Bangadyi Nawi Museum Opening of Canoe Exhibit

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 challenge, Bangadyi Nawi, on Saturday, 18 November 2023 at the Museum.

Everyone is inspired to take part in the collaborative occasion by the Museum, the Dharug Community, and the Brewongle Environmental Education Centre.

The Welcome to Country ceremony will be led by Erin Wilkins, followed by an Official Opening by Hawkesbury Councilor and Deputy Mayor Barry Calvert at eleven:30 AM.

“The venture has provided a transformative expertise for local Aboriginal highschool students who created a conventional 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 Bangadyi Nawi & Museum Opening of Canoe Exhibit , the canoe will shape studying opportunities for the entire community.”

The Saturday event is freed from cost and may be booked on-line via Eventbrite: Celebration of Bangadyi Nawi and Opening of Canoe Exhibit. Light refreshments might be provided.

The Museum was additionally nominated just lately at the IMAGinE Awards 2023 by the Museums & Galleries of NSW for its engagement program known as “Bangadyi Nawi Making Making a Canoe.”


The Hawkesbury Regional Museum is located at 8 Baker Street in Windsor.

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Pub: 18 Nov 2023 21:26 UTC
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