Aboriginal guests examine how First Nations knowledge may be the key to a better shared future for all.

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Culture Up Late opens the museum after hours with a few extras including VR experiences, short and sweet tours, hands-on workshops, live music and performances. Enjoy a mid-week diversion with a bit of a difference! It’s also the perfect opportunity to enjoy the latest exhibitions, during its quieter moments.

• Live Music - Nainiouman
  Experience the music of Weilwan and Gamilaroi educator, mentor, advocate, writer, storyteller, musician, performer, communicator, Rachel Shields which discusses sustaining knowledge and the environment.
• Sharing Knowledges - Building futures: short talk
  Join Wiradjuri biologist and educator, Renee Cawthorne as she discusses incorporating First Nations perspectives in STEM education.
• Revitalising Practice
  Hear Simon Penrose talk about his journey revitalising and strengthening his cultural practices.
• Yarra: bite sized language lessons
  Learn Wiradjuri in these bite size lessons with Wiradjuri man and language teacher, Aaron Ellis.
• Spot Tour: IndigiHack
  Question everything on the IndigiHack tour, which invites you to look at sustainability from a cultural perspective
• Adorned
  Create jewellery with natural materials with Charlie Williams.
• Bush foods and medicine
  Aboriginal staff demonstrate the beneficial uses of local flora, much of which is undervalued to the untrained eye.
• Yarning Gadi
  Uncover Aboriginal Sydney with Gadigal Man Joel Davison, s, as he discusses the Gadi narrative space.
• Out of the Vaults
  Join Rebecca Fisher as she illustrates how different Aboriginal cultural objects at the Museum challenge myths and stereotypes.
• Live Conservation
  Watch how the Museum preserves its collection with live conservation demonstrations by Museum staff.
• Virtual Reality:CHASING CORAL
  Coral bleaching is one of the most visible effects of climate change. See the changes to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef with your own eyes in this VR experience: immerse yourself in the underwater seascape of the Great Barrier Reef before it disappears.
• Mammoths: Giants of the Ice Age
  Tickets include free access to the entire museum, including temporary exhibition Mammoths - Giant of the Ice Age

Running Time: 5:00pm - 9:00pm