Anthropocene: Linking past and present to shape a better future - Exhibition Highlights
Anthropocene: Linking past and present to shape a better future - Exhibition Highlights
Anthropocene: Linking past and present to shape a better future at The University of Queensland Anthropology Museum presents works from the collection and recent artworks and stories from across the country. Join Museum staff for a guided walking tour of the exhibition from 11:30am - 12pm daily during National Reconciliation Week (Monday 29 May - Friday 2 June).
The deep time history of this country shows First Nations communities prospering in a climatically changeable continent for tens of thousands of years. This occurred through the extremes of the last ice-age and the reshaping of Australia as sea-levels rose by more than one hundred metres. This exhibition draws upon Museum collections and considers these transformations alongside recent research, to challenge and expand upon ideas around heritage protection, biodiversity loss and the impacts of climate change on cultural practices.
Featuring artworks by Megan Cope, Nora Walytjaka Holland, Kunmanara (Niningka) Lewis, Naata Nungurrayi, Ningura Napurrula, Tjunkaya Tapaya and Barrupu Yunupingu. Short films reflecting on Quandamooka Moreton Bay aquaculture practices through the work of artist Megan Cope, Dja Dja Wurrung and Djandak Wi cultural fire practices and interviews with Elders from the Thunggutti/Dunghutti, Macleay Valley region.
The exhibition is free and open to the public daily from 11am to 3pm.
https://anthropologymuseum.uq.edu.au/visit-us
Location: UQ Anthropology Museum, Level 1 Michie Building (9), St Lucia Campus