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Waikato Museum launches new website experience for online visitors

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.

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National Contemporary Art Award cancelled for 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.

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Waikato Museum extends and upgrades its online collection

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.

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Well-known gallery director and art curator will judge the 2020 National Contemporary Art Award

One of Aotearoa’s most highly-regarded art professionals will judge the 2020 National Contemporary Art Award.

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Waikato Museum calls on its social media community to create a virtual exhibition

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.

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Council closes all community facilities

Hamilton City Council community facilities will be closed effective Sunday 22 March as a precaution to slow the spread of COVID-19.

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Waikato Museum and ArtsPost response to Covid-19

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.

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Rotowaro – the town that disappeared

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.

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One week left to enter iconic New Zealand art award

Entries for the 2020 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award close in just over a week at 1pm on Friday 13 March.

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A Dinosaur rEvolution is coming to Waikato Museum

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.

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The National Contemporary Art Award - bold, original and 21 this year

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.

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Waikato Museum’s collection secrets revealed

A new guided tour at Waikato Museum will showcase hidden treasures and allow visitors to enter areas of the museum normally out of bounds.