NAIDOC Week 2025
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Celebrate the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth, exploring stories and knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
The Australian National Maritime Museum program honours the theme for 2025 The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy.
NAIDOC Week Open Day
Sunday 6 July
A Family Fun Day, with creative cultural activities for all ages, including artmaking activities, dance workshops music, face painting, tucker tasting and storytelling.
Weaving Wednesdays with Wanita Lowe
Wednesdays 10 and 17 July, 11am and 2pm FREE
Join Dunghutti Biripi artist and educator Wanita Lowe as she shares her beautiful artmaking, stories and weaving practices. Learn techniques to create your own unique piece to take home at these drop-in open-age workshops.
Suitable for ages 7 to adult
Family favourites
Daily, FREE
Explore vibrant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and stories as you journey along the Sea Country activity trail and get hands-on with fascinating Indigenous art, scientific artefacts, and tools at our Saltwater Stories Cabinet of Curiosities.
Animation Screenings in the Bamal Gallery
Daily FREE
Barani – a Sydney Harbour Story
Developed by Studio Gilay, Barani is a bittersweet narrative set in Warrane (Sydney Cove) 500 years ago, juxtaposing humanity's current existence in the Anthropocene with a time of harmony between humans and nature. The story, rich in historical and cultural value, prompts audiences to reconsider the history of the land under their feet.
Tunku & Ngaadi
Tunku and Ngaadi is a Dreaming story from the south coast of NSW told and illustrated by Walbunja and Ngarigo artist Cheryl Davison and sung by Djinama Yilaga Choir. This story is about shaping the valleys, plants, animals and waterways.
Gifted powers of creation, Ngaadi thrives, while Tunku is overwhelmed, refusing to finish his work he is banished to the moon by the Creator, Mirriyal. Ngaadi is heartbroken, her tears become rivers and oceans, her shattered heart forms the waratah flower. Though forever separated from Ngaadi, Tunku’s moonlight guides Earth’s rhythms of life.
Gail Mabo Turtle Shells
Daily, INCLUDED WITH SEE IT ALL TICKET
A special installation highlighting what is now considered one of the first acts of reconciliation between Europeans and First Nations people.
The 12-turtle shells placed around Endeavour were made by artist Gail Mabo, Piadram language group and clan of Mer (Murray Island), the easternmost island of the Torres Strait Archipelago. They are made from fibreglass, as actual turtles these sizes are a protected species.
