First Nations
First Nations
Grief in the archives: a Blak reflection on Sorry Day
In this article, Dylan Hoskins, Project Assistant on the First Nations Community Access to Archives project, reflects on the significance of National Sorry Day through his lived experience as an Aboriginal person
Opening 23 May
Featured exhibition
Symphony of the Dreaming
Symphony of the Dreaming is a live music and light experience on the forecourt of the Museum of Sydney that explores the Aboriginal concept of Country and its relationship to light, rhythm, sound, energy and place
Friday 23 May
Talk
Understanding Sydney: A City on Country
Join artist and designer Alison Page and historian Dr Paul Irish for a thought-provoking in-conversation with MHNSW Curator Dr Penny Stannard
Thursday 12 June 7pm–8pm
Various dates
Tour
Seeing Sydney, Knowing Country Curator Tours
Join exhibition co-Curator, Dr Penny Stannard for a special tour of the exhibition Seeing Sydney, Knowing Country
Thursday 29 May 6pm–6.45pm
First Nations
Seeing Sydney, Knowing Country: The Library of the Dreaming
Dharawal and Yuin designer Alison Page shares the knowledge and philosophies that define Aboriginal understandings of Country and the life that is lived on it
Featured display
Madjeri
Madjeri (pronounced mud-jer-ee) is the Dharawal word for canoe or small floating vessel
Saturday 3 August
Online talk
First Nations Community Access to Archives: Bridging Now to Next
The First Nations Community Access to Archives team at Museums of History NSW will be discussing how improving access to archival material can support the revitalisation and reclamation of First Nations languages and cultures
Friday 30 May 10.30am–11.30am
Permanent display
Healing land, remembering Country
A powerful work by Kuku Yalanji artist Tony Albert
Sunday 30 April