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Finalists selected from record-breaking number of entries for National Contemporary Art Award
24 May 2023
From hundreds of entries, 41 artworks have been selected as finalists for this year's National Contemporary Art Award.

Winner announced soon for Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award
19 May 2023
The annual competition will be hotly contested, with 26 innovative artists vying for a prize pool worth more than $8,500.

Local landscape artist honoured at Waikato Museum
03 May 2023
A retrospective exhibition of landscape works by Margot Philips, one of the region’s most distinctive 20th century artists, will open on Friday 12 May 2023.
Finalists announced for Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award
28 April 2023
Twenty-six artists from across New Zealand have been named as finalists for the 2023 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award.

Entries close soon for National Contemporary Art Award
24 April 2023
Less than two weeks remain to enter the National Contemporary Art Award for 2023.

Last chance to see Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition
11 April 2023
It is the first time Waikato Museum has been home to the world-renowned exhibition, which will not be touring anywhere else in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Down to the wire: Less than two weeks left to enter art competition
03 April 2023
Entries for the Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award close at 1pm, Friday 14 April 2023.

Waikato Museum’s Exscite grows into new phase
30 March 2023
Waikato Museum’s interactive centre for discovery, Exscite, has undergone the first stage of an extensive redevelopment project to be revealed to the public from Saturday 1 April.

Easy Easter fun thanks to activity guide
28 March 2023
Keeping kids entertained during the Easter school holidays will be easy thanks to a collaborative activity guide and website produced by Hamilton Gardens, Hamilton Zoo and Waikato Museum.

Respected arts curator to judge cutting edge National Contemporary Art Award
22 February 2023
Entries are open now and the judge will be highly respected arts curator and commentator Melanie Oliver.

Bite-sized history: Waikato Museum to host knitted yum cha feast
21 February 2023
A family feast lovingly made from knitted wool will be revealed when the exhibition Fortune by Bev Moon opens on Friday.
Steel art specialist announced as judge for Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award
15 February 2023
Innovative New Zealand sculptor Hannah Kidd will judge the 2023 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award.