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Mesmerising video wins $20,000 National Contemporary Art Award
17 September 2021
Auckland-based artist Caryline Boreham has won the prestigious $20,000 National Contemporary Art Award for 2021 for a mesmerising video work. More
Fossilised penguin identified as new species
16 September 2021
Skeleton found at beach by children and donated to Waikato Museum will help fill in gaps in natural history. More
Waikato Museum is open at Alert Level 2
8 September 2021
During Alert Level 2, Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato is open from 10am to 5pm every day with safety measures in place. More
Maaori identity threads through life of fashion designer
5 August 2021
A large-scale exhibition exploring contemporary fashion through the life and work of Maaori designer Jeanine Clarkin opens this Saturday. More
Share your story about 1981
13 July 2021
Waikato Museum is collaborating with Hamilton City Libraries to unearth the stories of those who became part of world history when the Hamilton match of the controversial tour was called off. More
Waikato Museum goes interstellar for Matariki
16 June 2021
Waikato Museum is set to host a full day of free Matariki celebrations on Saturday 19 June to coincide with the opening of a new family-friendly exhibition that explores the mysteries of the universe. More
Finalists for 2021 National Contemporary Art Award announced
15 June 2021
National Contemporary Art Award judge Karl Chitham has selected 38 entries as finalists in this year’s competition. More
Exhibition marks 40th anniversary of anti-Springbok Tour protests
3 June 2021
A new exhibition that revisits the anti-Springbok Tour movement through the work of local photographers is set to open at Waikato Museum on 5 June. More
Waikato Museum upgrade in the works
17 May 2021
Hamilton City Council has allocated significant capital funding through the draft 2021-31 Long-Term Plan to enable Waikato Museum to operate to its full potential. More
Artists through Marti Friedlander's lens
13 May 2021
Vintage photographs by celebrated artist Marti Friedlander will be on display at a new Waikato Museum exhibition set to open on 14 May. More
Exhibition celebrates New Zealand bluegrass icons
6 May 2021
An exhibition about New Zealand bluegrass pioneers the Hamilton County Bluegrass Band is set to open at Waikato Museum on 8 May. More
Auckland artist wins Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award
23 April 2021
Auckland artist Gina Ferguson has taken out the top prize in the 2021 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award with her work 'Wear ‘n’ tear'. More
Art competition comes down to the wire
20 April 2021
The 2021 Fieldays No.8 Wire Art Award will be hotly contested, with New Zealand artists from as far afield as Dunedin, Rangiora, Hastings and Waiheke Island among this year's finalists. More
Top Art comes to Hamilton
8 April 2021
Some of New Zealand’s best secondary school artwork will be on display at Waikato Museum from 9 April, as part of the Top Art exhibition. More