About us
Museums Aotearoa, Te Tari o Ngā Whare Taonga o Te Motu, is New Zealand's independent peak professional organisation for museums and those who work in, or have an interest in, museums.
Museums Aotearoa strives to be the strong, objective, fully representative voice for the evolving museum community, and to promote a shared sense of professionalism, solidarity and identity.
Our vision is to raise the profile, strengthen the performance, and increase the value of museums and galleries to their stakeholders and the community.
Ko te whakaaro he whakapiki ake i te ahua o nga whare taonga me te whakapakari ano hoki i a ratau mahi. I tua atu i tena mo nga ropu tautoko ra te take me mau haere tonu mai te whakatairanga ake i nga painga o nga whare taonga nei.
Members include museums, public art galleries, historical societies, science centres, people who work within these institutions, and individuals connected or associated with arts, culture and heritage in New Zealand. Click here for the current list of member institutions.
Museums Aotearoa is a registered charity, No: CC32927
Members of the Board
Lesley Colsell, Chair - General Manager, Museum Programmes, Canterbury Museum
Manu Kawana, Kaihautu, Te Manawa Museum (Kaitiaki nominee)
Michelle Hippolite - Kaihautu, Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa
Bill Macnaught, Deputy Chair - Director, Puke Ariki
Greg McManus, Director, Rotorua Museum
Laureen Sadlier - Register, Museum of Wellington (Kaitiaki nominee)
Jenny Harper - Director, Christchurch Art Gallery
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