Opens 15th August 2026 (closing date TBC)
A landmark exhibition is coming to Hui Te Ananui a Tangaroa the New Zealand Maritime Museum
Our Ocean of Islands brings together the Indigenous knowledge and practices of 24 Moana Oceania island nations, including Tangata Whenua and all 17 island nations with diaspora communities in Aotearoa.
Developed alongside key contributors from each island nation, the exhibition celebrates the connections between peoples, lands, seas and skies through ancestors, cultural traditions, stories, creative expressions, and Indigenous voices.
Whether you have personal connections to Moana Oceania or are discovering something new, Our Ocean of Islands invites you to explore the diversity, creativity and living knowledge that continue to shape life across our ocean of islands.
Featuring 24 island nations:
Aotearoa | Indigenous Australia | Belau/Palau | Cook Islands | Fiji | Hawai‘i | Lamoireg, Federated States of Micronesia | Marshall Islands | Naoero | New Caledonia | Niue | Pitcairn | Papua New Guinea | Rotuma | Samoa | Solomon Islands | Tahiti | Taiwan | Tokelau | Tonga | Tungaru/Kiribati | Tuvalu | Vanuatu | West Papua
Our Ocean of Islands was devised and led by Lagi-Maama Academy & Consultancy in partnership with Hui Te Ananui a Tangaroa New Zealand Maritime Museum.
Founded by Toluma'anave Barbara Makuati-Afitu and Kolokesa Uafā Māhina-Tuai, Lagi-Maama work involves mediating at the intersection of Indigenous communities and institutional settings to create a harmonious time and space by embedding different ways of knowing, feeling, seeing and doing.
Make sure you check the museum website for exhibition dates and visiting times.
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