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Waikato Museum has the honour of being the first venue nationwide to host this travelling exhibition of the 2023 The Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award.

Crabs, shrimps, lobsters, barnacles and slaters are the stars of a new mini exhibition created by Te Papa in collaboration with NIWA Taihoro Nukurangi.

Artist Tawhai Rickard has won the prestigious National Contemporary Art Award for a “nuanced and generous” installation artwork.

On tour from Te Papa, "Rita Angus: New Zealand Modernist | He Ringatoi Hou o Aotearoa" is now on display at Hamilton’s Waikato Museum.

The majestic 200-year-old waka, Te Winika, celebrates 50 years of residence at Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato this weekend (8 July).

Matariki celebrations are in full swing at Hamilton’s top visitor destinations with free events and activities, ranging from movie screenings to a star-themed scavenger hunt.

A hand-crafted collaborative work has won the People’s Choice Award in this year’s Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award.

Our new exhibition 'Taonga Talking' has an eclectic and intriguing selection of objects from the Museum’s collection on display, each one individually picked by our kaimahi [staff members].

A fresh perspective is bringing local history alive with the relaunch of ‘Shaping Hamilton Huringa Kirikiriroa’ at Waikato Museum.

Artist Ricks Terstappen from Hawke’s Bay has won the top prize in this year’s Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award for his artwork “Connectivity”.

From hundreds of entries, 41 artworks have been selected as finalists for this year's National Contemporary Art Award.

The annual competition will be hotly contested, with 26 innovative artists vying for a prize pool worth more than $8,500.