Cultural Attractions of Australia recently hosted an inspiring evening for members of the collective and valued travel industry partners at the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Terrace Room, overlooking the harbour and city skyline. The event provided a platform for Cultural Attractions members to showcase their curated experiences across Australia’s leading galleries and museums, performing arts companies, historic sites and sporting attractions.
John Quertermous, Chair of Cultural Attractions, and Marketing & Communications Director of Bangarra Dance Theatre, welcomed attendees highlighting the collective’s purpose to provide specially curated experiences for travellers seeking journeys with a difference. Annabel Sullivan, Executive Officer, said “the timing was opportune to bring together the key people and attractions that amplify the global appeal of Australia’s Cultural Tourism with our tourism industry partners who are instrumental in reaching travellers seeking distinctive Australian cultural experiences”.
During the evening, Emily Jateff, Senior Curator of the Maritime Museum and Shipkepper, Mirjam Hilgeman shared highlights of their curated experiences for international and premium domestic travellers. These include an immersive behind-the-scenes tour of its vast collection stores showcasing hidden gems and historic artefacts highlighting this country’s maritime history, and an afternoon sailing on Sydney Harbour aboard one of its historic tall ships, Duyfken – a replica of the first European ship to reach Australia in 1606, with knowledgeable guides sharing fascinating stories of merchant trade expeditions of the Dutch East India Trading Company.
Catering for the event was by the Sydney Restaurant Group.
Cultural Attractions member guests at the event included the National Gallery of Victoria, Opera Australia, Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, the National Museum of Australia, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Australian Parliament House, Port Arthur Historic Site, Adelaide Oval and more.
Catering for the event was by the Sydney Restaurant Group.
The event was followed by an all-day workshop for Cultural Attractions of Australia members with an excellent line up of industry speakers providing a forum for sharing ideas and discussing exciting future collaboration.
All members of Cultural Attractions offer authentic, memorable, VIP experiences which are led by passionate curators and guides to take visitors on journeys of discovery. They showcase the Australian cultural story in a way that it has never been told before from an Australian perspective with an Australian voice – experiences that reveal this country’s living culture expressed in the arts, culture, music, history, heritage and sport.
Cultural Attractions is made up of 17 member attractions each with unique experiences all housed within established, iconic cultural institutions across Australia in both urban and regional centres.
Cultural Attractions of Australia is a collective that brings together Australia’s most iconic cultural attractions which celebrate the country’s diverse cultural, historical and sporting influences. It offers curated, VIP, behind-the-scenes, pre-bookable experiences that are an ideal way for domestic and international travellers to immerse themselves in Australian culture. Our curated offerings represent the pinnacle of cultural tourism experiences in Australia.
CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS OF AUSTRALIA MEMBERS:
Adelaide Oval
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Australian National Maritime Museum
Australian Parliament House
Australian War Memorial
Bangarra Dance Theatre
Freemantle Prison
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Mona (Museum of Old and New Art)
National Gallery of Australia
NGV (National Gallery of Victoria)
National Museum of Australia
Opera Australia
Port Arthur Historic Site
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA)
Sovereign Hill
Sydney Opera House
Cultural Attractions of Australia is part of Tourism Australia’s Signature Experiences of Australia programme. https://culturalattractionsofaustralia.com/
TOURISM AUSTRALIA’S SIGNATURE EXPERIENCES OF AUSTRALIA PROGRAM INCLUDES:
Australian Wildlife Journeys
Cultural Attractions of Australia
Discover Aboriginal Experiences
Great Fishing Adventures of Australia
Great Golf Courses of Australia
Great Walks of Australia
Luxury Lodges of Australia
