School Tours

The Museum has a comprehensive school tour and cultural workshop program for school students from Grade 1 (Primary) to Year 12 (Secondary).

Tours can accommodate groups from 15 to over 100 students (separated into groups) at any one time. With a tour guide, students receive illuminating explanations and demonstrations on a wide range of topics.

Subjects covered include:

• Immigration and multiculturalism,
• Early Australian history - Gold Rush of the 1850s,
• Chinese festivals and customs,
• Chinese arts and crafts workshops,
• Chinese performing arts workshops,
• Literature and language,
• Martial arts demonstrations.

A tour program can be tailored to suit the school's curriculum by discussing preferred topics to be included in the tour.

Call Lucy Tan on 03 9662 2888 to place a booking or to discuss a school tour program.

Tour Programs:

Museum Tour

Students are introduced to aspects of Chinese culture through this guided tour of the Museum, first experiencing the Finding Gold display, then viewing the permanent exhibition of Chinese Australian History and Dai Loong - the largest dragon in the world.

Price: $6 per student (minimum 15 students, no charge for accompanying teachers).
Duration: 1 1/4 hours
Time: Monday to Friday commencing anytime from 10.00am to 3.00pm

Museum & Chinatown Discovery Tour

This tour incorporates a Museum Tour with a cultural performance added to the program (either a demonstration of Chinese painting, calligraphy, Tai Qi, or a traditional dance or music performance.

Then the group will be taken on a guided walking tour of historic Chinatown which will reveal its 150 year old history.

Price: $12 per student (minimum 15 students, no charge for accompanying teachers).
Duration: 2 1/4 hours
Time: Monday to Friday commencing anytime from 10.00am to 3.00pm

Education Kit

An Education Kit is available for post-visit activities.
Download the kit here.
Notes on Exhibitions