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Oceanic Art in The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
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“The present looks to the past to see the future.”
May 20
Discover the fascinating roles fans have played across cultures and throughout history.
Ashley E. Dunn and Jane R. Becker
May 5
Exploring the history of the Temple of Dendur and the Arts of Oceania in immersive virtual reality.
Brett Renfer
November 12, 2025
Sean Connelly's Spheric Oceania offers an alternative cartography, mapping Oceania as a cosmic container of ancestral connection.
Maggie Wander and Sean Connelly
August 20, 2025
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Join curator Maia Nuku to celebrate the renovation and reopening of the Arts of Oceania galleries in the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing.
Maia Nuku
July 24, 2025
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In 1961, 23-year-old Michael C. Rockefeller made two trips to New Guinea where he met with Asmat elders and artists.
May 28, 2025
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This dynamic animated map visually traces the early migration of the ancestors of Papuan-speaking peoples and the later migrations of Austronesian-speaking voyagers.
May 28, 2025
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Join artist Angelina Pwerle as she describes the significance of the bush plum, the subject of her painting, Bush Plum Dreaming.
May 28, 2025
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Meet Yolŋu artists Gunybi Ganambarr and Wukun Wanambi as they explore the relationship and tension between medium and landscape.
May 28, 2025
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Watch this intimate interview with artist Noŋgirrŋa Marawili (c. 1939–2023), filmed at her home in Yirrkala, Arnhem Land.
May 28, 2025