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Waikato Museum goes interstellar for Matariki
16 June 2021
Waikato Museum is set to host a full day of free Matariki celebrations on Saturday 19 June to coincide with the opening of a new family-friendly exhibition that explores the mysteries of the universe.
Finalists for 2021 National Contemporary Art Award announced
15 June 2021
National Contemporary Art Award judge Karl Chitham has selected 38 entries as finalists in this year’s competition.
Exhibition marks 40th anniversary of anti-Springbok Tour protests
03 June 2021
A new exhibition that revisits the anti-Springbok Tour movement through the work of local photographers is set to open at Waikato Museum on 5 June.
Waikato Museum upgrade in the works
17 May 2021
Hamilton City Council has allocated significant capital funding through the draft 2021-31 Long-Term Plan to enable Waikato Museum to operate to its full potential.
Artists through Marti Friedlander's lens
13 May 2021
Vintage photographs by celebrated artist Marti Friedlander will be on display at a new Waikato Museum exhibition set to open on 14 May.
Exhibition celebrates New Zealand bluegrass icons
06 May 2021
An exhibition about New Zealand bluegrass pioneers the Hamilton County Bluegrass Band is set to open at Waikato Museum on 8 May.
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.