National Museum of Natural Science

There are 10 main themes of this exhibition area: Islands of the Pacific Ocean; Origin and Spread of Oceania’s Peoples; Ethnic Groups and Societies; Indigenous Knowledge and Descriptions; Ocean; Land; Warfare and Society; Settlements, Dwellings and Culture; Body and Art and Diversity and Change. On display are 249 cultural objects including carved statues, eating utensils, canoes, weapons, ornaments and masks, etc., with emphasis on the material culture of Papua New Guinea. The majority of objects were collected by the late Max Liu and his son Ning-sheng Liu and donated to the museum.