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Waikato Museum showcases Diwali festival traditions

Seven Hamilton community groups have come together to showcase Indian dance, music and other traditions for the Diwali festival of lights at Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato on Sunday 27 October.

22 October 2019

Live insects invade Waikato Museum over Spring and Summer

Live insects are invading Waikato Museum in a new family-friendly, hands-on exhibition opening on Friday (25 October) in time for Labour Day weekend and running through the summer.

21 October 2019

One month to vote for National Contemporary Art Award’s People’s Choice

With voting about to close in local body elections, Waikato Museum is renewing a call for visitors to cast a vote for the most popular artwork in the National Contemporary Art Award exhibition.

10 October 2019

Photography call for Picturesque Gardens exhibition at Waikato Museum

Waikato Museum is putting out a call for keen photographers, amateur or professional, to provide themed images for display with a new Picturesque Gardens exhibition which opens at the museum in Hamilton on Saturday (28 September).

25 September 2019

Exhibition celebrating bequests now open in Wills Month

Coinciding with Wills Month, a new exhibition at Waikato Museum celebrates the generosity of local citizens, philanthropists, collectors and artists who have bequeathed a range of taonga and artworks to the Waikato Bequests Trust collection at the Museum.

18 September 2019

Bats are Cool: Conservation Week at Waikato Museum

‘Bats are Cool’ is the theme for Conservation Week at Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato in Hamilton this week.

16 September 2019

Exhibition celebrates Maaori and Native Hawaiian female ancestors

A new large-scale exhibition featuring works that explore the contemporary and ancestral importance of Maaori and Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) women opens at Waikato Museum on Saturday (14 September) coinciding with Te Wiki o te Reo Maaori, as well as with Kiingitanga celebrations at the University of Waikato.

11 September 2019

NZ vs East Glamorgan Wales 1972. Photograph by Peter Bush. Copy

All Black exhibition at Waikato Museum offers a family treat

Rugby fans converging on Hamilton for the All Blacks vs Tonga rugby test this Saturday can include a pre-match trip to see some of the game’s iconic images at Waikato Museum.

4 September 2019

NCAA Winner Ayesha Green and Judge Fiona Pardington

Dunedin-based artist wins $25,000 National Contemporary Art Award

Dunedin-based artist Ayesha Green has won the prestigious $25,000 National Contemporary Art Award for 2019 for her painting 'Nana’s Birthday (A Big Breath)'.

2 August 2019

20th National Contemporary Art Award winner to be announced next week

The winner of the 2019 National Contemporary Art Award, worth $25,000 and one of the richest in the New Zealand art world, will be determined next week by this year’s judge, Dr Fiona Pardington MNZM.

26 July 2019

Weaving stars come out at Waikato Museum for Matariki

Matariki will be a real celebration at Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato this Saturday (6 July).

4 July 2019

Finalists for 2019 National Contemporary Art Award announced

Fifty-one artists are vying for the $27,000 of prize money in the 2019 National Contemporary Art Award.

24 May 2019