Primarily designed for schools in rural, regional and remote areas, this engaging new program combines two elements: The Black Box, a Tasmanian Aboriginal cultural loan box, which features unique and powerful teaching objects and is available to borrow for guided use in your classroom; and a live digital excursion of ningina tunapri, TMAG’s Tasmanian Aboriginal gallery.
The Black Box contains a range of significant objects made by Tasmanian Aboriginal people, each accompanied by teaching notes and discussion ideas. The live virtual tour of ningina tunapri is presented by a Tasmanian Aboriginal community member (one of TMAG’s First Peoples Learning Facilitators) using Microsoft Teams.
The program is free, however there is a fee for freighting The Black Box if required. Freight is free for Department of Education schools. Tour duration is 1.5 hours, comprising two 30 minute sessions with a 30 minute break in between. The Black Box is available for a borrowing period of two weeks, and is suitable for grades 3-12.
Download a flyer here (PDF).
This program is supported by Aboriginal Education Services, Department of Education, TasNetworks and the Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society (ADFAS).
For further information about any of TMAG's loan resources, please contact the Centre for Learning and Discovery by email tmag.bookings@tmag.tas.gov.au
Please note - this resource is currently unavailable