About Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre
The Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre is a Yolngu-owned art centre and museum located in the Aboriginal community of Yirrkala in East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. Established in 1976, it operates as a community-controlled art centre, gallery and digital archive known as the Mulka Project. It displays and sells bark paintings, larrakitj, carvings and prints by Yolngu artists and houses a museum collection documenting Yolngu culture and history.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a community-run art centre comprising a light-filled gallery, museum display area and working artist studios set within the remote coastal community of Yirrkala. The interior displays bark paintings, hollow log coffins (larrakitj), carvings, prints and textiles by Yolngu artists, alongside historic museum objects and archival film and audio from the Mulka Project. The setting is low-key and educational, with opportunities to view artists at work, watch cultural films and browse art for sale.
Key highlights
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Yolngu bark paintings and larrakitj (hollow log) poles by local artists
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Museum collection including historic artefacts and the Yirrkala Church Panels
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The Mulka Project digital archive of Yolngu cultural film, audio and photographs
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Working artist studios where visitors can observe artists