Macassan Traders. Macassan Traders People from Makassar, now Ujungpandang, in the southwest of Celebes, now Sulawesi.
They visited the north of Australia for at least hundreds of years, though probably much longer, fishing for trepang - sea cucumber - and trading with the Aborigines. These visitors contributed to the language, art, economy and genetics of the northern aborigines. The contact has left its mark on both sides of the Arafura and Banda Seas. It is uncertain when the journeys began from Makassar to the place they called Marege, apparently on the north coast of Australia.
Homo Gastronomicus. Dirt: The filthy reality of everyday life. Thursday 24 March 2011 - Wednesday 31 August 2011 Watch this video on YouTube 'Dirt' reveals the fascinating world of filth that remains one of the very last taboos.
Our major new exhibition takes a closer look at something that surrounds us but that we are often reluctant to confront. 'Dirt' travels across centuries and continents to explore our ambivalent relationship with dirt. Bringing together around 200 artefacts spanning visual art, documentary photography, cultural ephemera, scientific artefacts, film and literature, the exhibition uncovers a rich history of disgust and delight in the grimy truths and dirty secrets of our past, and points to the uncertain future of filth, which poses a significant risk to our health but is also vital to our existence. Irish History. European History.
Cold War.