Encounters: exhibition of Indigenous Art | British Museum

Upcoming exhibition of Australian Indigenous art in April- Encounters - is starting to get onto the radar of the UK press. A joint project between the National Museum of Australia , ANU and the British Museum, it promises to be one of the most significant exhibitions in the UK of Indigenous work. Produced under the curatorial guidance of Dr Gaye Sculthorpe British Museum, along with Australian curators Ian Coates & Jay Arthur, and the National Museum of Australia's Mat Trinca.

'Encounters would give Australian audiences insights into the truths about their country’s difficult past and the often complex early relationships between European settlers and original inhabitants.' says Mat Trinca 

This spear thrower from north-western Australia dates to the late 19th or early 20th century. Photograph: the trustees of the British Museum

The research project that goes alongside this is Engaging Objects: Indigenous communities and museum collections

The Research Team: Professor Howard Morphy (ANU), Dr Lissant Bolton (BM), Dr Ian Coates (NMA), Dr John Carty (ANU), Dr Maria Nugent (ANU), and Dr Michael Pickering (NMA).