Talk | Interconnections: Port Essington/Victoria Settlement

Talk | Interconnections: Port Essington/Victoria Settlement

Discover the interconnectedness of objects in the collections of the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory.

By MAGNT

Date and time

Sat, 25 May 2024 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ACST

Location

Museum and Art Gallery of Northern Territory

19 Conacher Street Darwin City, NT 0820 Australia

About this event

  • 1 hour

Join MAGNT Assistant Registrar, Kerry Nancarrow, during National Archaeology Week to explore the interconnections between MAGNT’s Archaeology, History, Culture and Art collections. Learn about artefacts, objects and artworks and discover what they reveal about the third attempt of the British to establish a trading post on the North Australia coast.


Suitable for ages 16+ | Free | Bookings recommended


Key Information

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

This talk will be held in the MAGNT Theatrette.

No food or drink, excluding bottled water, is to be consumed in the Theatrette.

Food and drink are not permitted inside MAGNT's gallery spaces.

Please stow your snacks and drink bottles in a locker behind the Information Desk.

Medium and large backpacks and over-sized bags must also be stowed.


COVID-Safety

We encourage you to:

* maintain 1.5m physical distancing from people not known to you where possible

* practice good hand hygiene during your time at MAGNT

* stay home if you are feeling unwell


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

Image: Territory History and Archaeological Materials, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory. Photo: Kerry Nancarrow

Organised by

The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) is the Northern Territory's premier cultural institution. MAGNT presents a dynamic program of internally-developed exhibitions carefully curated from the collection, and the best travelling exhibitions from around Australia.

In Darwin, find MAGNT at our principal facility at Bullocky Point

In Alice Springs, you can find MAGNT at the Museum of Central Australia and Megafauna Central.

 08 8999 8264 | info@magnt.net.au | magnt.net.au 

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