About Mowanjum Art and Culture Centre
Mowanjum Art and Culture Centre is an Aboriginal-owned art centre and museum located at the Mowanjum Community on Gibb River Road, about 10 kilometres southeast of Derby in the West Kimberley, Western Australia. It represents the Worrorra, Ngarinyin and Wunambal peoples and is renowned for its Wandjina spirit figures and contemporary Aboriginal art. The centre combines a gallery, museum collection and cultural keeping place, supporting artists and sharing Kimberley cultural heritage with visitors.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a remote community art centre set against Kimberley bushland with a gallery displaying contemporary Aboriginal paintings, prints and sculpture, a museum and keeping place with cultural objects, historic photographs and large Wandjina figures, and an art shop selling authentic works. The centre offers guided cultural tours by arrangement, interpretive displays about Wandjina-Wunggurr culture, and opportunities to meet artists when present. The setting is open, quiet and focused on art and cultural learning.
Key highlights
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Large Wandjina spirit figures and Wunggurr cultural displays
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Contemporary paintings and works by Worrorra, Ngarinyin and Wunambal artists
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Museum and cultural keeping place with historic collection and photographs