Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Art Centre

Established in 1975, the Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Art Centre and Museum is an Aboriginal owned Art Centre situated in Yirrkala, which is an Aboriginal community situated in north east Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. It is approximately 700 kilometres east of Darwin.

The Art Centre supports the Yolngu people of Yirrkala and more than 20 outstations in region and has a long and proud history as one of Australia’s premier art centres. The Yolngu artists from this region have established a worldwide reputation for excellence. They are well known for their bark paintings and cohered memorial poles, woodcarvings and yidaki (didgeridoos).

Buku-Larrnggay means the feeling on your face as it is struck by the first rays of the sun. Mulka is a sacred but public ceremony. It also means to hold or protect.

Browse Aboriginal artwork from the Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Art Centre art centre in the Outstation Gallery