Finalists announced for Fieldays No. 8 Wire National Art Award
Three more weeks of organised chaos have come to an end with the Wellington NZ Fringe Arts Festival Awards Ceremony celebrating all our Fringe artists for their talent, ingenuity, and chutzpah!
$23,000 prize pool for National Contemporary Art Award
A total prize pool of $23,000 is up for grabs in the 2017 National Contemporary Art Award managed by Waikato Museum.
Waikato Museum welcomes giant penguin fossil
A 28-million-year-old fossil of a giant penguin discovered at Kawhia will officially become part of Waikato Museum’s science collection.
Waikato Museum welcomes giant penguin fossil
The recipients of 2017’s Pasifika internships are textile designer Sonya Elspeth Withers, captions producer Sarah Maiava, and artist Sara Riordan.
Waikato Museum acquires works by renowned sculptor
Brett Graham’s Plot 150 is now part of Waikato Museum’s collection.
Entries open for 20th Fieldays No. 8 Wire Award
Entries are now open for the Fieldays No. 8 Wire Award, with nearly $10,000 in prize money on offer.
Bob Marley tribute exhibition at Waikato Museum
A rare collection of Bob Marley photographs will be shown at Waikato Museum from 17 December until 2 April 2017.
Bob Marley tribute exhibition at Waikato Museum
Wellington’s best-loved little literary festival – LitCrawl – returns for just one night next month.
Artist Melvin Day gifts collection to Hamilton city
Prominent New Zealand artist, the late Melvin “Pat” Day has bequeathed 60 paintings to Waikato Museum as a lasting legacy to Hamilton, the city of his birth.
Art crime, fraudsters and fakes revealed in new exhibition
New Zealand has a history of art crime and guest curator and art historian Penelope Jackson exposes this in an intriguing new exhibition to open at Waikato Museum on 24 September
National Contemporary Art Award winner brings the personal into politics
A multi-layered artwork referencing the traditional and using digital technology by Auckland artist Sorawit Songsataya has won the National Contemporary Art Award hosted by Waikato Museum.
Waikato Museum exceeds target by 20,000 visitors
Waikato Museum has had a successful year, attracting 138,067 visitors and exceeding its annual target by 20,067 (17 per cent), and achieving 27,865 more visitors than the previous year.