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Big Hamilton thank you to essential workers
7 August 2020
Essential workers deserve major kudos for the work they did during the COVID-19 lockdown – and Hamilton City Council has a long weekend of thanks planned for them. More
Waikato Museum is the place to celebrate Matariki this weekend
20 July 2020
Matariki will be a real celebration at Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato this Sunday (26 July), with an interactive day of weaving, family crafts, music, and a panel discussion with artists who are exploring kotahitanga (unity) through creativity to ‘flatten the curve’ on racism. More
Napier-based artist wins $5,000 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award
2 July 2020
Napier-based artist Asaki Kajima has won the $5,000 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award for 2020 with a Dali-inspired sculptural artwork entitled 'Space Cow'. More
Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award winner to be announced this week
29 June 2020
The 2020 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award, worth $5,000, will be presented on Thursday night (2 July) by this year’s judge, New Zealand sculptor James Wright, at ArtsPost in Hamilton. More
Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award proceeds, finalists named
4 June 2020
Artists from across New Zealand, from as far afield as Kaipara in Northland and Waikaia in Southland, have been named as finalists in the 2020 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award – which will go ahead after a two-month delay caused by the COVID-19 crisis. More
Waikato Museum helps make programmes for national TV series
28 May 2020
Waikato Museum educators are part of a national television series to support home and school-based learning which starts screening today. More
Waikato Museum launches new website experience for online visitors
11 May 2020
Waikato Museum has launched a new website experience for visitors keen to try their hand at creating an online exhibition using images of items from the Museum’s collection. More
National Contemporary Art Award cancelled for 2020
8 May 2020
Waikato Museum has cancelled the 21st running of the National Contemporary Art Award, one of New Zealand’s leading art competitions offering among the richest rewards for individual artworks each year. More
Waikato Museum extends and upgrades its online collection
4 May 2020
Waikato Museum has extended its online collection of artworks, social history objects and taonga and has also made it easier for online visitors to find objects of interest. More
Well-known gallery director and art curator will judge the 2020 National Contemporary Art Award
17 April 2020
One of Aotearoa’s most highly-regarded art professionals will judge the 2020 National Contemporary Art Award. More
Waikato Museum calls on its social media community to create a virtual exhibition
9 April 2020
Waikato Museum has launched a new social media initiative today, calling on its online community to create a virtual exhibition by sharing photos of their favourite items on social media sites using the hashtag #mywaikatomuseum. More
Council closes all community facilities
21 March 2020
Hamilton City Council community facilities will be closed effective Sunday 22 March as a precaution to slow the spread of COVID-19. More
Waikato Museum and ArtsPost response to Covid-19
20 March 2020
Waikato Museum and ArtsPost currently remain open, but the safety and well being of our visitors is our priority. We are closely monitoring the advice from the Government and Ministry of Health, and will provide updates via our website and social media platforms as new information becomes available. More
Rotowaro – the town that disappeared
13 March 2020
Photographer David Cook spent nearly four decades recording the effects of the coal industry on one small New Zealand town and it’s 400 residents – now all gone – and the landscape around it. More
One week left to enter iconic New Zealand art award
6 March 2020
Entries for the 2020 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award close in just over a week at 1pm on Friday 13 March. More
A Dinosaur rEvolution is coming to Waikato Museum
28 February 2020
Visitors to Waikato Museum will be the first in New Zealand to see the latest international exhibition about dinosaurs that has already wowed thousands of Australians. More
The National Contemporary Art Award - bold, original and 21 this year
27 February 2020
Entries are now open for the 21st annual National Contemporary Art Award at Waikato Museum with prize money of $20,000 for the winner, and other awards bringing the total prize pool to more than $27,000. More
Waikato Museum’s collection secrets revealed
20 February 2020
A new guided tour at Waikato Museum will showcase hidden treasures and allow visitors to enter areas of the museum normally out of bounds. More