The Earth Above & the Sky Below
Event details
16 July 2025, 7pm
Session duration: 60mins
Cost: $26 per person
Astronomy Lecturer: Paul Curnow
Age requirement: 16+ years
16 August 2025
Join astonomy lecturer Paul Curnow for a screening of The Earth Above: A Deep Time View of Australia’s Epic History. This full dome immersive experience will explore Australia's history and share traditional and scientific knowledge to tell Australia’s epic story. Audiences will be transported to four locations across the country: Girraween Lagoon on Larrakia and Wulna Country outside Darwin in the NT; Cloggs Cave on Gunai-Kurnai Country in Victoria’s East Gippsland region; Lake Mungo in NSW on the land of the Barkandji-Paakantyi, Ngiyampaa and Mutthi Mutthi people; and Jiigurru (Lizard Island) on the Great Barrier Reef, which is sacred to many, including the Dingaal community. Moreover, preceding the movie Paul will introduce you to some of the Aboriginal cultures of Australia, and tell you about their cultural view of the night sky.
*This event is for audiences 16 years and above.
