Apology for Aboriginal art and cultural thefts to Tasmanian Indigenous communities long time coming SunSunday 14 updated MonMonday 15 FebFebruary 2021 at 3:26am Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Watch 1 s Historic footage from the late 1960s of excavation work on Aboriginal carvings in north-west Tasmania (no audio) Share Print text only Cancel Two of Tasmania's oldest institutions have apologised to the state's Aboriginal community for "nearly 200 years of practices were morally wrong". Key points: The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery and the Royal Society of Tasmania say they are "unreservedly sorry" for practices they admit were "morally wrong"