Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute

Est. 1989 | Australia's oldest Aboriginal-owned and managed multi-arts centre.

The Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, usually referred to simply as Tandanya, is an art museum located on Grenfell Street in Adelaide, South Australia. Tandanyas name reflects the organisations ongoing commitment to honour and respect the traditional owners and custodians for this country.

Tandanya is the Kaurna (pronounced Garna) word for place of the Red Kangaroo.

The Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute promotes Indigenous Australian art, including visual art, music and storytelling.

Tandanya is a visionary and vibrant place for all to explore and experience contemporary and traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural expression, through the performing and visual arts.

As a visitor to Tandanya, you can meet Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, walk through diverse and exciting exhibitions in our art galleries, watch our cultural presentation and yidaki (didgeridoo) or dance performance.

Tandanya is owned and managed by the National Aboriginal Cultural Institute Inc.

Openings

BARKA, The Forgotten River
Exhibition Opening - 2019

Kanalaritja Unbroken String
Exhibition Opening - 2018

Boo! Aboriginal Ghost Stories & Other Scary Stories
Exhibition Openings - 2016

Kaurna Country
253 Grenfell Street
ADELAIDE SA 5000
Ph: +61 8 08 8224 3200

10.00am - 5.00pm
Monday - Saturday
Closed Sundays & Public Holidays

ENTRY
Free to the galleries and Gallery Shop
Fees apply for cultural presentations and performances
PARKING
Onsite parking is NOT available