Still Here Exhibition

The Bowery Gallery in collaboration with Melbourne’s Living Museum of the West presents Still Here. The exhibition is a powerful, grassroots exhibition exploring the continuing presence and resilience of Aboriginal people in Melbourne’s western suburbs. Presented across a series of hand-made portable panels, the exhibition traces histories from pre-invasion life through to contemporary stories of activism, culture, and survival.

Told from a Koorie perspective, Still Here honours ancestors, addresses racism and dispossession, and highlights cultural continuity. It emerged from a need to recognise local Aboriginal voices and histories in a region heavily impacted by early colonisation.

Originally created in 1996 the exhibition continues to speak to strength, connection, and the importance of telling local stories, truthfully and on Aboriginal terms.

Gallery open:
Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm
Saturday, 9am-12.30pm