Koorie Heritage Trust

Finally, after living for a while in Melbourne, I made it! Decided to go and visit KHT and its galleries, set on two different levels. There are at the moment two different temporary exhibitions about aboriginal artists, a painter and a wood “carver”. Moreover, there are a lot of indigenous artefacts, from boomerangs to grinding stones, from shields to spears. Interesting as always learning and experiencing First People art.

Our guide Tristan was wonderful. He had so much knowledge and enthusiasm throughout the tour, and was extremely approachable with questions.

Did a private tour with my family the other day. It’s a short tour but great insight into the indigenous people of the region. I would highly recommend anyone to take the tour.

This review is for the store next to the Heritage Trust. Following on with my commitment to being “a tourist in my own town” I headed to #FederationSquare. After a few hours exploring through the labyrinth of installations, exhibitions and displays at #acmi I meandered up some stairs that popped me out at the east end of #FedSquare and into the storefront of the #kooriheritagetrust store. The skill and talent of the artisans is not to be under estimated. The majority of the work on display designed from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities with a strong focus on southern parts of Australia. The well curated pieces sold support the artists and designers directly. Grounded in a 60,000 year history it’s comforting to see this authentic work be honoured at Fed Square. Thank you to the lovely Dayna who multitasked by sharing her knowledge of the store and weaving her own creation. Highly recommend a visit to explore, discover, learn and appreciate our First Nations history. #tripadvisor #tripadvisorreview #tripadvisorreviewer #googlelocalguide #googlelicalguides #letsguide #thewanderingreviewer @fed.square #shopkht #cityofmelbourne @cityofmelbourne #FedSquare @CityofMelbourne #IndigenousArt #AboriginalArt @koorieheritagetrust

What an amazing experience! We went on the Birrarung guided walk. Our guide Jake, was incredibly knowledgeable about the history, culture and the significance of our surrounding landscape. The stories shared gave us a deeper understanding of the area and its connections to the First nations people. I highly recommend this tour to anyone looking to appreciate and learn more about Melbourne/Victoria's rich Indigenous heritage!

I’ve wanted to learn more about indigenous culture in Australia and this is a very good place to start

Small but educational and interesting. The two exhibitions that were on were excellent.

Ash gave us the most wonderful tour- we absolutely loved learning more about the First Nations people & seeing so many examples of aboriginal art. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us !!