In Jarjums Life Museum you won’t see dinosaurs, butterflies, kings’ crowns or queens’ capes.
It is a museum made by children – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Jarjums.
It is a collection of original works documenting the lives of these Jarjums – they’re here and now and what life is like growing up today.
Here are self-portraits of some of the Jarjums from Minjerribah – North Stradbroke Island and Hymba Yumba Community Place.
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Alex McNelliey, Jarjum's Life MuseumPhoto: Nathan Stoneham 
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Artwork by Alex McNelliey, Jarjum's Life MuseumPhoto: Nathan Stoneham 
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Lola Howard, Jarjum's Life MuseumPhoto: Nathan Stoneham 
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Artwork by Lola Howard, Jarjum's Life MuseumPhoto: Nathan Stoneham 
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Artwork by Majorie (MayMay) Fisher, Jarjum's Life MuseumPhoto: Nathan Stoneham 
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Majorie (MayMay) Fisher, Jarjum's Life MuseumPhoto: Nathan Stoneham 
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Ruby Law, Jarjum's Life MuseumPhoto: Nathan Stoneham 
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Artwork by Ruby Law, Jarjum's Life MuseumPhoto: Nathan Stoneham 
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