Wangka Wakaṉutja: The Story of the Papunya Literature Production Centre Virtual Exhibition | National Library of Australia (NLA)

Wangka Wakaṉutja: The Story of the Papunya Literature Production Centre Virtual Exhibition

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About the exhibition

Between 1979 and 1990, the Papunya Literature Production Centre produced hundreds of Pintupi-Luritja bilingual readers guided by the community’s Elders, among them pioneers of the Western Desert Art movement. The readers – illustrated books – were produced as literacy tools for local schoolchildren and tell stories of first contact, Dreamings, community life, plants, animals and more.

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Exhibition details

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04 Apr 2026 - 11 Oct 2026

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9:00am – 5:00pm

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Free

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Cover of 'Wangka Wakanutja: The story of the Papunya Literature Production Centre' by Vivien Johnson, Charlotte Phillipus and Samantha Disbray
Wangka Wakaṉutja: The Story of the Papunya Literature Production Centre

Vivien Johnson, Charlotte Phillipus and Samantha Disbray

Rebecca Bateman, holding the NLA Publication, Wangka Wakanutja, in the National Library of Australia

Rebecca Bateman, and NLA Publication, Wangka Wakanutja.

Learn with the Curators of Wangka Wakaṉutja

We learnt from experts who have brought the Wangka Wakanutja exhibition to life.

Orange cover titled Rumiyakamu Lungkata

Charlotte Phillipus Nupurrula, Abraham Stockman Tjungarrayi and Papunya Literature Production Centre, Rumiyakamu lungkaṯa, 1987, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3285463123

Papunya, Country, and Community

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Focus: place, people, languages, everyday life 

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