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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.

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.

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.

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.

Waikato Museum building turns 30
03 October 2017
Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato celebrates 30 years on its Grantham Street site today [3 October], with exhibitions, a series of events and a book to mark the significant occasion.