What's on at the Waitaki Museum

  • Image: Empty Vessel, Victoria McIntosh.

    Celebrating 21 years of the Costume and Textile Association of New Zealand this exhibition showcases the works of members and local artists who have been inspired by the past.

    Waitaki Museum & Archive
    15 April 2023 to 28 May 2023
  • Image: display for the Penguin Entertainers Club, Waitaki Museum, 2023.

    Many of New Zealand’s most beloved musicians have started with humble beginnings and gone on to success on the world stage.

    Waitaki Archive
    12 May 2023 to 31 May 2023
  • Image: Our Land, Tō Tātau Whenua, 2020, Waitaki Museum
    The story of our land begins millions of years ago, when Waitaki, like much of New Zealand, lay under the sea.
    Waitaki Museum
    15 December 2020 to 15 December 2024
  • Image: European Settlement, 2020, Waitaki Museum

    In the mid 1800s, Ōamaru was a bustling outpost of the British Empire. Immigrants from different cultural and social backgrounds settled here in search of a better life.

    Waitaki Museum
    15 December 2020 to 15 December 2024
  • exhibition of the Waitaha Taoka | Stewart Willetts Family Collection

    Waitaki Museum is home to a significant collection of taoka (treasures), dating back to the earliest days of Māori settlement.

    Waitaki Museum
    15 December 2020 to 15 December 2024
  • Image: Ballad of the Waitaki exhibition, Waitaki Museum,  2023

    Sometimes roaring, sometimes wandering, the Waitaki is always present. It runs through our district as it runs through our past.

    Waitaki Museum & Archive
    11 March 2023 to 15 December 2024