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Capture a moment under Our Moon and be in to win
22 March 2022
An out-of-this-world giveaway! Enter the prize draw by sharing your photos.
Top artist to judge 2022 National Contemporary Art Award
21 March 2022
Entries are open now for the National Contemporary Art Award 2022.
Our Moon exhibition lands at Waikato Museum this weekend
15 March 2022
Prepare for a close encounter! An out-of-this-world exhibition is launching this Saturday with the opening of Our Moon: Then, Now & Beyond.
Two weeks to go for artists to enter No.8 Wire Award
01 March 2022
Just two weeks remain for artists to enter the annual Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award competition.
Exhibition scratches at surface of forgotten art
17 February 2022
Everyday art scratched into eggshells, whale teeth, and bullock horns is the focus of a new exhibition open from Saturday 19 February.
Silk artwork wins People’s Choice Award
09 February 2022
A handcrafted silk artwork won the prestigious Campbell Smith Memorial People’s Choice Award for the National Contemporary Art Award 2021.
Commemorating Waitangi Day at Waikato Museum
03 February 2022
Due to current Covid-19 guidelines, our Waitangi Day activities have been scaled back in comparison to other years.
From orange to red: Waikato Museum remains open
24 January 2022
At the Red level, Waikato Museum and ArtsPost are open at usual hours from 10am to 5pm daily.
Antarctic work wins Waiclay National Ceramics Premier Award
22 January 2022
Artist and human rights specialist Margaret MacDonald has won the $3,000 prize with a ceramic sculpture about climate change in Antarctica.
Entries open for Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award 2022
14 January 2022
This renowned annual competition challenges artists from across New Zealand to transform the iconic agricultural product, No.8 wire, into inspiring art.
Award-winning Maaori artwork inspired by ancestors
07 December 2021
An exhibition of compelling portraits by Maaori artists has arrived on tour from the New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata.
Visitors must be vaccinated at Council facilities
30 November 2021
'My Vaccine Pass' will be a condition of entry at Hamilton City Council facilities, such as Waikato Museum, for all people aged 12 years and older.