We’ve got a pretty shady history, but whether you’re a fan of Captain Cook or not, there are some pretty significant cultural and historical paintings and artefacts on show at the NGV this month, presenting our colonial past from both Aboriginal and European points of view.
Colony: Australia 1770-1861 and Colony: Frontier Wars will run at the same time, so that punters can examine pieces by both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal artists, painted at around the same time, from the year Captain Cook arrived to the year the NGV itself was founded.
There’s the first ever European depiction of a kangaroo as well as a taxidermy specimen, 30 Indigenous warrior shields, and the earliest surviving photographs taken in Australia.
Get ready for a profound gallery outing.
