About this Event
Join us in the lead up to NAIDOC Week for a conversation with award-winning musicians Gina Williams and Guy Ghouse.
Gina and Guy use their music and performance to highlight one of the world’s most rare and beautiful languages, the Noongar language of the southern corner of Western Australia.
The conversation will explore how First Nations peoples are reclaiming their stories, and the importance of language survival post-colonisation. Language remains a way for First Nations people to connect to the past, present and future.
Bringing together ancient language, contemporary music, stunning vocals, poignant stories and guitar brilliance, Gina and Guy’s mission is to be catalysts for a hopeful future, as they rewrite the script through song.
D’harawal man, climate advocate and former ambassador and high commissioner Gregory Andrews is facilitating the conversation with Gina and Guy.
The conversation will be followed by an audience Q&A and a 30-minute musical experience in Noongar language.
Getting to the Museum
You can travel to the National Museum by private car, taxi, ride share, the route 53 bus or bicycle. Plan your Museum visit.
Getting to the venue
Enter via the main entrance. A staff member will be at front entrance to scan your ticket and direct you to the seating area.
Accessibility at the Museum
Accessible parking spaces for visitors are available free of charge.
The building is fully accessible by wheelchair; however, the building is large so the distances are long.
Wheelchair seating spaces are available with companion seating. Wheelchairs and electric scooters are available to borrow from the front desk of the Museum. You can call ahead to reserve them on 02 6208 5110 or talk to a staff member at the desk on the day of your visit.
There is a hearing loop that can be accessed when you sit in the first two rows of the central block of seats.
This event will be live captioned.
We recognise all Companion Cards. Please email us at [email protected] and we will issue a companion ticket.
Trained, registered and visibly identified assistance animals are welcome at the Museum when accompanied by their handler, including at this event.
More on accessibility at the Museum
Photography
Photography and filming may occur at this event for documentary and publicity purposes.
Please alert the photographer at the event, and staff, if you do not want to be photographed.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
National Museum of Australia, Lawson Crescent, Acton, Australia
AUD 17.50 to AUD 25.00
