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Children’s Day Carnival takes over central city
02 March 2016
Hamilton’s central city will come alive on Saturday 5 March from 10am to 2pm with Children’s Day celebrations. The theme for this year’s Children’s Day is ‘Stay Active’, and all of the activities planned will help families to do just that.
Waikato Museum exceeds visitor targets
04 February 2016
Waikato Museum attracted 11,363 visitors in January 2016, exceeding its visitor target by 42 per cent and January 2015 figures by 34 per cent.
Take part in Celebrating Waitangi Day 2016
15 December 2015
Waikato Museum is seeking musicians, poets , performers and artists to take part in Celebrating Waitangi Day 2016, a family and community day to celebrate and acknowledge the growing together of the people of New Zealand.
Designs for Ferrybank transformation to go on show
28 November 2015
Hamiltonians are getting the chance to see how a major transformation of Ferrybank might look as part of plans to turn it into the city's premier waterfront destination.
Hyundai Country Calendar to celebrate 50 years on air at Waikato Museum
10 November 2015
Hyundai Country Calendar has chosen Waikato Museum as the venue for an exhibition to celebrate 50 years on air next year. Country Calendar: 50 Golden Years will open from 11 June – 28 September 2016.
Craig Potton joins Waikato Museum for Conservation Week
16 October 2015
Craig Potton, New Zealand’s best known landscape photographer and an ardent conservationist will speak at Waikato Museum during Conservation Week 2015 on Wednesday 4 November.
Trust Waikato gifts art collection to Waikato Museum
02 October 2015
Trust Waikato has donated its $1.92 million art collection to Hamilton City Council and expects to help purchase future artworks of value to the region.
Waikato Museum secures major da Vinci show
16 September 2015
The major touring exhibition Da Vinci Mechanics will open from 27 February - 29 May 2016 at Waikato Museum.
Sculpture of Maaori King to be unveiled
14 August 2015
A bronze sculpture of the second Maaori king, Kiingi Taawhiao will be unveiled on Monday 17 August, in a special ceremony at Waikato Museum
Strategic Plan to identify direction for Waikato Musem
07 August 2015
A Strategic Plan is being developed for Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato to identify the future direction of the Museum with input from our stakeholders.
Winner announced for National Contemporary Art Award
17 July 2015
A conceptual off-world colonisation project represented by a flag and a media release by artist Bronwyn Holloway-Smith has won the National Contemporary Art Award hosted by Waikato Museum.
Museum offers an amazing journey through the human body
30 June 2015
Smelly toilets, a giant nose, a huge mouth and a heart that never stops beating all feature in a new family-focussed exhibition at Waikato Museum.