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Samoa Day in Sydney 2022
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/samoa-day-sydney-2022/

Earlier this week, thousands of Sāmoan and Pacific Islander diaspora gather at Liverpool’s Whitlam Centre to celebrate 60 Years of Sāmoan Independence.

Published 17 June 2022

First Nations Pacific Culture Sāmoa
Youth Reconnection Project 2022
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/youth-reconnection-project-2022/

The Australian Museum's Pasifika team have re-trialed the Pacific Youth Reconnection Project to evaluate how we can develop and expand these cultural workshops for Pasifika youth today.

Published 28 July 2022

First Nations Pacific Culture Sāmoa
Australian South Sea Islander Recognition Week: An interview with Dylan Mooney
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/australian-south-sea-islander-recognition-week/

Alongside the Australian South Sea Islander community, the Australian Museum stand in solidarity with our Pasifika kinfolk in recognising 175 years of the Australian South Sea Island peoples and their stories.

Published 22 August 2022

First Nations Pacific Culture Pasifika
AMplify ep 21: Live Night Talk on Asaro Mud Masks from Papua New Guinea
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/amplify-ep-21-live-night-talk-on-asaro-mud-masks-from-papua-new-guinea/

A distinguished panel explore the cultural significance and museum acquisition of Asaro Mud Men Masks.

Published 03 November 2016

Pacific Culture blog Melanesia AMplify Asaro mud men podcast
Waitangi Day and the Australian Museum
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pasifika-collections/maori/waitangi-day-and-the-australian-museum/

To celebrate this significant day, the AM is proud to share some of its 1000 Maori ethnographic objects

Published 04 February 2016

Pacific collection Pacific Culture New Zealand Maori
Tokelauan fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pasifika-collections/fish-hooks/tokelau/

Tokelauans are master Tautai (fishermen). They maintain traditional fishing practices that are deeply connected to their atoll environment, lunar calendar and fish migration patterns.

Published 10 October 2023

Pacific Culture Pacific collection Wansolmoana Pasifika Tokelau
Sāmoan fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pasifika-collections/fish-hooks/samoa/

Faʻasāmoa, the Sāmoan way, is central to preserving the cultural identity of fishing across the islands.

Published 10 October 2023

Sāmoa Pacific Culture Pacific collection Wansolmoana Pasifika
Niuean fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pasifika-collections/fish-hooks/niue/

Learn how Niuean's have developed specific methods to fish in sustainable and accessible ways to maintain cultural fishing practices.

Published 10 October 2023

Pacific Culture Pacific collection Wansolmoana Niue Pasifika
Cook Islands fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pasifika-collections/fish-hooks/cook-islands/

Learn about the traditional fishing techniques used across the Cook Islands that relied on natural materials such as fibres, wood, bones and shells for crafting hooks and nets.

Published 10 October 2023

Pacific Culture Pacific collection Cook Islands Wansolmoana Pasifika
Tuvaluan fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pasifika-collections/fish-hooks/tuvalu/

Tuvalu consists of three reef islands and six atolls; the ocean and fishing has been the life source of the people for centuries.

Published 11 October 2023

Tuvalu Pacific Culture Pacific collection Wansolmoana Pasifika

RELICS

Vintage objects meet miniature LEGO^® brick worlds in RELICS: A New World Rises, an extraordinary exhibition created by LEGO^® Masters winners.

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2025 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year

See nature in a whole new light in this stunning, photographic exhibition, featuring works by some of the world's best nature photographers.

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Unfinished Business

Experience an accessible 3D photography exhibition detailing personal stories from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living with disabilities across Australia.

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Wansolmoana

Experience the diverse and dynamic cultures of Pasifika peoples through stories and objects from across the region.

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Burra

Be transported on an immersive journey through the eyes of burra (eel) in the Australian Museum’s learning and play space.

Permanent kids learning space
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10am - 4.30pm

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Minerals

Be dazzled by over 1800 spectacular rocks and minerals in our new Minerals Gallery.

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