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
25 October 2019 - 9 February 2020
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
The World is Large, Beautiful and Mostly Undiscovered: A garden of surrealism
25 January - 7 June 2020
In response to the development of Hamilton Gardens’ newest ‘fantasy’ garden, the Surrealist Garden, due to open in February 2020, Waikato Museum has curated 'The World is Large, Beautiful and Mostly Undiscovered,' an exhibition designed around the 1920s principles of surrealism. More
Home by Morning
22 February - 21 June 2020
In Home by Morning Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato showcases art from the collection that features nocturnal sojourns: a night spent on a beach, at a friend’s house, the drive through the heartland that takes you home, and the endless hills that silently change with the dawn. More
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. More
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. More
Shaping Hamilton Huringa Kirikiriroa
Maps, historical artefacts, art, photographs and installations tell the story of the changing demographic and geographic shape of Hamilton. More
E Hina e! E Hine e! Mana Waahine Maaori/Maoli of Past, Present and Future
E Hina e! E Hine e! explores the contemporary relevance of female Maaori and Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) akua/atua (ancestors). More
The Exhibition Creator
Create your own exhibition online using images of items from the Museum’s collection. It's on now, online. More