The Mission Chapel

by Linda Lees

Title

The Mission Chapel

Artist

Linda Lees

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Photograph - Photography

Description

Located 130km from Alice Springs the Hermannsburg Historic Precinct is a series of historic German-style whitewashed buildings that were constructed when the Lutheran mission was established in the 1880s and was one of Central Australia's first settlements. Hermannsburg was the German name chosen by the Lutheran pastors who set up the small mission for the Arrernte Aboriginal people.
It is best known as the birthplace of artist Albert Namatjira. He painted the local landscape in Western-style watercolours, a style that became known as the Hermannsburg School of painting.

Visitors to the area can explore the buildings of the restored historic town and see work by local artists.

The plaque on the building reads "Blessed are they that hear the word of God and keep it" these words are also written in the local Arrernte language.

Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia

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June 19th, 2014

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