Free Curator talk about The River Dyarubbin exhibition 11 OBJECTS FOR 11 STORIES
15 November 2023
Join Museum Curator Rebecca Turnbull on Wednesday, 22 November for a lively Curator's talk about the current exhibition ‘11 Stories from the River Dyarubbin’.
The ‘11 OBJECTS FOR 11 STORIES’ talk will offer some fascinating insights into the exhibition. It will be held from 11am to midday at Hawkesbury Regional Museum, 8 Baker Street, Windsor. Free entry and all welcome! Bookings at http://hawkesburymuseum.eventbrite.com
The exhibition contains stories, videos, objects, and artwork. It is a collaboration between the Museum and local community members who shared their stories and music of the river. The exhibition asks audiences to follow the river and listen to how they may understand and care for it. [Image on right: Museum Curator Rebecca Turnbull]
Dyarubbin is the Dharug word for the Hawkesbury River. 11 Stories from the River Dyarubbin is a public work formed by over 80 contributions from the wider Hawkesbury area including Dharug educators, long term residents, historians, scientists, descendants from early settlers, and school and university students.
The exhibition forms part of the 11 Stories Project commenced in 2018 by composer and producer Oonagh Sherrard. 11 Stories From the River Dyarubbin is 11 audio walks – stories of the history, ecology, geology and people at the places they happened with original music and songs. Find the audio walks at 11 Stories from the River Dyarubbin - YouTube and listen them as you walk along the riverbanks in the Hawkesbury or from the comfort of wherever you happen to be. Each one is around one hour in duration.
Project acknowledgements: 11 Stories from the River Dyarubbin is a collaborative public artwork led by composer/producer Oonagh Sherrard with Hawkesbury Regional Museum, Dharug Custodian Aboriginal Corporation, Western Sydney University Sustainable Futures, Hawkesbury Historical Society, and support from the NSW Government through Create NSW, Museums and Galleries NSW and the Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian Governments Arts funding and advisory body.
Acknowledgement
Hawkesbury Regional Museum acknowledges the Dharug and Darkinjung peoples as the Traditional Custodians of Country on which the project has its home and recognises their continuing connection to Country, Culture and Community.
The Hawkesbury Regional Museum is located at 8 Baker Street, Windsor and is open six days:
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10am to 4pm
Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm
Closed Tuesdays.
www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/museum
bookings http://hawkesburymuseum.eventbrite.com
4560 4655
[Image on right: Badu Murubig water path by Leanne Mulgo Watson 2022]
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