New Waikato Museum Director Appointed
Hamilton City Council has appointed Cherie Meecham as its new Director of the Waikato Museum.
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13 April 2012
Waikato Museum Named as Finalist Twice in National Museum Awards
Waikato Museum has been named a finalist in the New Zealand Museum Awards 2012, with not one but two of its entries.
11 April 2012
Judge Announced for Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award
Well-known corrugated iron sculptor Jeff Thomson will judge this year’s Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award.
29 February 2012
Children's Day Celebrations to be Held in Hamilton
National Children’s Day will be celebrated in Hamilton next weekend with a range of events throughout the city.
24 February 2012
Waikato Museum Recognised as a Leading Tourism Operator
Waikato Museum has achieved a Silver Enviro award and is now recognised as one of the country’s leading tourism operators by Qualmark – New Zealand tourism’s official quality assurance.
24 February 2012
Judge Confirmed for National Contemporary Art Award
Caterina Riva has accepted an invitation to judge the 2012 National Contemporary Art Award, sponsored by Barry Hopkins and hosted by Waikato Museum.
23 February 2012
Entries Open for 2012 National Contemporary Art Award
Entries are now open for the 2012 National Contemporary Art Award.
17 February 2012
Biosecurity Under Watch at Waikato Museum
Shipping containers carrying the ‘How to make a Monster’ exhibition will be checked by Waikato Museum staff trained in inspecting and securing biosecurity risks onsite, enabling them to bypass a costly biosecurity process.
16 February 2012
Historic Signing to Protect Waikato River
In an historic first, Hamilton City Council and Waikato-Tainui will tomorrow sign an agreement marking a new era of partnership between both organisations around caring for the Waikato River.
9 February 2012
Monsters Set to Move in to Waikato Museum
Dramatic, exciting, imaginative, scientific and a just little bit scary – ‘How to Make a Monster, the art and technology of animatronics’ opens at Waikato Museum next month.
27 January 2012