Underwood, Avery, Wailes Povelite2018-07-032018-07-032018-06-06https://hdl.handle.net/1794/2332490 pagesOtago Museum in Dunedin, New Zealand, is an institution in the beginning stages of a museum-wide shift towards biculturalism. Presently, the Museum largely operates under a western museology, and the shift to biculturalism means not only are objects and content interpreted in the traditional western style, but also with respect to the worldview and with the authority of the indigenous Māori people of New Zealand. A bicultural museum model decolonizes the museum institution by giving authority and agency back to indigenous peoples, creating a more comprehensive and inclusive museum. Approaching this research project with a framework of biculturalism and bicultural practices as detailed by Conal McCarthy in his 2011 Museums and Māori , this research intends to detail and better understand the current and future bicultural practices of Otago Museum through interviews with key staff members, observations of Otago Museum spaces, and analysis of the Museum’s documents. This research aims to provide a better understanding of the Museum’s bicultural practices and shift with the hope that the findings provide useful lessons for museums in the rest of New Zealand and the world.enCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-USBiculturalismNew ZealandOtago MuseumNational Museum of New Zealand Te Papa TongarewaMaori museologyMuseologyInclusive museologyTerminal Project