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  • Inside a large, darkened gallery space with projected artwork on the walls and a single person viewing.
  • Inside a darkened gallery space with many small pictures and works on the wall.
Until 13 Sep

Occupation Studies: ngayanhurra bayarral Birrarung

  • Free
  • Art

Occupation Studies: ngayanhurra bayarral Birrarung (they tried to tame Birrarung) is a new multichannel audiovisual artwork by artist Tahlia Palmer (Yuwaalaraay / Gamilaraay and mixed European descent), developed in collaboration with Jasper Cohen-Hunter (Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung).

Through immersive sound and moving image, Palmer and Cohen-Hunter interrogate the colonial occupation and regulation of the Birrarung (Yarra River), revealing how non-First Peoples altered a living waterway that had sustained Wurundjeri people for countless generations.

Hours

Date Times
Sun 26 Jul
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 27 Jul
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 28 Jul
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 29 Jul
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 30 Jul
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 31 Jul
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 1 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 2 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 3 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 4 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 5 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 6 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 7 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 8 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 9 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 10 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 11 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 12 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 13 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 14 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 15 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 16 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 17 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 18 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 19 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 20 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 21 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 22 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 23 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 24 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 25 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 26 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 27 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 28 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 29 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 30 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 31 Aug
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 1 Sep
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 2 Sep
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 3 Sep
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 4 Sep
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 5 Sep
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 6 Sep
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 7 Sep
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 8 Sep
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 9 Sep
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 10 Sep
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 11 Sep
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 12 Sep
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 13 Sep
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm

Location

Koorie Heritage Trust
Swanston St
Melbourne 3000

Open in maps location for Koorie Heritage Trust

Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 8662 6300
  • email address: info@kht.org.au
  • Visit website for Occupation Studies: ngayanhurra bayarral Birrarung
Facebook page for Occupation Studies: ngayanhurra bayarral Birrarung Instagram page for Occupation Studies: ngayanhurra bayarral Birrarung

Accessibility

  • Accessible toilets
  • Mobility access

All accessibility information is self-reported by the listing owner. It has not been verified by the City of Melbourne.

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The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future. For more information, visit Aboriginal Melbourne.

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