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Niuean fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/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/pacific-collection/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/pacific-collection/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
Tongan fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/fish-hooks/tonga/

Fishing in Tonga has been integral to the culture and livelihood of its people for centuries. Tonga's location provides abundant opportunities for fishing; and fishing methods have been passed down through generations.

Published 11 October 2023

Pacific Culture Pacific collection Wansolmoana Tonga Pasifika
Nauruan fish hook
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/fish-hooks/nauru/

Nauru is a coral limestone island surrounded by a coral reef and fishing is essential to daily life. Nauruans practiced the farming of ibiya (milkfish) long before European contact.

Published 11 October 2023

Nauru Pacific Culture Pacific collection Wansolmoana Pasifika
Caroline Islands fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/fish-hooks/caroline-islands/

The Caroline Islands are an archipelago of small islands scattered across the western Pacific Ocean. Across these islands, many different forms of traditional fishing knowledge is shared.

Published 11 October 2023

Caroline Islands Pacific Culture Pacific collection Wansolmoana Pasifika
Wansolmoana
https://australian.museum/visit/whats-on/wansolmoana/

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

Published 26 September 2023

First Nations Wansolmoana Pacific collection Pasifika
Pacific Collection
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/

The Kingdom of Tonga is a monarchy located in the South Pacific, and the Australian Museum is the caretaker of 582 Tongan cultural objects known as Koloa Faka-Tonga, which hold traditional and ceremonial significance, and are ranked according to their value and function in Tongan society.

Published 11 October 2018

Pacific collection Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands New Zealand vanuatu
Waitangi Day and the Australian Museum
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/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
Spirit Faces
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/melanesian/spirit-faces/

Across cultures and history, the face has been bestowed with incredible importance and power. Faces have been used to express cultural and spiritual beliefs, create identities and transform personalities.

Published 16 June 2012

Pacific collection Melanesia mask

Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru

Come face-to-face with one of the most remarkable gold collections to ever tour the globe in the immersive exhibition, <i>Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru</i> and add-on VR experience.

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Future Now

Step into <i>Future Now</i>, an Australian Museum exhibition about sustainability and be inspired by practical and innovative ways to build a more sustainable future.

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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 education space
10am - 4.30pm

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Minerals

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

Permanent exhibition
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