Finalists selected for No.8 Wire National Art Award
New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays® is pleased to announce finalists have been selected for the No.8 Wire National Art Award, partnered by Waikato Museum.
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25 May 2015
FIFA-Inspired Exhibition Celebrates the Beautiful Game
Football’s rich tradition in the Waikato is explored in an exhibition at Waikato Museum where visitors can test their skills and see the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 trophy.
14 May 2015
Young war poet will help launch Waikato WW1 exhibition
A World War One commemorative poem written by a Waingaro School student will be read by the author at the official opening of the WW1 exhibition For Us They Fell at Waikato Museum on Friday 24 April.
20 April 2015
Winning wire creation will get $8,000
An $8,000 cash prize is waiting for the winner of the Fieldays® No.8 Wire National Art Award and there are only days to go before entries close on Wednesday 22 April, 2015.
14 April 2015
Entry Now Open to National Art Award
Entry is now open to the National Contemporary Art Award, sponsored by Tompkins Wake Lawyers and Chow: Hill Architects, and managed by Waikato Museum.
9 March 2015
School War Poets to Help Launch WW1 Project
Waikato Museum aims to feature a World War 1-inspired poem written by a local student
as part of the launch for the major World War 1 exhibition For Us They Fell to open on Anzac Day, 25 April, this year.
6 March 2015
Blockbuster Fletcher Show for Waikato Museum
Eighty paintings from the rarely seen Fletcher Collection are to be shown at Waikato Museum for the very first time from Saturday 14 March.
26 February 2015
Fieldays opens the door to No.8 Wire ingenuity
Fieldays is excited to announce the opening of entries for the prestigious No.8 Wire National Art Award, culminating in a public exhibition in June in Hamilton.
23 February 2015
Waikato Museum and ArtsPost to extend opening hours
In a new move to make Waikato’s leading arts facilities more accessible, Waikato Museum and ArtsPost Galleries & Shop will remain open until 7.00pm every Thursday from 15 January until 12 March 2015.
14 January 2015
Artworks from Te Papa's National Collection on Display at Waikato Museum
The latest works from the regional initiative Unpacked: Treasures from Te Papa go on display at Waikato Museum today.
15 December 2014
Calling all musicians, performers, kapa haka groups, choirs, poets...
Waitangi Day at Waikato Museum on the 6 February 2015 will be a family and community day to celebrate and acknowledge the growing together of the people of New Zealand.
We are seeking performers and artists to fill the day with music, performance, dance and poetry.
24 November 2014
Catalogue showcases city’s public art collection
Hamilton's rich and growing portfolio of public art has been captured in a catalogue which will be launched on Monday (October 20) as part of the city's 150th birthday celebrations.
17 October 2014