Kalyagul: Connections to Menang Country – Stories Behind the Exhibition

The Kalyagul symposium brought the Albany community together with Menang Elders, knowledge-holders, researchers and museum practitioners to explore the relationships and collaborative work behind Kalyagul: Connections to Menang Country exhibition. Speakers discussed the cultural knowledge held within historical collections and reflected on the responsibilities involved in interpreting and presenting these materials. The conversation considered how museums could move beyond colonial approaches, recognise Menang authority and better honour ongoing custodianship of cultural knowledge. The symposium gave Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal participants an opportunity to hear directly from those involved in the exhibition and consider more respectful approaches to Country, culture and collections.