3 Best Shopping in Red Centre, The Outback

Mbantua Aboriginal Art Gallery

Supporters of the Aboriginal artists of Central Australia since 1987, the Mbantua Art Gallery’s Todd Mall shop houses some of the best samples of Indigenous art in Alice Springs. Learn more about this fascinating culture at the Gallery’s Cultural Museum, where you can see boomerangs, spears, and other artifacts and objects collected around the Northern Territory.

Papunya Tula Artists

Encouraged to paint a mural on a blank building wall by a local school teacher in 1971, the Papunya Tula artists were the founders of the modern western and central desert art movement. This gallery showcases the work of some of the area's best.

This Is Aboriginal Art

Stop by the gallery to explore two floors full of artwork by local painters, who typically work from the on-site studio. Finished pieces can also be purchased online through the website.

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