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Hinemihi o te Ao Tawhito

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: This report discusses the overriding significance of cross-cultural relationships in heritage management and conservation with regard to Hinemihi o te Ao Tawhito, the whare whakairo (“carved meeting house”) “displaced” in the late nineteenth century from Te Wairoa in Aotearoa New Zealand to Clandon Park in England. Looking at the history and meanings of the meeting house through the relationships of those who interacted with her, it demonstrates how listening, learning, and understanding are at the heart of improving professional practice in museums and heritage practice globally. This article is derived from and expands upon an assignment written for the course MHST507 “Museums and Māori” taught by Awhina Tamarapa as part of the PG-Dip in Museum and Heritage Practice at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington in May 2020.

Source: Museum Worlds

DOI: 10.3167/armw.2020.080113

Author: Michael Upchurch

Institution: Victoria University of Wellington

Language: English

Topic: Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation

Subfield: Archeology

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Victoria University of Wellington, Victoria University, Faculty of Education, Victoria University of Wellington

OpenAlex ID: W3108314281