Gurindji Freedom Banners Exhibition

About this event

Gurindji Freedom Banners Exhibition is on at Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House (18 King George Terrace, Parkes, Australian Capital Territory, 2600) on Sun 8 Nov 2026.

Tickets and details are on the organiser’s website, linked on this page.

The organiser lists these accessibility features for the event: https://www.moadoph.gov.au/visit/access.

From the organiser

Mumkurla-nginyi-ma parrngalinyparla – from the darkness into the light.

The Gurindji freedom banners are a collection of 10 hand-painted banners created in 2000 by the Gurindji to share the community's version of the historic 1966 Wave Hill walk-off. The walk-off, or Gurindji strike, led by Gurindji man Vincent Lingiari was an important event in Australia's land rights movement. Many of the 35 Gurindji people involved in the banner-making project were participants in the walk-off.

At some stage, banner eight, Ngumpittu nguwula junypa wanyjarnana (Two young men dancing), went missing. In July 2025, a banner-making workshop was held in Daguragu and Kalkarindji to reconstruct the missing banner and restore the collection.

The venue’s recorded access

Inclusable’s venue database has an entry for Old Parliament House at this location. It records wheelchair access, step-free entry, accessible toilet and accessible parking. The venue hasn’t confirmed these details. They describe the venue in general, not this particular event.

Not yet recorded for the venue: communication and sensory features such as a hearing loop or quiet hours. We don’t know either way, so it’s worth checking before you go.