Story: Māori and museums – ngā whare taonga

Te Māori exhibition opening, New York, 1984

This film shows the pōwhiri (welcome) at the opening of Te Māori, a landmark exhibition of Māori art, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on 10 September 1984.

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Paora Tapsell, 'Māori and museums – ngā whare taonga - Te Māori and its impact', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/video/44092/te-maori-exhibition-opening-new-york-1984 (accessed 20 April 2024)

Story by Paora Tapsell, published 22 Oct 2014