Education programmes
Waikato Museum's education programmes explore and develop the curriculum through classroom-based sessions, exhibition tours and activities.
Explore Art, Science, Social History and Tangata Whenua history and culture through our changing exhibitions. We will work with you to develop a programme to meet your teaching and learning needs.
Education programmes 2021
Primary schools (PDF download)
Secondary schools (PDF download)
Admission fees
| Short education programme |
$6 per student |
| Extended education programme (Big Day Out half-day) |
$8 per student |
| Full education programme (Big Day Out full-day) |
$10 per student |
| Exscite and Inventors and Innovations: Waikato Bright Sparks Education programme |
$8 per student |
| Exscite and Inventors and Innovations: Waikato Bright Sparks + a gallery programme |
$10 per student |
Prices vary according to the programme selected, duration of your visit and consumables used.
Ratios
Early childhood - 1 adult: 4 students
Years 0-6 - 1 adult: 8 students
Years 7-10 - 1 adult: 15 students
Years 11-13 - 1 adult: 30 students
These ratios include teachers/supervisors.
NOTE: One adult per the ratios listed above may attend free as a supervisor; additional adults who wish to attend beyond that ratio are charged the student fee.
For information on class times, length, ratios and how to book, check out Information for teachers. Booking is essential for all programmes.
Our programmes
Bookings are essential, email education.museum@hcc.govt.nz
Science
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ExsciteOpen now The Exscite gallery is jammed-packed with great interactive ways to learn about science. The programme includes a classroom session (tailored to your group), exhibition tour and interactive fun.
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Inventors and Innovations: Waikato Bright SparksOpen now People have brilliant ideas everyday but how do these ideas get transformed into something bigger and real? Examine our region’s problem-solving success stories through an immersive experience that will take you on a journey through time and space.
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Art
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Marti Friedlander – Portraits of the ArtistsOn now until 25 July 2021 Marti Friedlander (1928-2016) is one of our most prominent and highly regarded photographers. This exhibition is full of novel and compelling images of New Zealanders who were prominent players in expanding and vitalising cultural fields in the 1960s, 1970s and later.
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Maiangi Waitai: Ātea-ā-Rangi—InterstellarOn now until 29 August 2021 In her newest project, Maiangi Waitai re-imagines oral history traditions related to the Matariki constellation. Creating a superhero figure for each star, complete with its own packaging, she shows us a unique way to consider the Maaori New Year.
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1981On now until 26 September 2021 On 25 July 1981 hundreds of New Zealanders stormed the field at Rugby Park to protest the Springbok Tour. This was the outcome of months of planning, counter-planning, and public discontent: 1981 was a turbulent year for New Zealanders.
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The Hamilton County Bluegrass Band – New Zealand Bluegrass IconsOn now until 29 August 2021 The Hamilton County Bluegrass Band has been making bluegrass music together since 1966! From their beginnings, the prolific discography and musical triumphs and losses, this is an exhibition about music excellence, friendship and family as a way of life.
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Shaping Hamilton Huringa KirikiriroaOn now Maps, historical artefacts, art, photographs and installations tell the story of the changing demographic and geographic shape of Hamilton. |