Djomi Museum

Djomi Museum is a small community museum in Maningrida in the West Arnhem region of the Northern Territory, Australia. Operated by the Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation, it preserves and displays the cultural heritage of the Kunibídji and neighbouring peoples of central Arnhem Land. The museum holds bark paintings, fibre weavings, historical photographs and everyday objects that document local history, art and life in this remote coastal community.

Visitors can expect a small, community-run museum building in central Maningrida displaying curated collections of Aboriginal cultural material. Exhibits include bark paintings, woven fibre baskets and mats, historical photographs, tools and objects relating to daily life and history of the Maningrida region. The setting is a remote coastal community on the Liverpool River estuary, with displays indoors and interpretive information about local language groups and art traditions. Visits are typically self-guided, with guided explanation available when staff are present.

The museum preserves the history of Maningrida, which was established as a government settlement in 1957 on Kunibídji land at the mouth of the Liverpool River. It documents the development of the community, the history of the Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation, and the continuity of Aboriginal cultural practices in West Arnhem Land through collected objects, photographs and artworks.

The museum serves as a keeping place for the cultural heritage of the peoples of the Maningrida region, including Kunibídji, Burarra, Kurulk, Ndjébbana and other groups. It showcases bark painting, fibre art and material culture that are central to local identity and intergenerational knowledge transmission, and supports cultural maintenance in a remote Aboriginal community.