Cyclone Tracy exhibition and related events
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Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern TerritoryWhen Cyclone Tracy took an unexpected turn on Christmas Eve in 1974, it changed the course history for a city.
Small but deadly, Cyclone Tracy destroyed Darwin, leading to the largest evacuation and relief effort in Australian history.
Among the vast destruction, was the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT), which was destroyed that night. Since then, it has become the home of the Cyclone Tracy story through its much-loved exhibition of artifacts and images of the cyclone and its aftermath on Darwin, which has been redeveloped for the 50th commemoration of the disaster.
Over the last decade, MAGNT has been entrusted with donations of family photo albums and treasured objects from residents who experienced Cyclone Tracy; some of these are now on public display for the first time. Some examples include the ‘Raggedy Andy’ doll featured on the iconic cover of The Australian Women’s Weekly, a Christmas tree that was salvaged from Tracy’s wreckage and the iconic ‘Tracey You Bitch’ replica.
This exhibition is permanent and free to visit. It is open daily from 10am to 4pm.
Check out some of the other events the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory are running to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Cyclone Tracy.