Orange Regional Museum exhibition Mulaa Giilang: Wiradjuri stories of the night sky has been highly commended in the Exhibiting Excellence Award at the 2024 Australian Museums and Galleries (AMaGA) Awards.
The awards were presented last week during the Australian Museums and Galleries Association’s Conference on Wadawurrung Country in Ballarat, Victoria.
Orange Regional Museum Manager, Mary-Elizabeth Andrews said the award was particularly special because it was judged by industry peers and recognised excellence in the sector across Australia.
Mulaa Giilang: Wiradjuri stories of the night sky.
“We’re absolutely thrilled to receive highly commended at the national AMaGA Awards,” Dr Andrews said.
“This project was a fantastic collaboration with local Wiradjuri Elders, knowledge holders, artists and creatives and it was an honour to share Wiradjuri sky stories with our community.”
Mulaa Giilang: Wiradjuri stories of the night sky drew on tens of thousands of years of cultural tradition and knowledge to explore how for First Nations people, the earth, sea and sky are intimately connected. It received hundreds of visitors over a three-month period from August to October in 2022.
The exhibition was also named best exhibition for small museums at the 2023 Museums and Galleries NSW IMAGinE Awards and best exhibition at the 2023 National Trust (NSW) Heritage Awards.
“Congratulations and thank you to all our collaborators, including Wiradjuri knowledge-holder Doug Sutherland, Wiradjuri Elders Uncle Neil Ingram Snr, and Uncle Rick Ah-See, artist Kylie Tarleton and astrophotographers including Rodney Watters, Greg Bradley, Craig Booth and Phil Hart,” Dr Andrews said.
