What’s on Waikato Museum?

What’s on Waikato Museum?

To mark Waikato Museum's 30 years on Grantham Street, a series of exhibitions and events will celebrate the highlights of the three decades of operation, the diversity of our collection, and our role in the community.

Exhibitions

Te Haerenga The Journey: Toward Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
On now until 26 November.
On the occasion of the Museum’s anniversary on this site, this exhibition remembers the obstacles and opportunities involved in setting up the new Museum as well as its forerunner institutions.

Schools - contact us about related education programmes.

Ngaa Taonga: Treasures from Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
1 September - 29 October 2017.
Thirty years ago, collections from the Waikato Historical Society and the Waikato Society of the Arts combined to form the beginnings of the collection of Te Whare Taonga o Waikato. Today the Museum houses over 30,000 artefacts. This exhibition shares some of the treasures from the Museum’s collection.

Schools - contact us about related education programmes.

Guest Speakers

1. Ken Gorbey Talk - Saturday 2 September, 2-3pm, free event.
Ken Gorbey, Director of Waikato Museum 1971-1985, discusses Waikato Museum’s role in forming his personal ideas about the role of museums in communities and nations around the world.

2. Te Winika Floor Talk - Sunday 24 September, 2-3pm, free event.
Professor Ngahuia Te Awekotuku MNZM will talk about the magnificent waka taua, Te Winika.

3. Tainui Carvings Floor Talk: Wikuki Kingi - Saturday 7 October, 2pm-3pm, free event.
Wikuki Kingi, Master Carver from Kirikiriroa Marae, will share the history and significance of the carvings in Te Whare o Te Winika.

4. Heritage Talk: Dr Ann McEwen - Saturday 14 October, 2pm-3pm, free event.
Heritage Consultant Dr Ann McEwen shares her insights into Waikato’s architectural history.

5. Auckland Art Gallery Curator Talk: Ron Brownson - Sunday 22 October, 2pm-3pm, free event.
Auckland Art Gallery Senior Curator Ron Brownson shares his favourites from the Ngaa Taonga exhibition.

6. Conal McCarthy Talk: Museums and Indigenous People - Sunday 29 October, 3pm-4pm, free event. Hear how the relationship between museums and heritage and indigenous people has changed in the last three decades.

7. Tuupuna Awa, River Ancestor: The People of the Waikato River - Saturday 18 November, 2pm-3pm, free event. Dr Marama Muru-Lanning (Waikato Tainui, Ngaati Maniapoto) shares stories about her personal connection to the river and its significance to Waikato Maaori.

For details and more events, visit the events section on our website.

Curator Talks

1. Curator Talk: Treasures from the Waikato Museum - Sunday 10 September, 3pm-4pm, free event.
Dr Dan Morrow will talk in depth about the treasures in the Ngaa Taonga exhibition, and reasons for selection.

2. Curator Talk: Treasures from Waikato Museum - Saturday 28 October, 3pm-4pm, free event.
Join Salina Ghazally for a talk about the science treasures in the Ngaa Taonga exhibition.

3. Curator Talk: Treasures from Waikato Museum - Wednesday 15 November, 2pm-3pm, free event.
Join Leafa Wilson for a talk about the art treasures in the Ngaa Taonga exhibition.

For details and more events, visit the events section on our website.

Collection Tours

Take a guided tour with one of our curators and get behind the scenes in our collection of more than 30,000 artefacts.

1. Behind Closed Doors: Collection Tour - Saturday 11 November, 2pm-3pm, $8 per person.
Take a tour with curator Dan Morrow.

2. Behind Closed Doors: Collection Tour - Wednesday 15 November, 5pm-6pm, $8 per person.
Take a tour with curator Leafa Wilson.

3. Behind Closed Doors: Collection Tour - Friday 24 November, 11am-12pm, $8 per person.
Take a tour with curator Salina Ghazally.

NOTE: Limited numbers, book online (online bookings include a booking fee per ticket) or in person during Museum opening hours.

For details and more events, visit the events section on our website.

Hamilton Civic Choir

8 October 2017, 3pm - 4pm, free event

A highlight of the opening of Waikato Museum on 3 October 1987 was the performance by Hamilton Civic Choir, which included Waikato Song by composer Edwin Carr, a choral work commissioned specially for the opening and conducted by Guyon Wells.

To help mark Waikato Museum’s 30 years on Grantham Street, Hamilton Civic Choir will once again grace the Museum’s galleries to perform a special concert celebrating the connection between two of Waikato’s leading cultural institutions.

For details and more events, visit the events section on our website.

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