[TimorLesteStudies] T-L ART & CRAFT EXHIBITION - DARWIN

[Jenny]

>Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009
>From: Australia-East Timor Association <aetamel at aetamel.org>
>Subject: AETA E-MAILOUT: T-L ART & CRAFT EXHIBITION - DARWIN
>
>HUSI BEI ALA TIMOR SIRA NIA LIMAN
>FROM THE HANDS OF OUR ANCESTORS
>DAS MAOS DOS NOSSOS ANTEPASSADOS
>
>WHERE:
>Museum and Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT),
>Conacher Street, Fannie Bay, Darwin
>
>WHEN:
>Last weeks - Exhibition closes 12 July 2009
>
>DETAILS:
>This comprehensive international exhibition presents the traditional and
>contemporary art and crafts of Timor-Leste. It is a joint initiative of
>MAGNT and the National Directorate of Culture, Timor-Leste and features
>artefacts from the National Collection of Timor-Leste as well as pieces from
>the MAGNT collection and private collectors. The exhibition features more
>than 130 pieces including textiles, ceramics, wooden carvings, ceremonial
>house doors and body adornment and provides insights into the distinctive
>living cultures of this young nation.
>
>Further information:
>www.magnt.nt.gov.au
>Tel: (08) 8999 8289
>
>Please note: Members attending the 'Transforming Timor-Leste' and the
>'Understanding Timor-Leste' conferences in Dili in early July may wish to
>visit the exhibition as they transit via Darwin.
>----------------------------------------
>Australia-East Timor Association (AETA)
>PO Box 93
>FITZROY VIC 3065
>AUSTRALIA
>Tel.: 61 3 9416 2960
>E-mail: aetamel at aetamel.org