Museum Carnarvon

Step inside a place where stories live, culture breathes, and the voices of the Old People guide your journey.
A visit to Gwoonwardu Mia, Gascoyne Aboriginal Heritage and Cultural Centre on Yinggarda Country comes to life with a fully guided cultural experience told from the perspective of
Yinggarda people, the traditional owners of Gwoonwardu (Carnaravon).
Your cultural experience begins with a warm welcome in Gwoonwardu Mia’s Ethno-botanical Garden where visitors are invited to slow down, listen deeply, and connect with the living culture of the region. In this engaging space, you will meet Rennee, a Yinggarda elder who shares her intimate knowledge of bush plants traditionally used for food and medicine. Visitors will come to understand how Yinggarda people have lived sustainably from the arid lands of the Gascoyne region, following the seasons and songlines passed down through generations.

Taste, touch and feel genuine artefacts, bushfoods and medicinal remedies in a genuine, relatable exchange of knowledge, whilst enjoying a nature-inspired morning tea of damper and bushfood condiments.
Following morning tea, Rennee will escort guests through Gwoonwardu Mia’s immersive galleries, exhibitions and interactive displays, respectfully interpreting the deeper meaning behind the displays and sharing cultural knowledge from her lived experience.. The award-winning exhibition “Burlganjya Wanggaya – Old People Talking” brings these stories to life. Here, ancient traditions meet modern storytelling as oral histories, cultural objects and multimedia experiences reveal how Aboriginal people have understood and cared for Country across millennia.
This is more than a museum visit. It is an opportunity to sit with culture, to listen with respect and leave not only with new knowledge, but with a deeper appreciation for the wisdom, resilience and generosity of the region’s First Peoples — and the privilege of hearing their stories on Yinggarda Country.
Access & Inclusion

This tour is wheelchair and pram friendly. If you have any specific accessibility needs, please contact us and we will adapt the tour where possible. Companion Cards are welcomed. If you have dietary requirements, please advise at the time of booking.
What to Bring

Comfortable jinaboogas (walking shoes), Weather-appropriate clothing for outdoors, Mungawala (hat), a w ater bottle, c uriosity, willingness to learn and a smile :)
Meeting Point
Gwoonwardu Mia Cultural Centre Entrance Foyer