First Peoples

Exhibition entry with visitors looking at language map

About the exhibition

The First Peoples exhibition, at Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre at Melbourne Museum, is a shared endeavour of Museums Victoria and the Victorian Aboriginal community.

The First Peoples Yulendj Group of Elders and community representatives have brought their knowledge, stories, culture, objects and images to guide the exhibition's development.
Bunjil's Wings kinetic sculpture

About the exhibition

First Peoples is open at Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre at Melbourne Museum.

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Yulendj members Lisa Jones and Elder Larry Walsh talk with curator Rosemary Wrench in the First Peoples collection store.

Creating First Peoples with community

The First Peoples exhibition at is a collaboration between Museums Victoria and a wide range of Koorie community members across Victoria and Indigenous community members across Australia. 

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Victorian Aboriginal languages

Listen to Koorie people speaking the names of their own languages.

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Hand holding a murnong root

Videos

A selection of videos from and about Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre.

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Display panels in the Generations section of First Peoples exhibition at Bunjilaka, Melbourne Museum. In the middle: a portrait of Dale Weegberg.

Generations

Generations is a dynamic and interactive celebration of contemporary Koorie identity featuring stories that have been handed from generation to generation, stories from yesterday and today, and stories for the future.

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Many Nations objects

Many Nations contains nearly 500 objects from across Australia, showcasing the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. 

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