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Canterbury artist big winner amid dual Fieldays celebration

10 May 2018

Waikato Museum and ArtsPost became an homage to all things agricultural tonight with two exhibition openings celebrating New Zealand’s rural spirit.

Museum and ArtsPost praised for accessibility

27 April 2018

Making community facilities more accessible for people with a disability makes life easier for everyone.

Fieldays art award has nationwide representation

26 April 2018

Artists from as far afield as Kaukapakapa north of Auckland and the deep south make up the finalists of the 2018 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award.

Trust Waikato support enhances Waikato Museum art collection

13 April 2018

An epic painting by one of New Zealand’s most sought-after artists has been acquired by Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato thanks to support from Trust Waikato.

Dark tale told at Waikato Museum

03 April 2018

A haunting play, depicting an event etched into the minds of those it touched 25 years ago, returns to Hamilton for a season at Waikato Museum.

‘Honour’ to be judging 2018 National Contemporary Art Award

15 February 2018

Judging the 2018 National Contemporary Art Award at Waikato Museum will double as a homecoming of sorts for Pātaka Art Gallery and Museum Director Reuben Friend.

NCAA

New sponsors for 2018 National Contemporary Art Award

12 February 2018

Artists entering the National Contemporary Art Award will now vie for a prize pool of more than $27,000.

NCAA

Waikato Museum exclusive venue for international exhibition

01 February 2018

An international touring exhibition exploring the creations of the father of modern science will open at Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato next month.

Replica of giant penguin fossil gifted to junior naturalists

17 January 2018

The junior naturalist club that discovered a fossil of an ancient giant penguin has been gifted a lasting keepsake of the amazing find.

Penguin Fossil

Judge announced and entries open for Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award

12 January 2018

Entries are now open for the Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award, with revised entry criteria to encourage more artists to take on the unique challenge the award offers.

Passing of art advocate and philanthropist Barry Hopkins

07 December 2017

Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato and Hamilton City Council are mourning the loss of an ardent supporter of arts and culture in the region.

Mystifying work wins Waiclay National Ceramics Award

21 November 2017

A ceramic work simultaneously robust and fragile is the major winner of the 2017 Waiclay National Ceramics Awards held at Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato.