The redeveloped Cultural Centre acknowledges the site's significance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people by incorporating different areas where Indigenous culture interacts with a contemporary learning environment. This includes the Indigenous Knowledge Centre in the State Library, kuril dhagun.

Kuril dhagun offers ways for people to interact with Indigenous cultures, including touch screens to hear and see Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories and languages, and the ability to view online exhibitions of Indigenous artwork. It also houses a fire-pit and talking circle and space for Indigenous artwork and performances.

You may be interested in visiting kuril dhagan at the State Library or dandiiri maiwar Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures Centre at the Queensland Museum.

GoMA is devoted to displaying post-1970 Indigenous artwork and it has a dedicated Aboriginal art gallery.

After consultation with local Indigenous groups, the outdoor public spaces located between GoMA and the State Library has been named "Maiwar Green". This name symbolises the traditional use of the area by local Aboriginal people, acknowledges the longstanding Aboriginal community presence there, and recognises the strong spiritual connection between the land and the river.