Darwin Aboriginal Art & Culture Walk
Explore Darwin's Aboriginal art galleries and the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory — the world's finest collection of Top End Aboriginal art, bark paintings, and the story of the Larrakia people whose Country Darwin occupies.
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Museum & Art Gallery NT
MAGNT at Bullocky Point is one of Australia's finest regional museums — the Aboriginal art collection is world-class, with bark paintings from Arnhem Land that represent the unbroken tradition of one of the world's oldest art forms.
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Larrakia Nation Office
The Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation represents the traditional owners of Darwin — the office provides information about Larrakia culture, language, and the ongoing connection to Country that the city is built on.
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Darwin Aboriginal Art Galleries
The Mitchell Street art gallery precinct contains several Aboriginal-owned galleries — works by Arnhem Land artists, dot painters from Central Australia, and Tiwi Islands artists are all represented in Darwin's commercial gallery scene.
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Tiwi Design Gallery
Tiwi Design Gallery represents artists from the Tiwi Islands 80 km north of Darwin — the Tiwi people have a distinctive artistic tradition of screen printing, bark painting, and sculpture that differs markedly from mainland Aboriginal art.
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East Point Reserve Art Walk
East Point Reserve contains Aboriginal cultural sites including middens and camp sites from pre-colonial Larrakia occupation — the reserve's walking tracks pass through monsoon rainforest and coastal heath above the harbour.
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Deckchair Cinema Aboriginal Film
The Deckchair Cinema regularly programs Aboriginal films from Territory filmmakers — Darwin's film culture reflects the city's Aboriginal population and the stories of Country that are being told through contemporary screen media.
Walk this route with audio
Stories play automatically as you reach each stop — no tapping needed.
