Every part of Australia is,
always was and always will be,
Aboriginal land.

As a community gathering-place, a festival of arts, cultural exchange and celebration and as a site for the sharing of ideas and stories, Ten Days on the Island pays respect to the Palawa/Tasmanian Aborigines – The original owners and cultural custodians - of all the lands and waters across Lutruwita/Tasmania upon which our Festival takes place.

With thanks to the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre for place names and other words in palawa kani, the language of Tasmanian Aborigines.

Ten Days on the Island

Libraries Tasmania presents

FANCY DRESS: FROM TUTUS TO COSPLAY

Lutruwita/Tasmania
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Mixed Media

South

When

10 MAR FRI – 29 JUL SAT
MON – FRI 9.30AM – 5PM
SAT – 9.30AM – 2PM

Where

ALLPORT LIBRARY & MUSEUMNipaluna/Hobart

Tickets

FREE

Show Accessibility

Visual Content rating 50%
Visual Content Rating

This work is a mix of visual and aural elements. There may be dialogue included in aural elements.

Venue Accessibility

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Wheelchair Accessibility

This venue is accessible to people who use wheelchairs. Please see the below notes on level access for more information. Accessible bathrooms are also available.

More information on Allport Library & Museum here.

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Level Access

This venue is on the ground level of the Allport Library building and is level access throughout. Should you want to access other levels of the library during your visit, elevators are available to access all public levels.

Warnings

Suitable for all ages

Covid

Ten Days on the Island is closely following and implementing all restrictions and recommendations advised by National and State Governments regarding public gatherings and event venues, you can find the relevant government information here.

We, as well as the venue will be managing the risk of COVID-19 at our event venues in the following ways:

  1. Public availability of hand sanitiser at Festival venues.
  2. Patrons, staff, volunteers and artists are encouraged not to attend events if they are unwell.

Lifting the veil on Tasmania’s love of fancy dress. Who do you want to be today? Everybody loves dress-up. Tasmanians as much as anyone!

This glorious new exhibition from the Tasmanian Archives shines a loving spotlight on Tasmanians’ enduring passion for costume culture, from the 1890s to today.

Tights and Top-hats. Boas and Bonnets. Masks and Manga. From Tutus to Cosplay gives centre stage to over 170 years of dress up, from the downright bizarre to the truly magnificent.

The exhibition boasts an enchanting archival collection of rarely seen historic images, film, textiles and objects all delighting in the weird, wild, wacky and wonderful world of costume.

Get curious and enjoy a host of revealing and fun-filled events, from a historical re-enactment tableau vivant to dance performances, a fancy dress opening, and talks. Take home the beautiful exhibition catalogue of high-quality image reproductions as a keepsake.

A must-see for children, the young at heart, lovers of the performing arts, historical re-enactment fans, the cosplay community, and anyone with a passion for dressing up! This adorable exhibition is an inclusive, sumptuous and friendly frolic into the joys of costume.

Credits

Curated by Penny Carey-Wells and Caitlin Sutton

Image Credit: Tasmanian Archives: Photograph album (black) - Family snapshots and local ballet portraits, NS648-1-7_154, c1920s

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