PIMA
PACIFIC ISLANDS MUSEUM ASSOCIATION
PACIFIC ISLANDS MUSEUM ASSOCIATION
PIMA is a regional, multilingual, non-profit organization that assists Pacific museums, cultural centers, and peoples to preserve their heritage. It develops community participation in heritage management, brings together museums and cultural centers in the region to develop their capacity to identify, research, manage, interpret and nurture cultural and natural heritage. PIMA advocates the development of regional cultural resource management policies and practices facilitates training and provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and skills. It provides and encourages regional and global linkages with organizations supporting Pacific Islands heritage preservation.
Represented in PIMA are
American Samoa, Cook Islands, Easter Island Rapa Nui, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Western Samoa.