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Last month the Guam Museum was honored to welcome a delegation of judicial officials from Papua New Guinea. They were given a special tour of our permanent exhibit, “I Hinanao-ta” and had many questions about CHamoru culture and history.

Last month the Guam Museum was honored to welcome a delegation of judicial officials from Papua New Guinea. They were given a special tour of our permanent exhibit, “I Hinanao-ta” and had many questions about CHamoru culture and history.

Last month the Guam Museum was honored to welcome a delegation of judicial officials from Papua New Guinea.

Last month the Guam Museum was honored to welcome a delegation of judicial officials from Papua New Guinea. They were given a special tour of our permanent exhibit, “I Hinanao-ta” and had many questions about CHamoru culture and history.

Present in the photo from Left to Right:

  • Mr. Kopunga Kaa (Papua New Guinea National Court),
  • Judge Arthur Barcinas (Superior Court of Guam),
  • Justice Hitelai Polume-Kiele (Papua New Guinea National Court),
  • Justice Katherine A. Maraman (Supreme Court of Guam),
  • Judge Richard Clifton (Hawaii, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit),
  • Lady Salika,
  • Chief Justice Sir Gibuma Gibbs Salika (Papua New Guinea National Court),
  • Guam Museum Curator Dr. Michael “Miguet” Bevacqua,
  • Justice George Manuhu (Papua New Guinea National Court),
  • Judicial Adviser Paul Kelly (Papua New Guinea National Centre for Judicial Excellence),
  • Mrs. Manahu, and
  • Judicial Assistant Shelterihna T. Alokoa (Supreme Court of Guam)
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Chewing on Static

Chewing on Static https://www.guammuseumfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Chewing-on-Static-INSTAGRAM_4K_H265.mov The next exhibit opening October 24, 2026 at the Guam Museum Cafe Gallery. In her first solo show, Julia Birn presents

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