Media Release - June 2007
Images to accompany release 

Take a ride back in time these holidays and experience South Australia’s unique settlement history at the FREE colourful, interactive and innovative Migration Museum.

SPECIAL HOLIDAY ACTIVITY

Super Sleuth Detective Trails

Junior detectives can uncover the stories from South Australia’s past. Follow a winding trail through history and hunt for evidence of what life was like for people who have come to Australia from all over the world. The junior detective can have a lot of fun on their own or with friends. Parents and grandparents are also welcome to test their forensic abilities. Trails are suitable for children between 5 & 15, FREE and available all holidays.

EXHIBITIONS

Finns Down Under: A Photographic Record – Until 27^th August 2007

Finnish migrants settled in many parts of Australia and they came from a range of social backgrounds. As well as adapting to their new country they brought with them ideas, skills and experiences. In this unusual and exceptionally beautiful work by Finnish-Australian photographer Kirsi Reinikka each image reflects the harshness of the Australian landscape and the resilience of the people. It is a visual representation of Finnish settlement in the latter part of the c20th. The exhibition will include interpretive text panels about each of the photographs giving the background and short history of those featured. 

The Cyprus Story: From Ashes to Prosperity - Until 29^th August 2007

Presented by a number of Cypriot families who have settled in South Australia, this exhibition - a display of courage, survival and identity in a new-found home - aims to demonstrate the major part of the Greek-Cypriot experience in this country and to enrich the experience of the general public of Australia’s history. The exhibition traces the history of Greek-Cypriots in South Australia with major themes on The Island Nation, Migrant Stories and Cypriots Arriving in South Australia.