Exhibition in Focus | Tracy's Echo: 50 Years of Resilience

Join Joanne Nasir, Curator of Tracy’s Echo: 50 Years of Resilience, for a tour of the exhibition in the Upper Ramp Gallery. Hear Joanne’s curatorial insights into the exhibition and listen to the deeply personal memories of Cyclone Tracy shared in the moving artworks created by Aboriginal survivors in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Cyclone Tracy.

Suitable for ages 16+ | Free | Limited spaces | Bookings recommended

Please cancel your booking if you are no longer able to make it to free up tickets for others.

Key Information

Participants must be able to remain standing for up to 60 minutes as there will be limited opportunities to sit across the two gallery spaces.

Register at the Information Desk in the foyer 15 minutes prior to the start of the program.

The tour will commence at the entrance to the Upper Ramp Gallery.

MAGNT Conditions of Entry

By entering MAGNT premises, each person agrees to be bound by the following Conditions of Entry:

• Visitors who show signs of being under the influence of alcohol, illicit drugs or other substances will be refused entry to MAGNT’s premises.

• Backpacks and bags longer or wider than 30cm on any one side are not permitted in the galleries and must be stowed in a locker or drawer behind the Information Desk.

• Water bottles are permitted inside the galleries providing they are tightly sealed. Bottles of flavoured drinks, hot or cold take away drinks and food are not permitted. These items must be stowed before entering the galleries.

• Items including umbrellas, plant material and organic matter, including flowers and feathers, must be stowed before entering the galleries.

• Baby bags may be taken in providing they are no longer or wider than 30cm on any one side and are securely and unobtrusively attached to a pram or carried by the side of the parent or carer.

• Carrying small children on the shoulders and back is not permitted, unless the child is in a baby backpack.

• Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied and supervised by an adult at all times within the galleries.

• Visitors must not touch, or in any other way, interfere with artworks, objects or displays and please maintain a safe distance of 45cm from objects at all times.

• Guide dogs and accredited assistance animals are welcome and proof of accreditation must be presented on arrival. All other animals are prohibited.

• Lithium battery powered modes of transport, or recreational equipment, are not allowed inside MAGNT. Mobility aids and small personal devices (mobiles, laptops and digital cameras) are exempt.

• Scooters, skateboards, skates and pull along shopping trollies or carts are not permitted inside the galleries and must be stowed before entering.

• Photography, videos and films for personal use are permitted unless stated otherwise, and providing taking them does not disrupt other visitors or MAGNT operations.

• Flash photography, or the use of selfie-sticks, monopods and tripods are not allowed.

• Footwear must be worn at all times.

• MAGNT is a smoke-free and vape-free site. Smoking or the use of e-cigarettes and vaporisers on MAGNT premises is not permitted.

• Closed circuit security cameras are installed throughout MAGNT and may record you during your visit. Footage from these cameras is held and disposed of in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (NT).

• Visitors who do not comply with MAGNT notices, or who engage in conduct that poses a threat to others and/or MAGNT exhibition and buildings, will be directed to leave the premised by an authorised officer.

MAGNT acknowledges the traditional owners of Country across the Northern Territory and beyond, and pay respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

Image: Joanne Nasir, A Memory of Tracy 2024 (detail) , acrylic on canvas, 84 x 78 cm Photo: MAGNT