The Orange Regional Museum exhibition Mulaa Giilang: Wiradjuri stories of the night sky has received highly commended in the Exhibiting Excellence Award at the 2024 Australian Museums and Galleries (AMaGA) Awards.
The Australian Museums and Galleries Awards (AMaGA) annual awards program is dedicated to celebrating, acknowledging, and showcasing achievement within Australia’s museum and gallery sector. Throughout the long history of this peer-reviewed initiative, we have shone a spotlight on excellence in the sector, ranging from publications and branding projects to exhibitions and public programming.
The awards were presented in September during the Australian Museums and Galleries Association’s Conference on Wadawurrung Country in Ballarat, Victoria.
Orange Regional Museum Manager Mary-Elizabeth Andrews said the award was particularly special because it was judged by industry peers and recognised excellence in the sector across Australia.
“We’re absolutely thrilled to receive highly commended at the national AMaGA Awards,” Dr Andrews said.
Mulaa Giilang: Wiradjuri stories of the night sky drew on tens of thousands of years of cultural tradition and knowledge to explore how for First Nations people, the earth, sea and sky are intimately connected. It received hundreds of visitors over a three-month period from August to October in 2022.
The exhibition was also named best exhibition for small museums at the 2023 Museums and Galleries NSW IMAGinE Awards and best exhibition at the 2023 National Trust (NSW) Heritage Awards.
Read more on the Orange City Council website.
IMAGE:Mulaa Giilang: Wiradjuri stories of the night sky/ source Orange City Council
