Ngā Taonga Tūturu: Treasured Māori Portraits w/ Dr Jane Davidson-Ladd: 27th September, 2024

Ngā Taonga Tūturu: Treasured Māori Portraits is a new exhibition showing at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. 

Co-curated by Senior Curator of Māori Art, Nathan Pōhio, and Curator of Historical New Zealand Art, Dr Jane Davidson-Ladd, the exhibition brings together whakairo and oil paintings from the gallery’s collection, offering insights into the significance of tūpuna representations within te ao Māori. 

Sofia had a kōrero with co-curator, Dr Jane Davidson-Ladd, about the exhibition.