The staff and contractors at the MTG (Museum Theatre Gallery) in Napier are in countdown mode.
The newest museum in the world is set to open its doors in just five days with a grand community gala, and staff have been putting in the hours to ensure everything will be ready and that people will finally see for themselves the unique "wow" factor it possesses.
"It has been a huge labour of love for all of us here," MTG director Douglas Lloyd Jenkins said as work continued.
Just after 10am yesterday five contractors' vans were parked outside the MTG in Herschell St and wiring and signage-fixing work was being carried out on the main Tennyson St entrance foyer.
"We've been so grateful for all the support we have received and it is a pleasure to be able to celebrate this opening with everyone at last."