Visual ode to biculturalism wins $20,000 National Contemporary Art Award
Artist Tawhai Rickard has won the prestigious National Contemporary Art Award for a “nuanced and generous” installation artwork.
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28 July 2023
Rita Angus exhibition open now
On tour from Te Papa, "Rita Angus: New Zealand Modernist | He Ringatoi Hou o Aotearoa" is now on display at Hamilton’s Waikato Museum.
20 July 2023
50 years of majestic waka at Waikato Museum
The majestic 200-year-old waka, Te Winika, celebrates 50 years of residence at Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato this weekend (8 July).
6 July 2023
Matariki magic at Hamilton’s best loved locations
Matariki celebrations are in full swing at Hamilton’s top visitor destinations with free events and activities, ranging from movie screenings to a star-themed scavenger hunt.
26 June 2023
Creative gate wins People’s Choice Award
A hand-crafted collaborative work has won the People’s Choice Award in this year’s Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award.
22 June 2023
Museum staff share stories sparked by collection
Our new exhibition 'Taonga Talking' has an eclectic and intriguing selection of objects from the Museum’s collection on display, each one individually picked by our kaimahi [staff members].
19 June 2023
‘Embrace the complexity’: Local histories showcased in relaunched exhibition
A fresh perspective is bringing local history alive with the relaunch of ‘Shaping Hamilton Huringa Kirikiriroa’ at Waikato Museum.
9 June 2023
Connectivity wins the 2023 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award
Artist Ricks Terstappen from Hawke’s Bay has won the top prize in this year’s Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award for his artwork “Connectivity”.
26 May 2023
Finalists selected from record-breaking number of entries for National Contemporary Art Award
From hundreds of entries, 41 artworks have been selected as finalists for this year's National Contemporary Art Award.
24 May 2023
Winner announced soon for Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award
The annual competition will be hotly contested, with 26 innovative artists vying for a prize pool worth more than $8,500.
19 May 2023
Local landscape artist honoured at Waikato Museum
A retrospective exhibition of landscape works by Margot Philips, one of the region’s most distinctive 20th century artists, will open on Friday 12 May 2023.
3 May 2023
Finalists announced for Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award
Twenty-six artists from across New Zealand have been named as finalists for the 2023 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award.
28 April 2023