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The Jurisich Experience at Waikato Museum
18 September 2020
Hamilton-based artist Gaye Jurisich has developed an international reputation for creating large-scale art installations and now she has created four new ones for a special exhibition at Waikato Museum. More
Rodin Comes to Waikato Museum
4 September 2020
French sculptor Auguste Rodin is one of the world’s most well-known artists, and his work had a profound influence on the development of modern art. Born in 1840, he went on to produce some of the world’s best known and most celebrated sculptures including The Age of Bronze (1876), The Thinker (1880) and The Kiss (1882). More
Essential Workers Thank You postponed
12 August 2020
Hamilton City Council has postponed its three-day thank you event for essential workers, planned to begin on Friday 14 August, due to restrictions under COVID-19 Alert Level 2. More
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