Exhibitions

Microsculpture

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The intricate shapes, colors, and structures of insects are dizzying in their variety, but without the power of an optical microscope or camera lens, their astonishing complexity and beauty remains mostly hidden to the human eye.

Robin White: Tuituia | Something is Happening Here

Exhibition

Coming Soon

A touring exhibition from Te Papa and Auckland Art Gallery

Discover iconic works by Dame Robin White in this major touring exhibition from Te Papa and Auckland Art Gallery. Spanning 50 years, it brings together portraits, landscapes, and collaborative works shaped by people and place across Aotearoa and the Pacific.

Robin White: At Home With Us

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Coming Soon

Spanning five decades of the Robin White’s practice, this exhibition brings together works from the significant collection of White’s works at Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum and Gallery, one of the largest in Aotearoa.

Shown alongside the Te Papa and Auckland Art Gallery touring exhibition, it highlights Robin White’s enduring connections to home, landscape, and community. 

Collections Unseen

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Now Showing

I Huna Ai i te Tangata

Collections Unseen invites you to explore rarely viewed taonga and objects from our collection, as selected by our Collections and Curatorial team.

Fossil Finds

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Now Showing

Revealing ancient Waikato through the Rex Williams Collection

Explore fossils from across the Waikato that reveal how our land was shaped by ancient seas, volcanoes and shifting continents.

This exhibition showcases the remarkable lifetime collection of Rex Williams.

City of Hamilton district plan map, 1963

Shaping Hamilton - Huringa Kirikiriroa

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Now Showing

Explore the key events that have shaped the history of this city

From the arrival of Waikato Tainui through to the present day, this exhibition encourages us to keep an eye on the past as we look to the future.

Te Winika

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Now Showing

This majestic waka taua (war canoe) was gifted to the city by the Maaori Queen

Discover the story of Te Winika and view the beautiful traditional carvings in Te Whare Waka o Te Winika gallery which overlooks the mighty Waikato River.

Coming soon

E haere ake nai

Past exhibitions