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Museum and Art Gallery of VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
the Northern Territory Practical Information
Conacher St.
The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory has Tel (08) 8999 8264.
exhibitions on regional Aboriginal art and culture, maritime ∑ magnt.net.au
history, visual arts and natural history. Open 9am–5pm Mon–Fri,
10am–5pm Sat & Sun.
The museum’s collection of Aboriginal art is considered Closed 1 Jan, Good Fri, 25 & 26
to be the best in the world and has some particularly fine Dec. ^ 7 = 0 -
carvings and bark paintings, along with explanations of Transport
Aboriginal culture. Other displays include a chilling exhibition @ 6.
on Cyclone Tracy and displays that explain the evolution of
some of the Top End’s unique and curious wildlife, including
the popular stuffed crocodile named “Sweetheart”.

Key . Indigenous Art Gallery
Indigenous Art Gallery In this gallery, exhibits describe
both the anthropology and
Natural Sciences Gallery
creation stories of local Aboriginal
Cyclone Tracy Gallery groups as an introduction to the
Visual Art Gallery artworks on display that portray
Amphitheatre their lives and culture.
Maritime Galleries
Temporary exhibitions
Non-exhibition space
Monsoon Forest Pathway
Fish Pond

Upper
floor
Ground
floor

Discovery
Centre
Sweetheart
Theatrette This large male crocodile, measuring 5 m (16 ft)
in length, is called Sweetheart. It was caught in
1979 in the Finnis River, which is between Darwin
Entrance and Kakadu. He drowned while being captured,
after becoming entangled with a log.

Façade of the Museum and Art Gallery
Located 4 km (2 miles) north of Darwin’s centre,
the museum’s stylish low-level building is in a
tropical beachside setting overlooking Fannie Bay.