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One of Aotearoa’s most highly-regarded art professionals will judge the 2020 National Contemporary Art Award.

Waikato Museum has launched a new social media initiative today, calling on its online community to create a virtual exhibition by sharing photos of their favourite items on social media sites using the hashtag #mywaikatomuseum.

Hamilton City Council community facilities will be closed effective Sunday 22 March as a precaution to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Waikato Museum and ArtsPost currently remain open, but the safety and well being of our visitors is our priority. We are closely monitoring the advice from the Government and Ministry of Health, and will provide updates via our website and social media platforms as new information becomes available.

Photographer David Cook spent nearly four decades recording the effects of the coal industry on one small New Zealand town and it’s 400 residents – now all gone – and the landscape around it.

Entries for the 2020 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award close in just over a week at 1pm on Friday 13 March.

Visitors to Waikato Museum will be the first in New Zealand to see the latest international exhibition about dinosaurs that has already wowed thousands of Australians.

Entries are now open for the 21st annual National Contemporary Art Award at Waikato Museum with prize money of $20,000 for the winner, and other awards bringing the total prize pool to more than $27,000.

A new guided tour at Waikato Museum will showcase hidden treasures and allow visitors to enter areas of the museum normally out of bounds.

Visitors are still welcome at Waikato Museum while its exterior is spruced up this month.

Award-winning New Zealand sculptor James Wright will judge the 2020 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award.

Waikato Museum will be buzzing with activity to celebrate Waitangi Day this year.