AustLit logo
Australian Museum Australian Museum i(A80656 works by) (Organisation) assertion
Born: Established: 1827 Sydney, New South Wales, ;
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

Works By

Preview all
1 form y separately published work icon Indigenous Australia : Stories Australian Museum , Australian Museum , 2004 Z1587824 2004 website film/TV Indigenous story dreaming story This website by the Australian Museum Online contains a number of Indigenous stories about dreamtime and culture
1 y separately published work icon Stories of the Dreaming Australian Museum , Canberra : Australian Museum , 2004 Z1398991 2004 website oral history dreaming story

'Storytelling is an integral part of life for Indigenous Australians. From an early age, storytelling plays a vital role in educating children. The stories help to explain how the land came to be shaped and inhabited; how to behave and why; where to find certain foods, etc.

Gathered around the camp fire in the evening, on an expedition to a favourite waterhole, or at a landmark of special significance, parents, Elders or Aunts and Uncles use the stories as the first part of a child's education.

Then, as children grow into young adults, more of the history and culture is revealed. Adults then take responsibility for passing on the stories to the following generations. In this way, the Stories of the Dreaming have been handed down over thousands of years.

All the storytellers you will meet on this site are active in keeping the stories alive and passing them on the next generation.

These are stories of the history and culture of the people, handed down in this way since the beginning of time, since the Dreamtime.'

(Source: Museum Australia: http://www.dreamtime.net.au/dreaming/index.htm, 2004)

1 2 The Waterhole 2004 collection art work

This exhibition showcases 'the inspiring and imaginative work of renowned award-winning children's author and illustrator Graeme Base ... The exhibition features original artworks and friezes from his latest picture book, The Waterhole ... The Waterhole exhibition includes colourful displays, and [...] feature[s] many animals from the Museum's own collection to help illustrate this magnificent book. The author's original worksheets will also be on display, along with his explanation of how he created the book.'

The exhibition is presented by OzLink Entertainment in partnership with the Melbourne Museum and the Australian Museum (Sydney).

(Source: 'The Waterhole Springs to Life at the Australian Museum' by Nicole Thomas, Australian Museum website, http://www.amonline.net.au/display.cfm?id=1592)

1 y separately published work icon Australian Museum Magazine Sydney : Australian Museum , 1921-1961 Z1105201 1921-1961 periodical (4 issues)
X