Australian National Maritime Museum brings its community storytelling project to Logan
Opens 11:30am - 22 October at the SSI Logan Hub: 2 Carmody Street, Logan Central
Logan will become a centre for stories of water, migration, First Nations knowledge and belonging when the Australian National Maritime Museum brings its community storytelling project, Sea Country to Safe Harbour, to the city.
Sea Country to Safe Harbour uses water-rivers, creeks, coastlines, harbours and journeys-as a starting point for connection, storytelling and reflection.
The free exhibition, which will occupy the foyer space of the new SSI Logan Hub in Carmody Street, will be shaped by local voices, waterways and relationships. From the first inhabitants of this continent to the most recent arrivals, water is a common thread. The project will invite residents to share memories of water, arrival, movement and home.
Water is the starting point for conversations about home, identity, displacement, resilience and belonging.
This idea resonates in multicultural Logan, where the river links inland places to the coast and carries stories across Country and community. First Nations stories sit alongside migrant experiences of journey, settlement and the everyday process of building a sense of belonging.
Visitors can take part through story sharing, including adding words for water in their own languages and marking meaningful places on local and world maps. Workshops and community programs will give people opportunities to make, talk and connect across cultures and languages.
Nanette Louchart-Fletcher, Assistant Director at the Australian National Maritime Museum said the project was designed to listen first and build on the stories and relationships already present in the community.
'Sea Country to Safe Harbour begins with a simple idea: almost everyone carries a memory of water. In Logan, those memories connect First Nations stories of Country with migrant stories of journey, settlement and belonging. This project is not simply being brought to Logan; it is being shaped with Logan by the people who know this place best.'
Supported by the Australian Government, the project shows how national cultural institutions can strengthen inclusion and social cohesion by working directly with local communities.
Logan's Sea Country to Safe Harbour will be held at the SSI Logan Hub, 2 Carmody Street, Logan Central and runs from October 22 until the end of January
Program details can be found at www.sea.museum/logan
Sea Country to Safe Harbour is produced by the Australian National Maritime Museum and supported by the Australian Government and Settlement Services International.
