The Whakatane District Council Arts and Culture unit (Whakatane District Museum and Gallery and Public Library) is currently undergoing a major redevelopment which will see the Library Museum display and exhibitions come under one roof at a purpose-designed facility on The Esplanade Mall.
To enable staff to complete project work for the new Library and Exhibition Centre, the Whakatane District Museum & Gallery will operate at a reduced level from Monday 4 July.
Public exhibitions will be on hold until the new facility opens in March 2012. An interim museum display will be installed in the foyer of the Civic Centre from mid-July and is accessible during Council business hours.
Access to the Photographic Collection will be maintained. Access to the Museum’s research facility will also be maintained, on an appointment basis, until November 2011.