Travel Reference
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Araluen Arts Centre
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Shopping
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Desert Dwellers
B1
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Tjanpi Desert Weavers
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Araluen Cultural Precinct
CULTURAL CENTRE
(
www.araluen.nt.gov.au
; cnr Larapinta Dr & Memorial Ave; precinct pass adult/child $15/10)
You
can wander around freely outside, accessing the cemetery and grounds, but the 'precinct
pass' provides entry to the exhibitions and displays for two days (with 14 days to use the
pass).
Araluen Arts Centre
ART GALLERY
For a small town, Alice Springs has a thriving arts scene and the Araluen Arts Centre is
at its heart. There is a 500-seat theatre and four galleries with a focus on art from the
central desert region.
The Albert Namatjira Gallery features works by the artist, who began painting water-
colours in the 1930s at Hermannsburg. The exhibition draws comparisons between Nam-
atjira and his initial mentor, Rex Battarbee and other Hermannsburg School artists. It also
features 14 early acrylic works from the Papunya Community School Collection.
Other galleries showcase local artists, travelling exhibitions and newer works from
Indigenous community art centres.
Museum of Central Australia
MUSEUM
( 10am-5pm, library 10am-4pm Mon-Fri)
The natural history collection at this compact
museum recalls the days of megafauna − when hippo-sized wombats and 3m-tall flight-
less birds roamed the land. Among the geological displays are meteorite fragments and
fossils. There's a free audio tour, narrated by a palaeontologist, which helps bring the ex-
hibition to life.
