Kia Orana and welcome to the National Museum of the Cook Islands. As a new museum we house a collection of mostly replicas and contemporary Cook Islands artwork. The museum occupies a purpose built structure consisting of an exhibition gallery of 200 square metres. The museum is host to a variety of local and international exhibitions and takes pride in housing a collection of traditional and contemporary artworks in a spacious and modern complex.
Many of the carvings within the collection have been recreated from illustrated records and documentations made at the turn of the twentieth century. As Christianity had a great influence in the Cook Islands, many of the cultural artifacts were either removed to other parts of the world or destroyed. At present we are focusing on the preservation of our material culture through research, documentation and the reproduction of historical artifacts.
The National Museum presents a traditional and modern historical view, from weapons and costumes to voyaging canoes and contemporary works of art. Also included is a Pacific Collection of arts and crafts gifted during the 1992 Pacific Festival of the Arts.
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Some interesting cultural artifacts and artwork here. Worth a visit.
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