Noongar voices, culture and creativity will be celebrated in a new permanent exhibition opening at the Wanneroo Regional Museum this week. Welcome to Country exhibition is a collaboration between the Wanneroo Regional Museum team and a passionate group of local Aboriginal community members over the past four years. Highlights of the exhibition include video interviews with prominent Noongar Elders, family-friendly interactive elements such as jigsaws, seasonal flora and fauna displays and language activities, as well as artwork from the Kookaburra Club, on loan from the Berndt Museum of Anthropology.
Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion. Wanneroo mayor Linda Aitken said she was looking forward to the opening of the exhibition, which was set to be a permanent, but evolving, fixture in the museum. “Welcome to Country features the recorded voices of our local Aboriginal Elders and traditional custodians, allowing them to tell the stories of Noongar culture and history in their own words,” she said.
“This has truly been a passion project for our museum team, as well as the local Aboriginal Elders and members of Ni Kadadjiny Koort, the city’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Reference Group, who have worked closely over the last few years to bring this exhibition to life. “Our team was inspired by feedback from visiting families, childcare centres and school groups wanting to learn more about our city’s Aboriginal he.