Exhibition Gallery

Self-guided 360 tour of the Exhibition Gallery on Level 2, Central City Library | Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero

This self guided 360 tour gives you a sense of the exhibition space and highlights some of the displayed materials. Click on the (i) icons to learn more about the displayed materials.

Lupe I Vao Ese

Lupe I Vao Ese invites you to explore measina, the cultural treasures of Moana Oceania. These treasures are more than objects; they are living expressions of memory, identity, and connection. The title, derived from Gagana Samoa, translates to “doves in different pastures.” It serves as a poetic metaphor for how measina travel across time and space, carried by Pasifika communities as they move, adapt, and thrive in new environments.

This exhibition centres indigenous ways of knowing and being. Rather than presenting measina as relics of the past, it reveals them as dynamic and evolving forms. In a world shaped by migration, climate change, and cultural shifts, Lupe I Vao Ese uplifts measina as living narrators of their own journeys, carrying the voices of ancestors into the present and beyond.

Come along to the Gallery to browse the collection at your own pace. No booking required.

The Gallery, Level 2, Central City Library | Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero, 44-46 Lorne Street, Auckland Central, 1010.

• Monday to Friday, 10am – 6pm
• Saturday, 10am – 5pm
• Closed Sundays and public holidays