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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

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Celebrating the Franklin River
Celebrating the Franklin River
Celebrating the Franklin River
Celebrating the Franklin River

Power, People and Protest

Celebrating the Franklin River

1 hour 4 minutes

Join creators of the Franklin: A journey to the past. A quest for the future, lead protagonist and co-producer Oliver Cassidy and producer Chris Kamen as we explore the historic story of the Franklin River.
Sandra Bruce
Sandra Bruce
Sandra Bruce
Sandra Bruce

Pub Rock Shoalhaven

In Conversation

43 minutes

Fluff your mullet, squeeze into your jeans and join our Director Collection and Exhibitions Sandra Bruce, musician and producer Paul Greene, and musician George Bishop of El Horses fame for a local beer garden chat about this loud and sweaty exhibition.
Stephen Page
Stephen Page
Stephen Page
Stephen Page

Andrew Sayers Memorial Lecture – CLANSHIP

1 hour 9 minutes

The 2023 lecture was delivered by Stephen Page AO, former Artistic Director of Bangarra Dance Theatre and descendent of the Ngugi/Nunukul people of the Quandamooka Nation and the Munaldjali clan of the Yugambeh Nation from South East Queensland.
Vipoo Srivilasa
Vipoo Srivilasa
Vipoo Srivilasa
Vipoo Srivilasa

Vipoo Srivilasa

Handmade Eleganza Extravaganza Paper Dolls

37 minutes

Unleash your creative side and show the world your unique style with a handmade paper doll!
Do you want to meet your Grandma?
Do you want to meet your Grandma?
Do you want to meet your Grandma?
Do you want to meet your Grandma?

Story time

Do you want to meet your Grandma?

45 minutes

Listen online to a lively reading by author SV Middleby, then create your own visual response with materials found around the house.
In conversation: Who are you?
In conversation: Who are you?
In conversation: Who are you?
In conversation: Who are you?

Who Are You

In Conversation

50 minutes

Join us for an intriguing insight into the WHO ARE YOU: Australian portraiture themes with the curators.
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