Articles Safe After Fire at Waikato Museum
Artefacts housed at Waikato Museum (Te Whare Taonga O Waikato) are safe after a small fire at the Hamilton City Council-owned facility today.
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1 June 2014
Entry is now open to the National Contemporary Art Award
Entry is now open to the National Contemporary Art Award, sponsored by Tompkins Wake and Ebbett Audi and managed by Waikato Museum.
5 May 2014
National Art Award encourages artists to get wired
Entry to the Fieldays No. 8 Wire National Art Awards is now open and with a cash first prize double that of last year, organisers are looking forward to the ingenious and unique exhibits that the awards are known to attract.
18 March 2014
Student-built racecar headed for Waikato Museum
A formula-style race car designed, built and raced by University of Waikato students will feature in a new exhibit in Waikato Museum’s Exscite interactive science gallery from 17 March until 9 May this year.
17 March 2014
Artwork Gifted to Waikato Museum
Prominent Waikato artist Zena Elliot (Ngati Awa, Te Whanau-a-Apanui) has gifted a substantial artwork to The Waikato Bequest Trust, a charitable trust formed to grow Waikato Museum’s collections.
20 November 2013
Grants a major boost to World War I Commemorations
Hamilton’s planned World War I centenary commemorations have received a significant financial boost this week with grants for two major projects confirmed.
31 October 2013
Winner Announced For 2013 National Contemporary Art Award
An Auckland artist, Dieneke Jansen has won the 2013 National Contemporary Art Award sponsored by Waikato Society of Arts and hosted by Waikato Museum.
13 August 2013
Waikato Museum Welcomes New Funding Partner For Restoration Projects
Waikato DFAS (Decorative and Fine Arts Society) has committed an annual fund to Waikato Museum for the restoration of fine arts projects from the museum’s collection.
13 August 2013
Winner of WOW Competition Announced
Congratulations to Mrs J Bourke of Taupari, the winner of our WOW Competition.
8 August 2013
A Chance to Exhibit in High Profile Hamilton Art Gallery
New Zealand-based artists and arts groups interested in holding an exhibition of their work at ArtsPost, Hamilton’s high profile retail art gallery have until 1 September to apply.
30 July 2013
People's Choice Winner Announced for Fieldays No. 8 Wire National Art Award
The people have spoken and the People’s Choice Award in the 2013 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award has been awarded to two local artists.
19 July 2013
Win Tickets to WOW!
Visit Off the Wall World of WearableArt™ Up Close and you can enter to win tickets and accomodation to the World of WearableArt™ Show in Wellington!
5 July 2013