See Jan Hasselberg discuss photographs from New Guinea, 1875-1940, and his efforts to uncover collections from around the world.    Register to attend this seminar at the Australian National University from […]

Eric Coote – always reaching for the sky   We acknowledge the recent passing of Eric Coote, one of the founders of the Oceanic Art Society (OAS) in 1995. In […]

This exhibition of 153 works from the National Gallery of Victoria’s collection , supplemented by 130 loans of rare historical objects and contemporary works drawn from Australian public and private […]

Students of Oceanic Art – future curators and academics – from the Ecole du Louvre in Paris banded together in 2019 and launched an association with a fantastic blog which […]

The National Maritime Museum in Sydney reopens partially and with social distancing. This exhibition featuring artworks by twenty leading Aotearoa New Zealand and Australian contemporary artists provides a deeper understanding […]

This wonderful exhibition opened in February 2020 and had to close in March due to Covid. Instead of ending in August 2020, it is now reopened until April 2021. PAA-Europe […]

The former director of the Tjibaou Cultural Center in Noumea succeeds Stéphane Martin, who has been in office as president of the Parisian establishment since 1998. By Roxana Azimi, Le […]

A new museum at the University of Sydney Opening 18 November 2020 The Chau Chak Wing Museum will unite the University’s Nicholson, Macleay and University Art collections under one roof, […]

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Update: Due to Corona-Covid19 measures, this event, due to be held in November 2020, has been postponed to an alternative date in 2021. We will try and keep you updated […]