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Oceania

Te Rangitu Netana using the uhi (traditional Maori Ta Moko tools)

RA Exhibitions

7 days ago

Video: Oceania and the art of tattooing

Tattoo has a long history in the South Pacific, as shown by a number of historic treasures and contemporary artworks in our Oceania exhibition. In this video, a traditional tā moko (Māori tattoo) artist talks about his work.

RA Exhibitions

20 days ago

Oceania Live! Catch up on our video tour of the exhibition

Take a look inside our Oceania exhibition in this video tour, hosted by the RA’s Artistic Director Tim Marlow, which features a very special musical performance in the galleries.

Attributed To Patoromu Tamatea, Whakapakoko ("Madonna and Child")

RA Exhibitions

2 months ago

A journey through the art of Oceania

As the RA mounts its groundbreaking exhibition on the art of the peoples of the Pacific Islands, Maia Jessop Nuku introduces its themes of voyaging, encountering and place-making.
, Necklace

RA Exhibitions

2 months ago

The art of Oceania: seven stories

Curators and scholars give us a glimpse of the remarkable diversity, ancient and modern, that marks out Oceania on the world’s art map.

RA Exhibitions

1 year ago

Introducing 2018 at the Royal Academy of Arts

Next year’s exhibitions will take us from a legendary British collection to the far seas of the South Pacific, and from centuries past to a glimpse into the future of art. The RA’s Artistic Director introduces the programme for our 250th anniversary year.