Natasha McKinney

Curator, Oceania

Pacific collections, particularly Polynesia

Department: Africa, Oceania and the Americas

Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7323 8045
Email: nmckinney @ thebritishmuseum.ac.uk

Natasha McKinney is trained in anthropology and museum studies. Her recent projects have included an examination of the way in which cultural meaning can be sustained in the museum context, with a focus on tāonga (cultural treasures) from the museum’s Māori collections. She works primarily on collections documentation. Natasha's previous work has included teaching and museum education.

Current British Museum projects

Oceanic displays in Room 2: The Changing Museum

Feature case on the Maori meeting house Room 24: Living and Dying

AOA Pictorial Collection Cataloguing Project

Human remains working party, British Museum

Previous British Museum projects

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External fellowships/ honorary positions/ membership of professional bodies

Academic council of the Centre for New Zealand Studies

Member of the Pacific Arts Association

Member of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Member of the Museums Association, UK

Member of Museums Aotearoa

Publications

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