Tiagarra Aboriginal Culture Centre and Museum
Bluff Rd, Devonport, North West Coast, Tasmania 7310
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$10/Adult | $5/Child
Disabled Facilities: Yes
Operating Hours: 9am - 5pm Mon - Sat CONTACTS:
Phone: 03 6424 8250
Email: tiagarra4@gmail.com
Visit Tiagarra Aboriginal Culture Centre and Museum
Tiagarra (a Tasmanian Aboriginal word meaning 'keep' or 'keeping place') is an interpretation centre for the history and present-day cultures and art of Tasmanian Aboriginal people.
The Centre is located on Mersey Bluff, a traditional Aboriginal sacred site on the Mersey River. It is one of the few Tasmanian sites where ancient Aboriginal rock carvings, (or petroglyphs) are still well preserved. A local schoolteacher discovered the petroglyphs in 1929, and over 200 engravings were subsequently found. Tiagarra was established at the site in 1976 in order to protect them.
The Tiagarra Aboriginal Culture Centre and Museum is located in Devonport on Tasmania’s north coast. Devonport is an hour’s drive from Launceston (101 kilometres) and half an hour from Burnie (49 kilometres).
