The Place
The Place for Indigenous Art and Culture (The Place) will be an Indigenous-led research and teaching facility, celebrating the diversity of Indigenous artmaking and material culture.
Located on the University of Melbourne Parkville campus, the Place will incorporate museum storage with learning, research and viewing spaces, providing culturally appropriate access to the significant Indigenous Collections in the University’s care.
Collections
The University of Melbourne’s Indigenous Collections include significant art and cultural material from more than ninety communities of origin across Australia. The Indigenous Art and Culture Collection encompasses the Donald Thomson Collection, the Woodward Gift, and the Leonhard Adam Collection of International Indigenous Cultures, as well as contemporary art, archival and cultural material.
Repatriation
The University of Melbourne is committed to working with communities of origin to reconcile the wrongs of the past to strengthen and heal for a better future.
The Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 (Vic) guides repatriation in Victoria. The University has established a dedicated repatriation team, carrying out a community-led approach to repatriation that is grounded in our legal and ethical obligations.
Find out what we're doing to facilitate repatriation and the support we can provide.
