Canberra/Kamberri, Place & People
Overview
Canberra is a young city on an ancient continent. This place, selected to be Australia’s National Capital in 1909, has had a much older history but it is also one that continues to evolve to embrace new narratives of belonging and expressions of identity.
Journey through these changes in this new major exhibition drawn from Canberra Museum and Gallery’s collection. Find the stories of the people who have always been on this country and those who have come to make their lives here.
Told with objects of daily use and special significance, artworks and design of purposeful creativity and moving images made for screens large and small, Canberra’s story as the place where nationhood found a home is unlike no other.
Curated by Virginia Rigney and Dr Hannah Paddon.
Moving Image curated by Shane Breynard and presented with the support of the National Film And Sound Archive.
Dates
5 Jan – 23 Dec 2024Facilities
- Cafe
- Carpark
- Conference/Function Facilities
- Family Friendly
- Non Smoking
- Public Toilet
- Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
- Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Caters for people with high support needs who travel with a support person.