Museum of the Northern Territory - Darwin City Deal medical services of the Northern ... would make...
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Museum of the Northern Territory The Northern Territory Government proposes to construct a major new Museum in Darwin, located at Myilly Point on the site of the Kahlin Compound and the Old Darwin Hospital. This new Museum, referred to as the Museum of the Northern Territory, will incorporate the Territory’s connuous history inclusive of the world’s most ancient living culture. The new Museum will embody what it means to be a Territorian. The Museum and its site context will reflect the locality history recognising the Larrakia people, and the significance of the Kahlin Compound. It will also reflect the history of the Old Darwin Hospital and the associated pioneer medical services of the Northern Territory. The Museum will also reflect our Chinese, Greek and many other ancestries, in recognion of Darwin’s successful and integrated mulcultural community. It will encompass curatorial level displays, artefacts, and interpretave and digital displays depicng Territory stories and themes. A consultant team led by award-winning architects troppo and ARM Architecture has been engaged to consult the community in order to undertake a scoping study, and develop a return brief for the design and development of the new Museum. What would make the Museum of the Northern Territory truly representave of the unique history of the Northern Territory? We’d like to know what the community thinks would make the Museum of the Northern Territory truly representave of this unique place. Consultaon will consider, but is not limited to: • Understanding and defining what is unique and characterising of the Northern Territory • Examining ways to create a rich visitor experience for locals and interstate and internaonal visitors – and a layered and changing one that promotes return visitaon • Use of the site including landscape areas to deliver broad public amenity • Opportunity for events and social acvity to enhance the vitality of the City • Opportunity for partnerships with community, educaon, commercial and tourism sectors • Opportunity for the Museum, as a living/ working Museum to reach out and interact with the whole of the Territory. You can provide your thoughts via the Northern Territory Government’s Have Your Say website at haveyoursay.nt.gov.au/museumoftheNT. A series of community workshops and pop-up stalls is also proposed during October and November 2017. For more informaon about workshop dates and mes, and the proposal for the Museum of the Northern Territory, visit the Have Your Say website.
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Museum of the Northern TerritoryThe Northern Territory Government proposes to construct a major new Museum in Darwin, located at Myilly Point on the site of the Kahlin Compound and the Old Darwin Hospital.
This new Museum, referred to as the Museum of the Northern Territory, will incorporate the Territory’s continuous history inclusive of the world’s most ancient living culture. The new Museum will embody what it means to be a Territorian.
The Museum and its site context will reflect the locality history recognising the Larrakia people, and the significance of the Kahlin Compound. It will also reflect the history of the Old Darwin Hospital and the associated pioneer medical services of the Northern Territory. The Museum will also reflect our Chinese, Greek and many other ancestries, in recognition of Darwin’s successful and integrated multicultural community.
It will encompass curatorial level displays, artefacts, and interpretative and digital displays depicting Territory stories and themes.
A consultant team led by award-winning architects troppo and ARM Architecture has been engaged to consult the community in order to undertake a scoping study, and develop a return brief for the design and development of the new Museum.
What would make the Museum of the Northern Territory truly representative of the unique history of the Northern Territory?
We’d like to know what the community thinks would make the Museum of the Northern Territory truly representative of this unique place.
Consultation will consider, but is not limited to:• Understanding and defining what is
unique and characterising of the Northern Territory
• Examining ways to create a rich visitor experience for locals and interstate and international visitors – and a layered and changing one that promotes return visitation
• Use of the site including landscape areas to deliver broad public amenity
• Opportunity for events and social activity to enhance the vitality of the City
• Opportunity for partnerships with community, education, commercial and tourism sectors
• Opportunity for the Museum, as a living/ working Museum to reach out and interact with the whole of the Territory.
You can provide your thoughts via the Northern Territory Government’s Have Your Say website at haveyoursay.nt.gov.au/museumoftheNT.
A series of community workshops and pop-up stalls is also proposed during October and November 2017. For more information about workshop dates and times, and the proposal for the Museum of the Northern Territory, visit the Have Your Say website.
