Projects
Townsville Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Centre (TATSICC) Collection Project
Since 2005, the TATSICC has been a collaborative space, showcasing the significant history, living culture and heritage of Townsville’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
In 2020, the collection of historic and contemporary objects showcased at the Cultural Centre was relocated to a new temporary home: Museum of Tropical Queensland. At the request of TATSICC the collection will remain in the care of the museum until a new cultural centre is established in Townsville.
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Dyirbal language project
The collection of items from the Dyirbal language region in north Queensland is expansive. The collection includes historic items collected as early as the 1800s, to contemporary works made by artists from Dyirbal Country.
The Dyirbal language project is part of a larger focus of Queensland Museum Network to decolonise the collection and associated collection knowledge. This ongoing project aims to incorporate Dyirbal language terms into collection records, to prioritise First Nations language words and phrases relevant to the collection over western translations.
First Nations Foyer
Museum of Tropical Queensland is the Queensland Museum Network’s northern most campus, situated in Gurambilbarra (Townsville). In the museum’s First Nations Foyer, a large-scale mural display welcomes visitors to the building. This ongoing display showcases emerging and established Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists with a connection to the Townsville region and features a new artist’s work each year.
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