Whakaaturaka
Exhibitions
Taiopeka
Events
E Whakaaturia ana Ināianei
On display
Made in the Pacific: A Collection of Tāoga – Knowledge Sharing Session
Serene Hodgman. Photo: Holly Burgess
Workshop
Education Centre
$25 / Bookings essential
Choose from three simultaneous workshops led by artists Doron Riki-Semu, Sue Pearson
and Serene Hodgman, who blend traditional methods with contemporary art.
Try ribbon weaving, textile printing and barkcloth beating.
Related reading: Workshop
Exhibition
Made in the Pacific: A Collection of Tāoga
28 March – 11 October 2026
A selection of Pacific tāoga from the Canterbury Museum in conversation with contemporary artworks that highlight the continued strength in culture and traditional art forms.
Commentary
Awhitu Wānanga
Made in the Pacific: A Collection of Tāoga celebrates Pacific tāoga, bringing together examples made by moana ancestors with new work by their distant mokopuna.
The museum treasures in this exhibition are by makers who gained their knowledge from elders and specialists in their communities. Their work contains precious cultural histories within both the materials and visual language.
