The first nationwide story of the 200 year journey from the first migrant until today. Read more
Replicates the experience of Chinese Settlers in Australia’s 19th century goldfields. Read more
Exploring this significant period of Chinese history through showcasing the Han dynasty’s remarkable people, progressive ideas, and great innovations. Read more
The first nationwide story of the 200 year journey from the first migrant until today.
Learn about Chinese migration to Australia, as well as the Han Dynasty and see the world’s largest processional dragon.
We Are Strong Within program aims to empower Chinese Australians to manage and resolve their personal conflicts and to educate and equip vulnerable Chinese community groups with knowledge and skills to respond to racism.
The Chinese Museum collects material that contributes to the history of Chinese Australians and the cultural and historic interaction between the people of Australia and China.
We Are Strong Within program aims to empower Chinese Australians to manage and resolve their personal conflicts and to educate and equip vulnerable Chinese community groups with knowledge and skills to respond to racism. Read more
Seven new lightboxes, featuring the work of artist Ruofan Lei, will be installed in Smythe Lane as part of the Flash Forward program. Read more
The Real Face of White Australia is a series of projects aimed at increasing awareness and use of a powerful set of historical documents created in the administration of the White Australia Policy in the first half of the twentieth century. Read more
The Museum has made the difficult decision to cancel its 2022 CNY Open Day and festivities. This follows the Chinatown Precinct Association’s announcement that it will cancel its CNY festivities and Dragon Parade, Read more
We celebrated the reopening of Melbourne and welcomed over 200 visitors through our door on Sunday 19 Dec 2021. Read more
We are launching two new incursion programs, ‘Ah Chan: The Cabinet Maker’ and ‘We Are Strong Within’ extending our secondary schools’ engagement by addressing areas of the curriculum such as Drama and Performing Arts. Read more
The Chinese Museum has embraced new technologies and software to make museum education more accessible and dynamic than ever before. Read more
On the 21st of October, the Chinese Museum Team and Supporters, came together virtually to celebrate the launch of Chinese Australian Achievers 2021. Read more
Our new CMS enables easy sharing of our collection records online. Information on nearly 2000 objects, photos, books, documents, and archival materials are now accessible to the public through the Museum’s CatalogIt Hub! Read more