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Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory

Conacher Street | Bullocky Point, Darwin, Northern Territory 0801, Australia
08 8999 8201
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Ranked #2 of 31 attractions in Darwin
Type: Museums, Art Museums
Owner description: The fierce Cyclone Tracey that devastated Darwin in 1974 is chillingly re-enacted inside this museum's "Black Room." Situated in a tropical garden,... more » Owner description: The fierce Cyclone Tracey that devastated Darwin in 1974 is chillingly re-enacted inside this museum's "Black Room." Situated in a tropical garden, the museum also houses Aboriginal, Southeast Asian and Oceanic art. « less
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Naracoorte, Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 June 2013 NEW

Spend a few hours here and thought it was great value (it is free) A wonderful place to cool off and wander around. Some good displays. The cafe there is a real bonus although very busy. Food and coffee were good

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 June 2013 NEW

Lovely big air-conditioned building - free entry - an excellent display on Cyclone Tracy and its effects, including a booth where you can experience the noise that occurred. Film, photos, oral histories and great displays portray Darwin from early days to now. This combined with several galleries of incredible artwork and displays of all that is the Northern Territory. Don't... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 June 2013 NEW

Was very interesting. Had art, natural history, culture and a detailed story about Cyclone Tracey. Would recommend it.

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Burleigh Heads, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 June 2013 NEW

A great range of displays from aboriginal art and carvings to fauna and flora exhibits, to a remarkable exhibit on Cyclone Tracy and its impact on Darwin.

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Bangor, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 June 2013 NEW via mobile

Quite r ten dive exhibition space with well laid out and labelled exhibits. The Tracy exhibit is pretty unique in my experience but the overall variety ,site and cafe make this well worth the visit and its free.

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moruya
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 June 2013 NEW

Excellent place. Fascinating photography exhibits when we were there. Prehistoric exhibits and the Cyclone Tracy display stay in my memory but sooo much more to see as well.

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Echuca, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 June 2013 NEW

Loved the Cyclone Tracy Exhibit !! Really started to feel emotional, it was quite a surreal experience!

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Chiang Mai, Thailand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 June 2013

I have visited the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory many times over the last 30 years and every time is always a joy. Not only is it a free attraction that is family friendly, it has many great regular exhibitions that provide an insight into NT history, Indigenous art, flora and fauna - over the years I... More

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Traralgon
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 June 2013

Hopped on the double decker bus, but didn't get too much further than the museum. A great display about Cyclone Tracy which brought home how frightening it must have been. Plenty of other things about the NT and Darwin as well.

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Melbourne
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 June 2013

The interactive Cyclone Tracy exhibit gives you a true sense of what it must have been like. The aboriginal section was fascinating and the straw truck is totally out of this world. The talent in Darwin is truly inspiring as shown by the Year 12 exhibit. Mind blowing.

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