Entry fee: Burlganjya Wanggaya
Monday – Friday
This multi-award winning permanent interactive exhibition unites and reflects the culture and stories of the five Aboriginal language groups of the region; Yinggarda, Bayungu, Malgana, Thadgari and Thalanyji.
Description
This multi-award winning permanent interactive exhibition unites and reflects the culture and stories of the five Aboriginal language groups of the region; Yinggarda, Bayungu, Malgana, Thadgari and Thalanyji.
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Themes
Stories For Land & Living
Dreaming stories tell us how the land is made. These stories are passed down through the generations like a gift and keep the land and culture alive.
Ancient & Continuing Culture
Archaeological sites from Shark Bay to Ningaloo show occupation by Aboriginal people between 35,000 – 30,000 years ago.
Station Lives, Station Stories
The pastoral stations are central to the story of Aboriginal people, who remember the station days as hard but good times. They lived close to their land with their families.
Not Just Lying Around
When white people began travelling through the country, traditional material began to disappear. Sometimes things were found in the bush and removed because white people thought they had been abandoned.
Mission Lives, Mission Stories
The exhibition tells the story of how Aboriginal people were moved from the stations and their lives changed.
Carnarvon Town
Aboriginal ancestors lived in the area known as Carnarvon long before it became a town.
Skydome
Made up of a series of time lapse night footage taken from different areas of the Gascoyne region showing how Aboriginal people were our first astronomers.
Artefacts & Objects
This includes shields and grind stones and a replica shell necklace on display that is dated at 33,000 years old and was found in the region (the original is held in the Western Australian Museum in Perth).
Burrowing Bees
The big hairy bee that is unique to the Gascoyne region is called Mungurrgurra or sometimes Jurrabarri. They are also known as Dawson’s Burrowing Bee (Amegilla dawsoni) and are one of the world’s largest bee species.
Untouchable Stories of the Gasgoyne – Touch Table & listening Seat
Untouchable Stories of the Gascoyne is a unique audio-visual exhibition which allows visitors to listen to incredible stories from Aboriginal elders from each of the five language groups in the Gascoyne. The touch table tells the Aboriginal story of two sacred saltwater and freshwater snakes, Bubawari and Jingabirdi and how their relationship affected the land and waterways around the Gascoyne.
