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Land, sea, craft knowledge and two stages

In Honiara, the Solomon Islands National Museum has a gallery with themes on livelihoods from land and sea and on village communities, plus a craft shop whose stated aims include preserving craft-making knowledge.

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A multi-storey commercial building with a shop sign and vehicles on the road in front.
Mendana Avenue in Honiara, photographed on 14 August 2013.Photograph: Jenny Scott

At a glance

Country
Solomon Islands[2]
National Auditorium
One indoor stage and one outdoor stage within the museum compound[1]
Craft-shop aim
The museum names preserving craft-making knowledge as one of the shop’s aims[1]

A place worth remembering

Livelihoods and village communities

The brochure lists a gallery theme on making a living from land and sea with traditional knowledge and skills, and another on communities, in which most Solomon Islanders live in related village families who share resources.[1]

A shop with a preservation aim

The brochure says the shop offers handicrafts from several provinces and names preserving craft-making knowledge among its aims. The museum thus presents the shop as supporting that knowledge as well as selling objects.[1]

One auditorium, two stage settings

The National Auditorium stands within the museum compound and has a stage inside and another outdoors. The brochure presents the two-stage setup as space for different public programmes and events.[1]

Good to know

A few clear answers before you explore.

How does the gallery treat land-and-sea livelihoods and village life?

Per the brochure, one theme covers making a living with traditional knowledge and skills, and another covers village families who share resources.[1]

What purpose does the museum give its craft shop beyond sales?

It aims to preserve knowledge of how crafts are made, the brochure says.[1]

How is the National Auditorium arranged?

One stage is indoors and one outdoors, in the same museum-compound venue.[1]

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