Building Project

This grand Elizabethan style building houses Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa. It is a category one heritage building and one of the most photographed buildings in New Zealand.

The Museum has operated here since 1969 but the building originally began its life as a bathhouse, attracting visitors from all over the world to ‘take the cure’ in its healing geothermal waters.

Due to earthquake-related damage in late 2016, Rotorua Museum is currently closed to the public. A project to strengthen and restore the building is underway, with the Museum expected to reopen in 2027.