Stories

Stories

By embedding Indigenous cultures and knowledges in our learning and teaching, research and engagement initiatives, we promote an understanding of, and respect for, the traditions and perspectives of the many nations and language groups that make up Indigenous Australia.  In this context,  stories emerge which provide a glimpse of the achievements, discoveries and spirit that exist within our University community.

Inside view of the 65000 years exhibition

The Potter Museum of Art reopens with landmark exhibition

The Potter Museum of Art, the flagship art museum of the University of Melbourne, reopens with the landmark exhibition, 65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art.

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Yoorrook Justice Commission Walk for Truth Portland to Parliament

University set to join the Walk for Truth

The University of Melbourne is proud to support the Yoorrook Justice Commission Walk for Truth.

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Indigenous History of the University of Melbourne

This three-part video series (2021-2023) discusses key learnings from the Indigenous History of the University of Melbourne project, part of Murmuk Djerring Signature Project 5.1 - University Truth and Justice Project.

Indigenous Australia and the University of Melbourne: A truth-telling of our shared history (2021)

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Students participating in a smoking ceremony for Dhumbali 2019

Truth-telling and Place: Contested Histories of the University of Melbourne (2022)

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Giving Voice to Contested Histories: Implications of the University's Truth-telling Project (2023)

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Identity Bricks

Integrated into the structural columns of Building 189, the Identity Bricks serve as a creative recognition of this site as an Indigenous place with a continuing and diverse Indigenous presence.

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