VOYAGES OF THE ANCESTORS - OVERVIEW

The untold story of the World’s greatest exploration

The dramatic story of the world’s greatest human migration is told for the first time in a major exhibition.

Incorporating the most recent scientific research in fields as diverse as genetics, linguistics and computer modelling, the landmark Vaka Moana exhibition tells the extraordinary story of the exploration and peopling of the vast Pacific Ocean.

In developing the world-class exhibition, Auckland Museum has drawn on its unsurpassed Maori and Pacific collections, as well as the expertise of in-house curators and academic specialists from New Zealand and the Pacific Rim.

Some 200 objects from Auckland Museum’s collection and other New Zealand and international collections, including rare carvings and a full-size inter-island voyaging canoe, are on display, supported by specially commissioned multi-media installations, interactive displays and an award winning, authoritative tie-in book.

Vaka Moana follows on from the internationally acclaimed Te Maori exhibition of 1984 which signalled the renaissance of Maori culture in New Zealand. It is the most significant touring exhibition to be developed and curated by Auckland Museum.