National Reconciliation Week 2026, Reconciliation Australia, May 2026
This National Reconciliation Week, we are sharing how CAMD members across the country are responding to this year’s theme All In with programs that invite Australians to listen, learn, reflect and act. From intimate conversations with First Nations leaders to free film screenings, cultural workshops, and illuminated harbour-side gatherings.
Australian Museum is marking Reconciliation Week with the Ngalu Warrawi Marri Film Series a free celebration of First Nations cinema exploring kinship, resilience and cultural legacy through three distinct genres and perspectives. https://australian.museum/event/ngalu-film-series/
South Australian Museum has a rich program including cultural gallery tours led by Bookabee Australia, a family space for young children featuring First Nations picture books and the ABC series Dance with Tom, and a new foyer display celebrating Kaurna Wangayarta: an award-winning memorial park. https://whatson.samuseum.sa.gov.au/events/national-reconciliation-week-2026?mc_cid=570945d115&mc_eid=24962792c6
National Museum of Australia is presenting From Little Things, Big Things GROW: From Nambour to Canberra, a multigenerational First Nations community arts project curated and led by Gunggari and Kamilaroi Elder Aunty Jude Hammond. The program includes free performances, a coolamon-making workshop and guided First Australians tours throughout the week. https://www.nma.gov.au/whats-on/reconciliation-week-2026-at-the-museum/from-little-things-big-things-grow-exhibition
The Australian National Maritime Museum is transforming into a vibrant harbour-side meeting place for Sea Gathering – Myth & Modernity on 2 June as part of Vivid Sydney. Guided by the bold visual world of Torres Strait artist Brian Robinson, the evening weaves together light installations, live music, artmaking, First Nations exhibitions and native-ingredient dining. https://www.sea.museum/en/whats-on/events/vivid-sydney
Queensland Museum Tropics is launching its inaugural Yarning Series with a powerful session featuring Aunty Gail Mabo: artist, cultural knowledge holder and daughter of Eddie Koiki Mabo, reflecting on her family’s legacy, her own creative journey, and the enduring relevance of her father’s vision for reconciliation. https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/tropics/whats-on/yarning-series/
WA Museum Boola Bardip is hosting Reconciliation Memoirs with June Oscar AO: an in-depth conversation with the proud Bunuba woman and former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, whose life’s work has shaped national conversations on justice, women’s rights and community empowerment. https://visit.museum.wa.gov.au/boolabardip/reconciliation-memoirs-june-oscar-ao
Museum of the Great Southern is honouring Country and community through two events: a curatorial talk with respected Local Elder and Cultural Custodian Vernice Gillies, reflecting on Albany 2026 from a Noongar perspective. https://visit.museum.wa.gov.au/greatsouthern/tuesday-curatorial-all-2026-reconciliation-week
The Museum of Australian Democracy is hosting a digital classroom session with celebrated author, poet and artist Kirli Saunders, giving students the chance to hear her read from her picture books and engage with this year’s All In theme. https://moadoph.gov.au/learn/digital-excursions/reconciliation-week-with-kirli-saunders
The Mint (Historic Houses Trust) is continuing its Firestick talk series, bringing First Nations visionaries into conversation with public audiences. Coming up: Runway Country on 18 June explores how First Nations designers are reshaping the fashion industry, and After the News, the Truth-Telling on 13 August looks at the role of journalism and media in truth-telling. https://mhnsw.au/whats- on/events/firestick/