The Araluen Cultural Precinct, formerly the Araluen Centre for Arts & Entertainment, in

Alice Springs Alice Springs ( aer, Mparntwe) is the third-largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia. Known as Stuart until 31 August 1933, the name Alice Springs was given by surveyor William Whitfield Mills after Alice, Lady Todd (''née'' Al ...

in the

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, is a cultural precinct which includes the Araluen Arts Centre, the

Museum of Central Australia A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make thes ...

(incorporating the Strehlow Research Centre),

Central Australian Aviation Museum The Central Australian Aviation Museum is an aviation museum in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. History The current Museum Building was erected in 1940/41 and served as the main base of operations for Connellan Airways (later Co ...

, Kookaburra Memorial, Yeperenye Sculpture, Central Craft, a cafe, and

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Art centre

The Araluen Arts Centre features four art galleries (including the Albert Namatjira Gallery) and a significant collection of art from across the region. Each year it holds Central Australia's largest First Nations art event,

Desert Mob Desert Mob is Central Australia's largest First Nations art and cultural event and exhibition, held in Alice Springs/Mparntwe annually since 1991. History Developed by the Araluen Arts Centre, the first Desert Mob exhibition was held in 199 ...

. Live performances of drama, dance and music as well as international and independent movies are shown in the theatre, which seats about five hundred people. The front window to the arts portion of the centre is a massive, locally-made,

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work of art. Artists whose work has regularly been exhibited at the Araluen Centre include

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Other components

The

incorporates the Strehlow Research Centre for Aboriginal Culture, and displays many locally found minerals, describes geologic formations of the area. Nearby is the

, with planes and radio equipment, which is also home to the local ham radio group. Central Craft is a crafts centre with a contemporary crafts shop and gallery, complete with

ceramics A ceramic is any of the various hard, brittle, heat-resistant and corrosion-resistant materials made by shaping and then firing an inorganic, nonmetallic material, such as clay, at a high temperature. Common examples are earthenware, porcelain ...

, painting and fabric-working workshops on site. Travelling art displays are a frequent attraction and celebrations, such as the annual

Beanie Festival The Alice Springs Beanie Festival (also called simply the Beanie Festival) is an annual, community based, four-day festival celebrating beanies in all their forms. The festival is held in June each year at the Araluen Cultural Precinct in ...

, are also held there.

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* Museums in Alice Springs Arts centres in Australia Art museums and galleries in the Northern Territory {{NorthernTerritory-stub