Archive
Jacqueline Fahey’s Suburbanites
26 September 2020 - 24 January 2021
Jacqueline Fahey presents suburban life replete with familial, domestic
and neighbourhood entanglements. More
Rootbound
7 November 2020 - 28 February 2021
Our relationship with the mighty tree has never been more important. Through collection items held at Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato, we revisit our dependence on wood: its continued use knowing no boundary but the inventive human imagination. More
Firing Up: Ceramics and the Hamilton Motor Cycle Club
28 November 2020 - 8 February 2021
Ceramics purchased with the support of the Hamilton Motor Cycle Club during the 1970s and to celebrate the club's centenary. More
Raa Whaanau - Happy Birthday National Contemporary Art Award! Celebrating its first 20 years
5 December 2020 - 24 January 2021
What would have been the award’s 21st birthday, is now a celebratory exhibition of some of the winners and finalists from the past 20 years drawn largely from our collection. More
#mywaikatomuseum
12 December 2020 - 5 April 2021
We’re all collectors. We keep hold of the things that help us tell the stories of who we are, and where we’ve come from. During the COVID-19 lockdown we asked you to share the objects you would include in a ‘museum of you’, using the hashtag #mywaikatomuseum on social media. The items and stories in this exhibition spring from the #mywaikatomuseum campaign, and feature some of the best of your personal collections. More
Ruth Davey
19 December 2020 - 7 March 2021
Printmaker Ruth Davey is one of Waikato’s leading artists. Davey’s works are ethereal, expressive, and engaging. They filter international trends through local soils to create works that simultaneously celebrate the Hamilton-ness at the heart of the city, while showing us how to see ourselves within a global network of culture. More
Where Children Sleep
6 February - 9 May 2021
British photographer James Mollison draws attention to the poverty experienced by children around the world. More
Galileo - Scientist, Astronomer, Visionary
24 February - 7 June 2021
This exhibition allows visitors to discover Galileo through interactive experiments. Developed by The Artisans of Florence, whose Da Vinci and Archimedes exhibitions we have shown previously, this exhibition is ideal for children, families, and school groups, keen to experience science hands on. More
Distant Kinship / Verre Verwanten NL / NZ - An exhibition of printmakers of Grafiekgroep Bergen and the Print Council Aotearoa New Zealand
6 March - 2 May 2021
This exhibition Distant Kinship/ Verre Verwanten is an exchange between the Grafiekgroep Bergen (GGB), a collective of nine Dutch printmakers, and nine printmakers belonging to the Print Council Aotearoa New Zealand (PCANZ). More
Robin White - A Life in Prints
13 March - 30 May 2021
Robin White’s (Ngaati Awa) prints are windows into her world, both public and private. This exhibition showcases a cross-section of White’s prints, the majority of which are from the Museum’s collection. More
Marti Friedlander – Portraits of the Artists
13 May - 25 July 2021
Marti Friedlander (1928-2016) is one of our most prominent and highly regarded photographers. Her work has been central to New Zealand’s social and cultural life. More
Maiangi Waitai: Ātea-ā-Rangi—Interstellar
19 June - 26 September 2021
Bursting with bright colours, magical symbols and cross-cultural characters, Maiangi Waitai’s art is all about exploring the mysteries of the universe.
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Te Winika exhibition
The majestic Te Winika, a 200-year-old carved waka taua (Maaori war canoe) was gifted to Waikato Museum by Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu in 1973.
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Inventors and Innovations: Waikato Bright Sparks
This exhibition examines some of our region’s problem-solving success stories through an immersive experience that will take you on a journey through time and space.
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Shaping Hamilton Huringa Kirikiriroa
Maps, historical artefacts, art, photographs and installations tell the story of the changing demographic and geographic shape of Hamilton.
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The Exhibition Creator
Create your own exhibition online using images of items from the Museum’s collection. It's on now, online. More