Pataka Art + Museum

Pataka Art + Museum
Website www.pataka.org.nz

Pataka Art + Museum is a municipal museum and art gallery of Porirua City New Zealand.[1]

Te Marae o Te Umu Kai o Hau is the name of the building where Pataka Museum + Art is located and opened in 1998. It also houses the Porirua City Library, Cafe Kaizen and a Japanese Garden.[2][3]

History

In 1980 the Porirua Museum opened and by 1997 had outgrown its Takapuwahia site. At the same time, the Mana Community Arts Council wished to expand their community art gallery, Page 90 Artspace Gallery located on the corner of Parumoana and Norrie Streets. The two organisations amalgamated, moving into the newly renovated and expanded Page 90 site in 1998.[2][4]

Bob Cater was awarded the Queen's Service Medal[5] and Darcy Nicholas was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order,[6] in part for their roles in establishing the museum.

References

  1. ↑ "Pataka Museum of Art and Cultures". NZ museums. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Pataka History". Pataka Art + Museum. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Pataka Museum of Art and Cultures". Porirua City Council. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Dekker, Diana. "Pataka director chased non-western art.". Faifax Media. The Dominion Post. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Robert (Bob) Cater, QSM, Porirua". Gg.govt.nz. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Darcy Nicholas, of Lower Hutt". Gg.govt.nz. Retrieved 9 December 2014.

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