| ISBN |
9781863332583 |
| Title |
Living spirits with fixed abodes : the masterpieces exhibition : Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery / Barry Craig, Mark Busse, Soroi Eoe ; editor, Barry Craig ; photography, David Becker, Anthony L. Crawford. |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press ; Belair, SA : Crawford House, |
| ©2010. |
| Description |
xxii, 286 pages : illustrations (some color), portrait, color maps ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-275) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Michael Somare -- Preface / Thierry Bernadac and Jacques-Olivier Manet -- Introduction / Barry Craig -- Short history of the Papua New Guinea National Museum / Mark Busse --Work of the National Museum / Mark Busse -- Role of the National Museum in contemporary Papua New Guinea society / Soroi Marepoe Eoe -- Masterpieces exhibition / Barry Craig -- App. 1. Functions of the National Museum and Art Gallery --App. 2. Ethnographic collections of the National Museum / Barry Craig. |
| Summary |
In 1977, the Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery moved into a new building, located next to, but constructed before, the National Parliament. The new nation adopted a constitution, the preamble to which asserts: We, the people of Papua New Guinea ; pay homage to the memory of our ancestors ; [and] acknowledge the worthy customs and traditional wisdoms of our people ; Thus the cultural heritage of the nation was given a very high priority. Exhibitions at the new museum building were developed to show the prehistory of the people, some of the more striking natural heritage, and a selection of the most significant cultural treasures were given pride of place in the central exhibition hall. |
| Subjects |
National Museum and Art Gallery (Papua New Guinea) |
| National Museum and Art Gallery (Papua New Guinea) -- Exhibitions |
| Art, Papua New Guinean |
| Kunst |
| Art, Papua New Guinean Exhibitions. |
| Papua-Neuguinea |
| Other Authors &/or Associated Persons |
Craig, Barry (editor.) |
| Busse, Mark (editor.) |
| Soroi Marepo Eoe (editor.) |
| Becker, David, 1943- (photographer.) |
| Crawford, A. L. (Anthony Leonard), 1941- (photographer.) |
| Other Corporate Bodies |
National Museum and Art Gallery (Papua New Guinea) |
| Call number |
709.953 LIV |
