Current exhibitions
Feeling Blue, Seeing Red
29 August - 13 December 2020
In ‘Feeling Blue, Seeing Red’ art meets the history of medicine as Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato uses artworks from the collection to take you on a journey through the four humours of Greek medicine More
Remembering Rodin - Te Whakamahara ki a Rodin
5 September - 6 December 2020
Rodin’s sculptures are normally found in the large metropolitan
museums of Europe and the United States, but on this occasion an
important work has found its way to Waikato Museum Te Whare
Taonga o Waikato. More
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
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
Three easy pieces
Three easy pieces is our smallest, most personal exhibition.
It features three art works from our collection picked by three staff every three months.
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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