about stuff long obsolete, especially the domestic appliance area.

jonathandoak
19/01/2021

  I visited recently and was blown away with how much there was to see. I love technology, engineering, cars and exploring how things work, that's why this place was... read more

EmilyW3911
26/09/2017
  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

LoveNZ2017
19/01/2017

  What a treasure trove! My workmates and I had an amazing time fossicking through the archives at The East Coast Museum of Technology. We explored the 'tool shed' with growing... read more

Shanon O
26/09/2017

  An awesome and interesting old museum. A great place to take the kids and they were allowed to climb into the old fire trucks and cars! We spent a couple... read more

CrystalG1365
19/07/2018
  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

Wowzap
26/04/2021

  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

OverseasTraveler17
20/11/2018

  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

geoffh452
03/01/2021
  $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

kaweraukid
28/01/2017

  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

Jayne H
02/07/2018

  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.

AbhishekS3902
29/08/2019

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