Commentary by Nuhisifa Seve-Williams & Ioane Aleke Fa’avae

In 2018 I (Nuhisifa) visited the Louvre museum in Paris to view the Mona Lisa and to see the Pacific arts collection. Walking in the hallways of the world’s most famous art museum towards the Mona Lisa I felt overwhelmed by the wall to wall European paintings and sculptures. It was not hard to find the Mona Lisa as one had to only look for the crowds of people. After some maneuvering (aka pushing and shoving) of people I was able get to the front and view the Mona Lisa up close. Satisfied that I had achieved one of my goals for the day I went in search of the Pacific arts collection.  Read more