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The museum is located in Apia and is housed in the oldest building on the island, which is a former German colonial school.

[10] The museum also hosts temporary exhibitions on its site, as well as touring displays to more remote areas of the country.

[13] In 2020 the museum held an exhibition at the Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture, which highlighted Samoa's journey to independence in 1962.

During 2013 it worked with the American Museum of Natural History to explore sustainable building techniques in relation to the climate crisis.

[15] In 2002 they began a collaboration with Uppsala University to investigate the archaeology and heritage management of the prehistoric Pulemelei mound.