Our aims are both to preserve and display local Aboriginal Artifacts and to educate Koorie and non-Koorie people in local Aboriginal culture.
(non-Koorie = non indigenous)
Through encouraging the Koorie community to identify with their own culture, we at the Bangerang Keeping Place give our people a sense of pride in our own rich cultural heritage.
The Bangerang tribe of Northern Victoria consisted of ten (10) different clan groups living in the region between the Murray and Goulburn Rivers.
Their proud traditions live on today through their many descendants, who are now the custodians of Shepparton's Bangerang Cultural Centre.
On display, the visitor will see our own unique collection of Koorie art and artefacts, which explain the wide and rich culture of the local people. At the same time comparisons are made with associated tribes where cultural exchanges took place.
Some of these exchanges are vividly illustrated in the spectacular dioramas
(in scale 1 to 1) created by non-Koorie artist George Browning.
While exhibiting artefacts and displays from the Murray and Goulburn Rivers region, the Bangerang Cultural Centre also contains Aboriginal artefacts from other parts of Australia.
We, here at the Bangerang Cultural Centre are available for visitors, school groups, organisation's visits and corporate talks, which may include Koorie music and dance.
Tour groups can book ahead to experience that personal touch with a guided presentation.
