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MAORI : THEIR TREASURES HAVE A SOUL
FROM OCTOBER 4 2011 TO JANUARY 22 2012
Le Musée du Quai Branly presents the Maori through 250 pieces.
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Pirogue stern in wood Maori 19 th century© musée du quai Branly, photo Patrick Gries, Bruno Descoings |
QUAI BRANLY MUSEUM37, quai Branly - 75007 Paris / France INFORMATION• Phone: 33 (0)1.56.61.70.00 OPENING TIMESTuesday, wednesday, saturday : from 11h to 19h
ADMISSION PRICETemporary exhibition Tickets :
CONTACTS :• Press contact : Pierre Laporte Communication Phone: 33(0)1.45.23.14.14
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The musée du quai Branly presents MAORI: Their treasures have a soul, featuring Maori 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: Maori self-determination and control over things Maori.
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 Maori treasures) and contemporary art, shedding light on important issues and debates for Maori today.
The exhibition presents Maori culture as seen by Maori, free from Western views and biases. The heart of the exhibition features art that addresses the political, spiritual, and aesthetic developments that have shaped Maori culture.
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