Perched above the mighty Waikato River, this world-class museum and art gallery is the artistic and cultural heart of the Waikato.
Cost?
Free with some charges for special exhibitions and activities
Perched above the mighty Waikato River, this world-class museum and art gallery is the artistic and cultural heart of the Waikato.
Free with some charges for special exhibitions and activities
External wheelchair ramps are available to the main entrance, and we have internal ramps from the foyer level, through all of the galleries. Wheelchairs are available for use in the museum. Accessible toilets available. Service dogs welcome.
A limited number of mobility parking spaces are located on Victoria Street, just past Grantham Street, for access to the main entrance of the museum. There is one mobility park in the trades entrance car park accessed off Grantham Street behind the Museum. We advise phoning ahead to arrange access to the mobility car park at the museum Trades Entrance off Grantham Street. Please phone 07 838 6606 to book this park and arrange an escort into the museum.
Designed for anyone who wants to learn the practical skills of distillation and extraction. The online Foundation courses are the gateway to working with natural flavour and aroma. The specialised courses will elevate your skills and enhance your practice. In person courses also available
A series of practical workshops for rongoa Maori - Traditional Maori Medicine. Workshops are taught in the bush in a supportive and encouraging environment for both Maori and non-Maori participants. All workshops are run over a weekend and are held in the ngahere (bush). The aim is to teach people how to identify the plants used for rongoa, where to find them, and how to collect them and the tikanga (customs) that must be followed.
Discover your environment and make a difference to our natural habitat by joining in on one of their many projects. They welcome volunteers all year round to help out with events and projects in Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington and Punakaiki.