The Mudbath Basement was a must-see exhibition at Rotorua Museum. Visitors donned hard hats to head down underneath the historic building, ducking under pipes and past the boiler, to see the three original Royal Doulton ceramic baths – and one cast iron bath with a friendly bather!
These original baths were used for medicinal mud bathing and have been in this location since the Bath House opened in 1908 as The Great South Seas Spa.

Taking private bath, date unknown. Photographer unknown, Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa (CP-290).
These baths remained in situ since the building closed to the public in November 2016 following the Kaikoura earthquake.