MĀORI - their treasures have a soul

Nowa wystawa w  Musée du quai Branly w Paryżu.

'MĀORI - their treasures have a soul'

FROM TUESDAY 4 OCTOBER 2011 TO SUNDAY 22 JANUARY 2012

EXHIBITION CREATED AND PRESENTED BY

 THE MUSEUM OF NEW ZEALAND TE PAPA TONGAREWA

The musée du quai Branly presentsMāori: Their treasures have a soul, featuring Māori culture through 250 pieces from the collections of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. This exhibition, never shown before outside New Zealand, is a testimony to a strong and living culture. It affirms a people’s will to master their own future by emphasising tino rangatiratanga: Māori selfdetermination and control over things Māori.

The exhibition presents a great range of artwork, including sculpture, adornment, daily and sacred objects, architectural elements, photographs, audiovisual documents, and so on. It highlights the links between taonga (ancestral Māori treasures) and contemporary art, shedding light on important issues and debates for Māori today.

The exhibition presents Māori culture as seen by Māori, free from Western views and biases. The heart of the exhibition features art that addresses the political, spiritual, and aesthetic developments that have shaped Māori culture.

Website: http://www.quaibranly.fr