Well Made New Zealand |Temuka Pottery

In almost every house across the country there resides an unassuming piece of crockery, stamped with ‘Temukaware’. An unsung star of New Zealand’s domestic pottery scene, unrealised in its significance, unappreciated in the art world, and only occasionally seen in museums. The Waitaki Museum | Te Whare Taoka o Waitaki holds one of the largest collections of Temuka Pottery in New Zealand, including rare and unique pieces which 
it will be showing in this upcoming exhibition. 

Due to its popularity, this exhibition is extended and ongoing until further notice.

Image: Pottery factory worker, unidentified, collection of the Waitaki District Archive, 2015/441.1278

 

When

Location

Usual opening times: Tuesday to Friday 10:00am - 4:00pm
Weekends and public holidays including Waitangi Day and Matariki 10:00am - 12:30pm.
Closed Mondays (unless a public holiday) and Good Friday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.

Upstairs at Waitaki Museum, 60 Thames Street, Oamaru, 9400, View Map