http://museumvictoria.com.au/ Current Exhibitions at Bunjilaka en http://museumvictoria.com.au/bunjilaka/whatson/current-exhibitions/two-laws/ http://museumvictoria.com.au/bunjilaka/whatson/current-exhibitions/two-laws/ It invites thought about an autonomous future for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. When Britain established legal control over Australia in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, hundreds of Indigenous nations were subordinated to the crown. The colonisers did not recognise Indigenous legal systems. They usually believed Aboriginal people’s beliefs, religion and culture to be... http://museumvictoria.com.au//images/spacerg.if http://museumvictoria.com.au/ Museum Victoria 2008-05-01T15:20:14+10:00 http://museumvictoria.com.au/bunjilaka/whatson/current-exhibitions/belonging-country/ http://museumvictoria.com.au/bunjilaka/whatson/current-exhibitions/belonging-country/ They express identity, knowledge of the land, and indigenous views on history. Many people enjoy indigenous art and objects, both for the beauty of their design and manufacture, and because they are an expression of indigenous peoples relationship to land. This exhibition will close on Friday 24 February for exhibition redevelopment building works. An exciting new exhibition is coming to... http://museumvictoria.com.au//images/spacerg.if http://museumvictoria.com.au/ Museum Victoria 2008-05-01T15:20:14+10:00 http://museumvictoria.com.au/bunjilaka/whatson/current-exhibitions/koori-voices/ http://museumvictoria.com.au/bunjilaka/whatson/current-exhibitions/koori-voices/ This exhibition celebrates the diversity of a culture that has withstood the impact of colonisation for nearly two hundred years. It reveals a history of Victoria that has been hidden, even denied, for over 170 years. Koori Voices tells the stories of Aboriginal people since the arrival of the British in the 1830s. It also looks at the impact of colonisation and the way in which Aboriginal peop... http://museumvictoria.com.au//images/spacerg.if http://museumvictoria.com.au/ Museum Victoria 2008-05-01T15:20:14+10:00 http://museumvictoria.com.au/bunjilaka/whatson/current-exhibitions/sky-raising-magpies/ http://museumvictoria.com.au/bunjilaka/whatson/current-exhibitions/sky-raising-magpies/ Using the magpie as a symbol of territorial boundaries, family strength and community relationships, people in a country community created this work of art with a Holden FC Ute as their collective 'canvas.' Mixing painting and engraving with metalwork and basketry, this artwork is a celebration of cross-cultural collaboration and storytelling. http://museumvictoria.com.au//images/spacerg.if http://museumvictoria.com.au/ Museum Victoria 2008-05-01T15:20:14+10:00 http://museumvictoria.com.au/bunjilaka/whatson/current-exhibitions/milarri-garden/ http://museumvictoria.com.au/bunjilaka/whatson/current-exhibitions/milarri-garden/ Discover the plants and waterways significant to Aboriginal people of south-eastern Australia and the traditional uses of indigenous plants. On this family trail you will have the opportunity to explore sculpture, a cave with Indigenous paintings and live animals. The trail leads through the Milarri Garden and into the Forest Gallery, where you can experience aspects of a forest environment,... http://museumvictoria.com.au//images/spacerg.if http://museumvictoria.com.au/ Museum Victoria 2011-09-19T14:39:46+10:00