Arts & Culture
These posts are about museums, visual arts, literature, music and also Indigenous culture
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From ‘souvenir’ to ‘fine art’ – Indigenous women triumph
At La Perouse, finely wrought “souvenirs” of shells reveal a powerful story of Aboriginal women’s artistry,…
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Why you must visit La Perouse, Sydney
About 20 minutes from Coogee, La Perouse is my favourite place to walk, swim and think.…
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The future of La Perouse Museum?
What should the future La Perouse Museum and First Nations Cultural Precinct look like? Drawing on…
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Dharawal Resting Place: Bringing Aboriginal ancestors home to Country
Since 1970’s Aboriginal Australians have been pressing for the repatriation of the ancestral remains held in…
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Unexpected cultural depths: Art history at Sydney’s eastern beaches
From the impressionist painters who made Coogee worth picturing, to Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s monumental Wrapped Coast…
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Sea Country and the fight for Indigenous sea rights
The Yirrkala Bark Petition of 1963 set in motion a decades-long fight for Indigenous sea rights…
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You will never guess my favourite museum
From childhood atlas dreams of Winnipeg to standing inside the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, this…
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“A Mile in My Shoes”
In a world lacking in empathy, museums can create opportunities to experience it and build social…
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Coogee reading list
From the shark murder mystery to the ladies-only ocean pool, Coogee has inspired some remarkable books.…
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Some great Aussie movies
A curated collection of Australian films — from Indigenous stories and feminist pioneers to larrikin comedies…
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