Museum of Central Australia
The Museum of Central Australia is currently closed to the public due to redevelopment.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
Requests for permission to access the Strehlow Research Centre must be made in advance, with visits by appointment only.
From the big bang to the present day, the Museum of Central Australia follows the geological history of the area.
The Museum of Central Australia is based in the Araluen Cultural Precinct in Alice Springs. It tells the story of the region's unique natural history, following the evolution of the landscape and the fascinating creatures that inhabited it.
The Museum of Central Australia also houses the Strehlow Research Centre, one of Australia's most important collections of film, sound, archival records and museum objects relating to Indigenous ceremonial life.
A Frontier Journey:
1915-1918 photographs by Otto Tschirn
A remarkable insight into the social world of the Central Australian frontier in the early 20th century.
Natural History Gallery
From the big bang to the present day, meteorite fragments, fossils and interpretive displays detail the geological history of Central Australia.
The Strehlow Research Centre
Located within the Museum of Central Australia, The Strehlow Research Centre manages one of the most important ethnographic collections of film, sound, archival records and objects relating to Indigenous ceremonial life found anywhere in the world.
This collection is based around the field work and writings of Professor Theodor George Henry Strehlow, often referred to as TGH Strehlow, who spent more than four decades in recording the ceremonial customs and traditions of Aranda culture in Central Australia.
