Curator Talk: Sean Mallon on Sāmoan Tattooing and Global Culture

Schedule

Sat, 25 Jul, 2026 at 11:00 am

UTC+12:00
Location

Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū | Christchurch, CA

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Curator Talk: Sean Mallon on Sāmoan Tattooing, Cosmopolitans and Global Culture
Join Sean Mallon, senior curator Pacific cultures at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa for a discussion of Sāmoan tattooing as a global practice with a rich history of continuity, contestation, change and innovation.
The talk is illustrated with archival documents, material culture and the photography of Mark Adams and others.

Free Entry
Saturday 25 July at 1pm
Philip Carter Family Auditorium
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
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Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, 312 Montreal St, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand, Christchurch

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