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.