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Events

Up coming events

The Music & Poetry of Queen Idia the Musical - A Work in Progress Sharing

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

4 April 2025, 6PM - 7:45PM

Experience the creative evolution of Queen Idia the Musical in this exclusive work-in-progress event. Discover how history and creativity come together to reimagine the story of the warrior Queen in a bold, cross-cultural production which showcases a vibrant fusion of spoken word poetry and Afrobeats. This is a free event, but booking is required.


New Horizons: Indigenous Collecting, Filming, Exhibiting

Hybrid

14-16 May 2025

What makes a collection of material and/or digital things an Indigenous collection? What makes a film an Indigenous film? And what makes an exhibition and its curatorial approach an Indigenous exhibition? This symposium tackles these key questions.


Past events

Click here for a list of past MAA events

A ceremonial welcome and blessing being performed for the Pacific Currents exhibition.
 
Ceremonial welcome and blessing for the Pacific Currents exhibition with members of Ngati Ranana, (l-r) Ray Wen, Otena Hopaand Ray and David Jones. 
5 July 2018. Photography by Josh Mufitt.
MAA 387218, 2018-07-05-4952

Two million years of human history. One million artefacts. Countless astonishing stories.