NAIDOC Week at the Museum
NAIDOC Week at the South Australian Museum this year (5-12 July) will be marked with a free exhibition celebrating 50 Years Deadly.
50 Years Deadly, which includes an extensive display in the Museum’s foyer and supporting exhibition in the Australian Aboriginal Cultures Gallery, features the NAIDOC Week posters dating back to the commemoration’s inception in 1975.
Each poster represents a different era of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander activism.
While some posters represent specific moments, many reflect continuous themes around culture, family, resistance and Country. All stories speak back to the origin of NAIDOC Week.
The supporting exhibition in the Gallery investigates themes captured in some of the posters such as Moments and Movements and Women, Children, Elders, Families.
The Museum has also partnered with the Women’s and Children’s Hospital to present an accompanying video featuring Aboriginal voices, speaking about what NAIDOC Week and 50 Years Deadly means to them.
During NAIDOC Week Museum visitors can also join in for:
Posters and Power school holiday workshop (ages 12-17 years)
A bookable school holiday workshop for teenagers interested in history and social action, hosted by the Museum and the nearby Centre of Democracy. Discover how posters have been used through our history to share messages and promote social change.
The workshop will hear from Museum researcher Jacinta Koolmatrie on the 50 years of NAIDOC posters. Participants will also visit the Centre of Democracy for an exclusive tour with curator Amy Morrison to learn about political posters and badges from South Australia’s history.
Attendees then get the chance to put this inspiration into action by making their own powerful posters and badges on a topic of your choice. Adults are welcome to accompany attendees. Bookings essential.
Thursday 9 July, 10:30am to 12:30pm
$20 per child
NAIDOC Chatterbox
A free, drop-in activity for school-age children, to engage with NAIDOC Week. Chatterbox will be held in the Museum’s foyer and will run throughout the week.
Family Learning Area
Drop into the Museum’s Learning Space on the 2nd floor to connect with culture. Families can share stories from our reconciliation library and sing, play or dance along to First Nations learning videos.