Please note: we will be closing early on Friday 24 (4:30pm) and Saturday 25 June (5pm).
Come celebrate Matariki with us! View our Mānawatia a Matariki programme
Please note: we will be closing early on Friday 24 (4:30pm) and Saturday 25 June (5pm).
Come celebrate Matariki with us! View our Mānawatia a Matariki programme
This exhibition presents the work of four photographers who capture the dynamic practice of contemporary Sāmoan tatau (tattooing) over the last 40 years.
The touring version of this exhibition features a curatorial selection of the works from the larger Te Papa exhibition in 2019. The four photographers are:
The exhibition is based on the scholarship developed for the Te Papa Press book Tatau: A History of Sāmoan Tattooing (2019)
Whirinaki Whare Taonga, Upper Hutt | 4 March – 28 May 2023 |
Tairawhiti Museum | Te Whare Taonga o te Tairawhiti, Gisborne | 30 September – 11 December 2022 |
Millennium Public Art Gallery, Blenheim | 9 April – 22 May 2022 |
Jake Yocum
Touring Exhibition Manager
Telephone: 021595092
Email: jake.yocum@tepapa.govt.nz