Learn more about the dynamic cultures of Pasifika peoples through stories and objects from across the region. At the Australian Museum everyone is welcomed to join and learn about the rich and diverse living cultures in the Pacific. The Pacific is home to vibrant and diverse cultures that speak a quarter of the world’s languages.

The Australian Museum has one of the world’s largest and most significant Pacific cultural collection which you can explore through the permanent gallery, Wansolmoana. Wansolmoana meaning On Salt Ocean reflects the cultural significance of the immense body of water that connects the islands and people across the Pacific region.

Discover Pasifika identities through the stories and objects that explores rich histories, practices and distant customs. The exhibition features a rare Rotuman Suru, believed to be the first of it’s kind made since the 1800s. A testament to the tenacity of knowledge holders passing their expertise on to a new generation, this cultural practice has been resurrected after two centuries.

Chosen by the Australian Museum’s Pasifika staff and cultural knowledge holders in Australia and from around the Pacific, this new permanent exhibition celebrates the complex, varied and dynamic cultures and languages of today’s Pasifika peoples.

If you are interested for more information visit : https://australian.museum/exhibition/wansolmoana/ .