Aboriginal reactions to European encroachment on their land can only be gleaned from the journals, correspondence and writings of collectors and settlers as only the European version of events is recorded. Artifacts collected by anthropologists, geographers and geologists employed by the University of Sydney now supplement Sir William Macleay's original collection. This part of the collection includes an important collection of Aboriginal paintings from Yirrkala mission, obtained by the renowned anthropologist Ronald Berndt in the 1940s. The collection has further been added to by generous donations from members of the public from the late 1960s. The Museum is open 9am to 4 pm on weekdays.
Admission is free.
All the staff of the Macleay Museum have contributed to this exhibition.