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Waikato Museum’s commitment to providing a world-class visitor experience has been recognised with being named a finalist in the Service Excellence category of the Westpac Waikato Business Awards.

An exhibition of art exploring the life experiences of a growing group of New Zealanders opens at Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato this Saturday, 26 August.

The mysteries of Matariki and Maaori astronomy will be illuminated in a thought-provoking public talk by Dr Rangi Matamua at Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato on Thursday, 3 August.

The winner of the 2017 National Contemporary Art Award is a work that is both visually stunning and emotionally evocative.

Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato will transform into a time portal on Sunday 30 July as one of New Zealand’s foremost science communicators takes visitors on a journey hundreds of millions of years into the past.

The region’s ethnic community groups are being offered a chance to show their culture in a series of performances hosted by Waikato Museum.

The finalists of the 2017 National Contemporary Art Award have been decided with 50 artworks by 48 artists from across New Zealand selected.

A sculpture inspired by New Zealand’s agricultural prowess has won the approval of the public in a major national art award.

An exhibition already seen by thousands of people in Australia and the United States is now open in New Zealand at Waikato Museum.

Waikato Museum’s Te Whaanau Maarama: The Heavenly Bodies exhibition is a double finalist in the ServiceIQ 2017 New Zealand Museum Awards.

An iconic piece of Hamilton public art is back in its rightful home outside Waikato Museum and above the Waikato River.

Waikato Museum is among the first visitor attractions in the country to be awarded Qualmark’s highest level of quality assurance, under new Tourism New Zealand guidelines.