Mesmerising video wins $20,000 National Contemporary Art Award
Auckland-based artist Caryline Boreham has won the prestigious $20,000 National Contemporary Art Award for 2021 for a mesmerising video work.
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17 September 2021
Fossilised penguin identified as new species
Skeleton found at beach by children and donated to Waikato Museum will help fill in gaps in natural history.
16 September 2021
Waikato Museum is open at Alert Level 2
During Alert Level 2, Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato is open from 10am to 5pm every day with safety measures in place.
8 September 2021
Maaori identity threads through life of fashion designer
A large-scale exhibition exploring contemporary fashion through the life and work of Maaori designer Jeanine Clarkin opens this Saturday.
5 August 2021
Share your story about 1981
Waikato Museum is collaborating with Hamilton City Libraries to unearth the stories of those who became part of world history when the Hamilton match of the controversial tour was called off.
13 July 2021
Waikato Museum goes interstellar for Matariki
Waikato Museum is set to host a full day of free Matariki celebrations on Saturday 19 June to coincide with the opening of a new family-friendly exhibition that explores the mysteries of the universe.
16 June 2021
Finalists for 2021 National Contemporary Art Award announced
National Contemporary Art Award judge Karl Chitham has selected 38 entries as finalists in this year’s competition.
15 June 2021
Exhibition marks 40th anniversary of anti-Springbok Tour protests
A new exhibition that revisits the anti-Springbok Tour movement through the work of local photographers is set to open at Waikato Museum on 5 June.
3 June 2021
Waikato Museum upgrade in the works
Hamilton City Council has allocated significant capital funding through the draft 2021-31 Long-Term Plan to enable Waikato Museum to operate to its full potential.
17 May 2021
Artists through Marti Friedlander's lens
Vintage photographs by celebrated artist Marti Friedlander will be on display at a new Waikato Museum exhibition set to open on 14 May.
13 May 2021
Exhibition celebrates New Zealand bluegrass icons
An exhibition about New Zealand bluegrass pioneers the Hamilton County Bluegrass Band is set to open at Waikato Museum on 8 May.
6 May 2021
Auckland artist wins Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award
Auckland artist Gina Ferguson has taken out the top prize in the 2021 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award with her work 'Wear ‘n’ tear'.
23 April 2021