This year we are celebrating 50 years of the Burns Memorial art exhibition. Every year school students from around the Waitaki share their artistic talents with us.
Kia ora koutou,
"Excellent assistance, I found exactly what I wanted. Many thanks."
-Stephen (Archive visitor book)
"Extremely well put together exhibit and beautiful building"
- Elaine, NZ (Forrester visitor book)
As I opened the gallery this morning, I was met by a woman waiting to meet her friend. I was to find out soon she was Louise Rayner from Waimate and her friend was Jane Edwards from Dunedin.
Instantly captivates and keeps you hooked
Perfect for fans of Renee Ahdieh and Holly Black
Her current read is ‘Spin the Dawn’ by Elizabeth Lim
"A wonderful selection of inspiring art!"
- Carol, UK (Forrester visitor book)
The recent pandemic lockdown has been a challenging event for all of us.
Explore our Collection The collection includes photographs, artworks, architectural drawings, natural history specimens, social history items and more.
Work is underway at Waitaki Museum on refitting the permanent exhibition area. The Museum has over 30,000 items in its care. Each item has its own story.
"There are many moments in the day when I wish time could stand still and I could take the girls out of school and just hang out, with daily visits to the library"
Jan (email comment)
