The ‘bangadyi nawi making a canoe,’ an engagement program by the hawkesbury regional museum © photo by elissa blair
Make time for the Hawkesbury Regional Museum’s necessary neighborhood project, Bangadyi Nawi, on Saturday, 18 November 2023 at the Museum.
Everyone is inspired to take part in the collaborative event by the Museum, the Dharug Community, and the Brewongle Environmental Education Centre.
The Welcome to Country ceremony shall be led by Erin Wilkins, adopted by an Official Opening by Hawkesbury Councilor and Deputy Mayor Barry Calvert at eleven:30 AM.
“ Bangadyi Nawi & Museum Opening of Canoe Exhibit has provided a transformative expertise for native Aboriginal highschool students who created a traditional canoe during an inter-generational camp, led by Elder Uncle Dean Kelly and with Uncle David Payne and Dharug Educator Erin Wilkins,” the announcement indicated.
“As a new exhibit, the canoe will form studying alternatives for the whole neighborhood.”
The Saturday event is freed from charge and could be booked online through Eventbrite: Celebration of Bangadyi Nawi and Opening of Canoe Exhibit. Light refreshments might be supplied.
The Museum was additionally nominated lately on the IMAGinE Awards 2023 by the Museums & Galleries of NSW for its engagement program referred to as “Bangadyi Nawi Making Making a Canoe.”
The Hawkesbury Regional Museum is located at 8 Baker Street in Windsor.