I really don't know how to talk about art in a technical or fancy way but I know that the paintings spoke to something within me. I didn't realise how much I missed it until I saw the beautiful paintings and drawings from the two elders. Within the exhibition there was the Two Strong Sisters Connected art exhibition featuring work by the indigenous artists, Aunty Rochelle Patten and Aunty Eileen Harrison. I loved seeing all the hand made items - necklaces made from kangaroo teeth, seed pods and other organic materials axe heads, message sticks and shields. They of course are already very good at using a fire drill to start fires, thanks to the Firekeepers' camps we have been going to for the past few years. The girls had a giggle over the fire drill set up for people to have a go at starting a fire. It was great hearing different languages for Australian animals.
A lot of the interactive exhibits were closed due to COVID-19 but we still managed to see quite a few things. Our second stop was the Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre and the exhibition First Peoples. We saw heaps of birds we've never seen before and now I have the fun job of finding out what they are. We also saw fish, frogs, eastern long necked turtles, lizards and ants.
I really like how the museum mixes indoor and outdoor spaces for its exhibits - it's a beautifully designed building.
Our first stop was the outdoor rainforest space filled plants, trees, wildlife and birds. I like to fill the car with people for the same reason. When I have to go somewhere by car I like to fit in a few things so we're not wasting petrol by taking multiple trips so we also did some grocery shopping at Terra Madre, the organic food mecca. My main reason for going was to buy their Museum Victoria fields guide to marine life and I figured we may as well all go and check out the museum while we were there especially as we haven't visited for years and I knew there would be lots of cool things to see. We all piled into the car and headed into town to visit the Melbourne Museum.