Archive

Picturesque Gardens

28 September 2019 - 19 January 2020

Fashionable from the late 1700s, the picturesque style of garden was the terrain of the rich. Evocative ancient ruins, quaint caves, hidden symbolism and asymmetrical More

Bugs! Our Backyard Heroes is a family-friendly, hands-on educational experience that brings visitors face-to-face with some real live mini-monsters. The exhibition explores the secret world of bugs and the vital role they play in our lives without us even realising it! More

Blooming: An Abstract Garden of Waahine-Women’s Works

9 November 2019 - 9 February 2020

How we relate to abstraction depends on our own cultural experience and our interpretation of line, colour and shape. The absence of any obvious meaning can allow us to find our own connection to abstract art and to make up our own stories to give it meaning. More

Puhoro ō mua, Puhoro ki tua – 9th International Indigenous Artists Gathering

23 November 2019 - 23 February 2020

Puhoro ō mua, Puhoro ki tua showcases art works by nearly 100 indigenous artists from across the globe including Aotearoa New Zealand. It celebrates the diversity of contemporary indigenous art while highlighting the legacy of tradition present within contemporary practice. More

Waiclay National Ceramics Award 2019

7 December 2019 - 8 March 2020

Waiclay was established in 2001 at a national convention in the Waikato which included a national ceramic exhibition at Waikato Museum. Waiclay has continued this special relationship with Waikato Museum by holding a national exhibition at the Museum every two years. More

Kirikiriroa Non-Fictions: True visual histories from the Hamilton CBD

14 December 2019 - 16 February 2020

This exhibition is filled with examples of how art works have captured our city’s history through artists’ visions of significant locations, including scenes that have since disappeared from our built environment. These are works from our permanent collections that have been selected based on their narration of actual events and sights in Kirikiriroa CBD and suburbia over the years. More

Three easy pieces

20 December 2019 - 17 March 2020

Three easy pieces is our smallest, most personal exhibition. It features three art works from our collection picked by three staff every three months. More