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Auckland artist wins Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award
23 April 2021
Auckland artist Gina Ferguson has taken out the top prize in the 2021 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award with her work 'Wear ‘n’ tear'.

Art competition comes down to the wire
20 April 2021
The 2021 Fieldays No.8 Wire Art Award will be hotly contested, with New Zealand artists from as far afield as Dunedin, Rangiora, Hastings and Waiheke Island among this year's finalists.
Top Art comes to Hamilton
08 April 2021
Some of New Zealand’s best secondary school artwork will be on display at Waikato Museum from 9 April, as part of the Top Art exhibition.

National Contemporary Art Award is back for 2021
17 March 2021
Waikato Museum is gearing up for the 2021 National Contemporary Art Award, with entries opening on Thursday 18 March.

Exhibition celebrates Dame Robin White
11 March 2021
A new exhibition of prints by Dame Robin White (Ngaati Awa) is set to open at Waikato Museum on 13 March.

Exhibition celebrates Dutch-Kiwi ties
05 March 2021
An exhibition exploring the artistic kinship between New Zealand and the Netherlands is set to open at Waikato Museum on 6 March.

Two weeks left to enter iconic New Zealand art award
25 February 2021
There is just over two weeks to enter the 2021 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award which closes at 1pm on Friday 12 March.

Galileo world premiere at Waikato Museum
22 February 2021
Waikato Museum will be the first venue in the world to host a new interactive exhibition about Italian natural philosopher, astronomer and mathematician Galileo Galilei.

Exhibition paints a powerful portrait of inequality
04 February 2021
An exhibition that draws attention to the poverty experienced by children around the world is now open at Waikato Museum.

Marking Waitangi Day at Waikato Museum
04 February 2021
Waikato Museum is set to host a full day of free activities on Monday 8 February to mark Waitangi Day.
Judge announced for Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award
14 January 2021
Renowned New Zealand sculptor Virginia King will judge the 2021 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award, with entries set to open on 15 January.

Summer school holiday fun at Waikato Museum
11 January 2021
Waikato Museum’s summer school holiday programme is set to host a wide range of supervised activities and experiences to keep children entertained during the longest school holiday break of the year.