MUSEUM ACTIVITIES UPDATE JUNE - DEC 2008
(For bookings, ring 9662 2888 or email info@chinesemuseum.com.au)
Saturday 30 August 2008
See Yup Temple Visit
Join Maurice Leong on a fascinating guided tour of the most important centre of Chinese worship in Victoria in the nineteenth century. Maurice will share details of his latest project focussing on the 13,000 ancestral tablets in the temple's three memorial halls.
Location: See Yup Temple, 76-80 Raglan St, South Melbourne (Melways Ref: 57 2H)
Time: 2.00pm - 4.00pm
Tickets: $15 (Members and Concession: $12)
Please make your booking in advance, call us at (03) 9662 2888.
Monday 1 September 2008
The Marriage of Wine and Asian Food
Roy Moorfield, international wine consultant, will guide your palette through a journey of wines from Banks Road Vineyard which is situated on the Bellarine Highway at Marcus Hill near Geelong. Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot and Shiraz will be married to a variety of subtle and spicy tastes of chicken, fish, pork, and prawns.
This event is organized and brought to you by the Chinese Restaurateurs Association of Victoria, bringing together some of the signature dishes of its Members and served with Beerlao Beer.
You will also been taken on a tour of the Museum after dinner.
Location: Chinese Museum, 22 Cohen Place, Melbourne
Time: 7.00pm - 10.00pm
Tickets: $66 per person (Members: $60)
RSVP at 9662 2888
(Thursday 25th and Sunday 28th September 2008)
Spring School Holiday Programmes
Join a journey of cultural discovery for young and young at heart, the Museum is organizing a whole day programme, come and join the amazing progammes as follows:
Treasure Hunt
Fortune Telling
Your name in Chinese
Tai Chi 4 Kids/Health (available on 28th Sept 2008 only)
Lantern Making Workshop
Kung Fu Panda Workshop
Time: 10:00 - 16:30
Price: $10 (Adult), $8 (Child/Concession)
Saturday 4 to 25 October 2008
Piano Talent Quest 2008
With Piano Time as our major sponsor, the Chinese Museum Piano Talent Quest 2008 has been established to recognize and promote talented young musicians, and is open to students of piano.
Category Age Audition dates
Junior Audition age under 12 October 4 2008
Intermediate Audition 13 to 16 years old October 11 2008
Senior Audition 17 to 23 years old October 18 2008
Final Judging all categories October 25 2008
Time: 10a.m. to 5:00p.m. (Each pianist will be notified of the assigned audition time)
Location: Chinese Museum, 22 Cohen Place, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Application Deadline: September 14, 2008
Prize:
A recording session, a new Wertheim upright piano (value $4,495) sponsored by Piano Time.
1 Jazz master class and cash prize.
Entry Fee: $22.00
Application Form
Saturday 11 October 2008
Viewing of the Chinese Museum Collection
The Chinese Museum is home to over 3,000 artefacts relating to the experiences of Chinese immigrants to Australia and the cultural life of Chinese Australians, particularly since the mid-nineteenth century. See textiles, tools, and religious and ceremonial objects from the collection store in this exciting members-only viewing hosted by the Museum’s curator.
Location: Chinese Museum, 22 Cohen Place, Melbourne
Time: 2.00pm - 4.00pm
Tickets: $15 with afternoon tea (Members: $12)
Weekends in November
Chinatown Heritage Walks
Experience Melbourne's Chinatown of the 1930s in the Chinese Museum's new self-guided heritage walks. Through narration of the history of Chinatown and oral history recordings of the social history of the area, this captivating tour enriches our understanding of this vibrant and historically-significant precinct.
Tours from: Chinese Museum, 22 Cohen Place, Melbourne
Time: Saturday and Sunday 10.00am - 5.00pm
Cost, separate to entry fee: $8 per person (Members: free during weekends in November)
