Make your way to the Pacific Cultures Gallery on the Mezzanine floor of the Museum to see our conservation and preservation project in progress.

This work is proudly being delivered in partnership with the Pacific Islands Council of South Australia (PICSA) and Pasifika community leaders, ensuring cultural knowledge, authority and protocols guide the care and stewardship of ancestral objects.

Many important works in the Pacific Cultures Gallery, including the Centennial Hut and the Melanesian trading canoe, have been on display for decades and now require dedicated conservation treatment to ensure they are safeguarded for future generations.

Come in and see conservators from ArtLab Australia, Museum Collection staff and Pacific community members as they commence inspecting, photographing, measuring and recording details of objects in this Gallery, prior to the temporary closure on Monday 3 August.