Fiji: Ocean Connections
The Box, Plymouth
When: 10 October 2015 to 16 January 2016
Where: Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AJ
Time: 10am - 5pm
Cost: Free admission
Suitable for: Any age
10am to 5.30pm Tuesday to Friday
10am to 5pm Saturday
Closed Sunday and Monday
Closed from 24 December 2015 to 1 January 2016 for Christmas/New Year
This newly-developed world cultures exhibition will explore the surprising connections between Plymouth and Polynesia.
Over a hundred artefacts from the Pacific island of Fiji have travelled to Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery since the late 1800s.
This exhibition includes a selection of these barkcloths, weapons, shells and jewellery. It also shares brand new research from a Fijian Art Research Project run by the University of East Anglia.
As well as highlighting aspects of island life, ‘Fiji: Ocean Connections’ shows the complexity and beauty of Western Polynesian art and culture, investigating how oceans connect Plymouth with the Pacific.
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