Palauan museum director
Olympia E. Morei-Remengesau is a curator from Palau, who was appointed Director of Belau National Museum in 2009.[1][2][3][4] Born in Koror State, she began work at the museum as an administrator, before moving to the role of Assistant to the Director.[2] She is co-vice chair of the Kraemer Ethnography Translation Project, which translated the works of Augustin Krämer from German to Palauan, and was funded by the German government.[5][6] She is also the National Representative for the Federation of International Dance Festivals (FIDAF).[7] In 2019 she secured a $10,000 donation from Taiwan to fund a new exhibition to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Palau's independence.[8] During the COVID-19 pandemic, she led the museum, enabling it to continue its community work despite being forced to lay off several members of staff.[2]
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