Reflecting on National Reconciliation Week

This year marks two significant anniversaries: 50 years since the 1967 referendum and 25 years since the historic Mabo decision.

Our national cultural institutions are hosting events to mark the occasion and celebrate our rich Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and history, including:  

• Defying Empire: 3rd National Indigenous Art Triennial at the National Gallery of Australia (26 May to 10 September)

• National Reconciliation Week highlights at the Portrait Gallery (27 May to 3 June)
• Evolution: Torres Strait Masks at the National Museum of Australia (19 May to 23 July)
• Change Is Gonna Come at the National Museum of Australia (24 May to 30 January 2018)
• Radio National panel discussion: 1967 referendum at the National Museum of Australia (24 May, 6.00pm – 7.30pm)
• Yes: the ongoing story of the 1967 Referendum at the Museum of Australian Democracy (25 May to March 2018)
• Christine Anu In Conversation at the National Film and Sound Archive (2 June)

National Reconciliation Week is held each year from 27 May to 3 June. The theme for 2017 is ‘Let’s take the next steps’.

For more information about National Reconciliation Week celebrations around Australia, visit Reconciliation Australia's website.

You can also follow the National Reconciliation Week conversation on Twitter by using #NRW2017.