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lillibetWe had one full day in Adelaide. We started out at Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Center, which was a small gallery of modern works by Aboriginal artists and a few historical artifacts, if which the most interesting to me was the collection of NAIDOC Week posters, mostly for the changing graphic design over time and what could be gleaned about the community's biggest concerns over time. This year was the first time they have focused on the time of women in Aboriginal culture and history.
From there we went up to the big museum complex on the north side of the city center. We started at the Migration Museum, where we learned a lot about the history of immigration here. We also got to see a fascinating series of works by a woman who was taken from her mother and raised in a mission home--deeply sad and wrong, but with a strong thread of the surprising joys that can be found, even in horrifying circumstances. Alice made the connection with a story about Tibetan monks in Chinese prison campus that I thought was really interesting.
After lunch at the State Library and a brief look at their Treasures Wall, we went on to the South Australia Museum. There we spent most of our time in the Aboriginal culture galleries, where the highlight was the Yuendumu School Doors. We also saw the Pacific Islander galleries and exhibits about Antarctic exploration, the first Australian astronaut, opalized fossils (so cool!) and more. Alice had no brain for art, so I left her there with Jason while I went over to the Art Gallery of South Australia for an hour wandering their collection.
The forecast had been for rain all day, but it was lovely as we left the museums so we spent an hour strolling down the Rundle Street mall, checking out various stores and arcades along the way. For dinner we went to the Press Grill, which was very tasty.
On Tuesday we took the recommendation of a former co-worker of Jason's and drive out to the d'Arenburg Cube, a bizarre structure of art relating to the wine, which is available to taste on the top floor. After that we had a nifty choose-your-own charcuterie platter at their very pleasant cafe before heading to the airport.
Kangaroo Island will have to wait for the next post.
From there we went up to the big museum complex on the north side of the city center. We started at the Migration Museum, where we learned a lot about the history of immigration here. We also got to see a fascinating series of works by a woman who was taken from her mother and raised in a mission home--deeply sad and wrong, but with a strong thread of the surprising joys that can be found, even in horrifying circumstances. Alice made the connection with a story about Tibetan monks in Chinese prison campus that I thought was really interesting.
After lunch at the State Library and a brief look at their Treasures Wall, we went on to the South Australia Museum. There we spent most of our time in the Aboriginal culture galleries, where the highlight was the Yuendumu School Doors. We also saw the Pacific Islander galleries and exhibits about Antarctic exploration, the first Australian astronaut, opalized fossils (so cool!) and more. Alice had no brain for art, so I left her there with Jason while I went over to the Art Gallery of South Australia for an hour wandering their collection.
The forecast had been for rain all day, but it was lovely as we left the museums so we spent an hour strolling down the Rundle Street mall, checking out various stores and arcades along the way. For dinner we went to the Press Grill, which was very tasty.
On Tuesday we took the recommendation of a former co-worker of Jason's and drive out to the d'Arenburg Cube, a bizarre structure of art relating to the wine, which is available to taste on the top floor. After that we had a nifty choose-your-own charcuterie platter at their very pleasant cafe before heading to the airport.
Kangaroo Island will have to wait for the next post.
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