Proposed Residency: Melanesian Anthropologist Dr. Andrew Moutu

This CGII GIG grant will support a residency at UVA this April by Dr. Andrew Moutu, former Director of the Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery. Dr. Moutu, whose own research focus is the New Guinea Sepik, holds a PhD in Anthropology from Cambridge University. Dr. Moutu will guide the work of UVA students enrolled in my Curating Culture course, contribute to the Fralin’s knowledge about their collection of Oceanic art, give lectures, and connect with professionals in anthropology and museums at UVA and other institutions in the region.