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Pacific
Last week, as part of the Discovering Worlds project I visited the Sainsbury Research Unit (SRU) at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts.
Over the last year we have seen a number of people help to develop the Discovering Worlds project. This includes a wide variety of essential tasks including the processing of object information of the collection database, taking measurements of objects and photography.
The Art of Tonga features objects from the museum collection that were initially acquired from early maritime voyages during a remarkable period of change in Tonga’s history when powerful chiefdoms were transformed into a European-influenced monarchy.
In 2014, RAMM successfully received £89,900 from the Designation Development Fund for a project called Discovering Worlds. It is a wonderful opportunity to show the fine collection of objects from the Pacific Islands.