First Nations

Harold Blair sings at a piano played by Marjorie Lawrence

Paving the way ... Harold Blair: The first Aboriginal opera singer

A short documentary that offers a glimpse into the life of Harold Blair, a world-renowned tenor, family man and political campaigner who sought social justice and human rights for Australia’s First Nations people

Ngaya (I am)

Peter Waples-Crowe on Ngaya (I am)

Watch the interview with artist Peter Waples-Crowe, courtesy of ACMI (2023)

Directions for making a will, from a 1929 probate file

Probate packets: what the files can tell you

Probate packets hold the last will and testament, codicils, an inventory of assets of the estate, affidavits of death and other papers

Q&A: Jonathan Jones

The artist’s major installation at the Hyde Park Barracks inspired visitors to consider the dual history of this important site

Q&A: Peter Chia

Peter Chia, CEO of Muru Mittigar Aboriginal Cultural & Education Centre, provides insights into his ambitions for the organisation

Woman showing child how to weave in outdoor setting, with weaving material in foreground.

Relax, slow down – and learn

Discover the vision and message behind the 2019 NAIDOC Week event at Rouse Hill Esta

Attack of Historians, Julie Gough, 2019, hand-coloured copper plate etching, edition 7/10

Silenced history

Q&A with artist and curator Julie Gough

Coomaditchie: The Art of Place marketing photoshoot
2 June, 10.30am & 1pm
Workshop

Sketching memory with Dennis Golding

Join Golding and artist Cameron Stead for a special drawing workshop in which participants will explore their own memories of place drawn from the built environment

Paiting showing boats and Aboriginal people in canoes
First Nations

The convict impact on Aboriginal people

Impacts of the convict system on Aboriginal Country and communities