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Museums Aotearoa

Museums Aotearoa, Te Tari o Ngā Whare Taonga o Te Motu, is the independent professional association for New Zealand’s museums and galleries and those who work for them.

We support the museums of Aotearoa to be thriving and sustainable. Kia tino toitū, tōnu i ngā whare taonga o Aotearoa.

We do this by:

advocating on behalf of members and the sector,
nurturing excellence in professional practice,
and extending manaakitanga toward our members.

Everything we do is underpinned by a commitment to the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Museums Aotearoa values:

people who work in the museums and galleries sector in New Zealand
partnerships established by Te Tiriti o Waitangi
engagement with communities in the care and management, research, and interpretation of their treasures and taonga
shared ideas and resources in collaborative projects inside the sector and with other partners
development of expertise, research, mātauranga Māori and scholarship
exchange of knowledge enabling New Zealand museums and galleries to set a benchmark for exemplary professional museum practices and ethical principles
Museums Aotearoa members and staff respect the MA Code of Ethics & Professional Practice (2013)

Museums Aotearoa is a registered charity, No: CC32927
Annual Reports
Governance Documents

Staff

Executive Director - Phillipa Tocker
Membership Services Manager - Talei Langley

Board Members

	Cam McCracken Chair Director, Dunedin Public Art Gallery
	Courtney Johnston Director, The Dowse Art Museum
	Matariki Williams Curator Mātauranga Māori, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
	Andy Lowe Director, Te Manawa
	Dale Bailey Director Collections, Research and Learning, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
	Greg McManus Chief Executive, Waitangi National Trust
	Henriata Nicholas Exhibitions Coordinator, Te Awamutu Museum
	Riah King-Wall Emerging Museum Professionals appointee
	Marilyn Kolhase Pacific Advisory member