Projects: museum

He Awa Ora is a unique exhibition of ancient and new taonga (treasures) that tell the story of Te Awa Tupua, the Whanganui River and its people. The Awa and iwi feature in a narrative supported by taonga Maori, encompassing the past, the present and the future. He Awa Ora brings together ancient and contemporary taonga to tell the story of Te Awa Tupua, the Whanganui River, and the stories of it’s people. The narrative has been told using the voice of the river.