On a 65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art exhibition tour, our experienced facilitators will introduce your students to key ideas and artworks. Students will participate in group discussions and activities, prompting them to think critically about the works.
Exhibition tours
Connection to Country/place
Grades 3–4
Students will explore Connections to Country/place through five key artworks by Brett Leavy, Mandy Nicholson, Albert Namatjira, MiniminiNumalkiyiyaMamarika, and Betty Muffler and Maringka Burton.
Duration: 60 min
Continuity of culture
Grades 5–6
Students will explore Continuity of Culture through seven key artworks by Brett Leavy, Mandy Nicholson, William Barak, Mundukul and NoŋgirrŋaMarawili, Woŋgu and DhambitMunuŋgurr, and Betty Muffler and Maringka Burton.
Duration: 60 min
Land, belonging and time
Grades 7–8
Students will explore Land, belonging and time through six key artworks by Brett Leavy, Mandy Nicholson, Brian Robinson, Ginger Riley Munduwalawala, Naomi Hobson, and Betty Muffler and Maringka Burton.
Duration: 60 mins
Rights and freedoms
Grades 9–10
Students will explore Land, rights and freedom through six key artworks by Brett Leavy, Lin Onus, Trevor Nickolls ,Robert Campbell JNR, Ishmael Marika, and Betty Muffler and Maringka Burton.
Duration: 60 mins
Truth-telling through curating
Grades 11–12 VCE
Senior secondary students will learn about the process and practice of curating 65,000 Years through five key artworks by Brett Leavy, Julie Gough, Gordon Bennett, and Betty Muffler andMaringka Burton
Duration: 90 mins
Session times
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Grades 3–10: 11am, 12.15pm, 1.30pm
Grades 11/12: 11.15am, 1pm
Cost
$15 per student* + booking fee^
*Group sizes and duty of care: Mincost for 15 students. Capacity 15-60 students per session time .One teacher requiredper group of 15 students .
^Booking fees: $50 for up to 15 students, $75 for up to 30 students, and $100 for up to 60 students.
Low-SES schools are encouraged to get in touch with the Learning Experiences team for more information about available support through the Potter’s Schools Access Program. Email school-bookings@unimelb.edu.au
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Learn about the exhibition
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
The exhibition examines the rise to prominence of First Peoples’ art across Australia.
65,000 Years Learning Resources
Engage with the 65,000 Years exhibition with high quality, Indigenous-led curriculum resources created by the Ngarrngga Project.
65,000 Years Teacher PD
Professional learning for educators who are keen to engage with the 65,000 Years exhibition and the connected Ngarrngga curriculum resources.