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This manual has been designed and developed to assist students in studying and completing the following unit standard:

20554 Explain the purposes, functions, and responsibilities of museums in
Aotearoa New Zealand

 Level   1

Credit   8

Use this workbook in conjunction with the He Rauemi Resource Guides from Te Papa National Services
which should be in your museum. Reference is made to these resource guides throughout this workbook.
The He Rauemi Resource Guides can be accessed from the Te Papa website, www.tepapa.govt.nz. From the
home page, select National Services Te Paerangi and then Resources from the sub-menu. This page allows you
to access the He Rauemi Resource Guides.
This workbook is divided into seven main parts:
• Introduction
• Part one – museum types, differences between museums and national and international networks
• Part two – tracing the origins of museums
• Part three – the purpose of museums
• Part four – tasks and functions
• Part fi ve – Treaty of Waitangi
• Part six – responsibilities and partnerships
Each of these parts has a main learning objective.