Designs for the much anticipated huge new development of the The Aboriginal Art and Culture Centre on North Terrace have been released.
The design is based on temporary shelters created by Aboriginal peoples, known as “wurlie” and “humpy”.
The art and culture centre will have over 30,000 items from all around Australia, likely to be the most extensive collection of Aboriginal art anywhere in the world.
The AACC will showcase 65,000 years of indigenous art and culture with the facility set to become an international tourism attraction.
Lot Fourteen will host this exciting new AACC, with the South Australian Government committing $200 million dollars to the facility, including $85 million from the Australian Government.
The gallery is being developed in partnership with Aboriginal and first nations people and will showcase the history of Aboriginal people and highlight their achievements.
South Australian Premier Steven Marshall said the striking reference design, with overlapping layers surrounding a central gathering space, embodies the vision of the AACC as a gateway to the oldest living cultures in the world by incorporating the elements of earth, land and
sky.
“The AACC will offer extraordinary immersive experiences, combining traditional storytelling with modern technology, celebrating 65,000 years of Aboriginal cultures and creating a global tourism attraction,” said the Premier.
“We will share with the world, with great pride, the incredible stories and unique cultures, of Australia’s first peoples, as never told or shown before.
“The reference design has been developed in close consultation with the ARG (Aboriginal Reference Group for the AACC) to reflect Aboriginal values and aspirations.”
It is expected that construction will begin on the project sometime in 2021 with the building to be completed in 2025.
The Aboriginal Art and Cultures Centre will be located at Lot Fourteen, corner of North Terrace and, Frome Rd.
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