Representing community exhibitions at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa: Tuhinga 21

Tuhinga 21: 43 - 58

ABSTRACT: Exhibitions at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Te Papa) are represented and promoted through a title and ‘hero’ image. Te Papa works with external  community advisors to determine titles and images for community-focused exhibitions. The authors analyse two exhibition case studies in terms of ommunity consultation, the representation of complex communities, and authenticity of the images used: The Scots in New Zealand and Tangata o le Moana: the story of Pacific people in New Zealand.

KEYWORDS: community, exhibition, Te Papa, representation, authenticity, graphic identity, hero image, Pacific people, Scots.