Designed for Year 1 to Year 4, students will learn about the history of Chinese fans and make their own fans from lucky red packets. Read more
Learn about Chinese migration to Australia, as well as the Han Dynasty and see the world’s largest processional dragon. Read more
All our programs have meaningful links to the Victorian Curriculum and the Australian Curriculum across a wide range of learning areas including Humanities, Languages (Chinese), The Arts and English.
Tours are led by experienced guides and can be combined with various cultural workshops and enrichment activities. Programs can be tailored to suit your class by highlighting topics of interest (with advance notice) such as:
Choose from the below tours and workshops, make a booking enquiry or contact our friendly education team on 03 9662 2888 (and Press 1) or [email protected] to discuss your options.
For transport and student drop off and pick up points near the Museum, view our Location page.
Served at a nearby restaurant, a traditional shared Chinese meal is the perfect complement to your Chinese Museum excursion. Read more
Freshly prepared takeaway food boxes served in a friendly Asian food court environment. Alternatively, groups can take their lunchboxes to enjoy at one of many public gardens nearby. Read more
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a 3000-year-old tradition that occurs when the full moon appears largest in the sky. Celebrating family re-union, this festival program explores moon legends and traditional practices such as lantern making, riddle guessing, moon cake making and the Chinese tea ceremony. Read more
Students will make and keep their own beautifully framed paper cut. Read more
Students will learn about the significance and history of lanterns, and make their own. Read more
Students will engage in a focused tour of the Han Dynasty exhibition and a workshop involving objects to learn about key inventions from this dynasty. Read more
Students will learn about the origins of Kung Fu and participate in anti-bullying techniques. Read more
In this workshop, students discover how Chinese knots began as communication tools and evolved into an intricate folk-art form. Read more
Students will participate in a comprehensive Museum Tour and Chinatown Tour. Read more
Students will explore the oldest, continuously settled Chinatown streetscape in the Western world. Read more
The new flagship program invites students to apply different cultural perspectives to the analysis of a range of primary sources relevant to Australia-China relations over the past 150 years. Read more
Students will create a painting using a brush dipped in black or coloured inks, usually on paper or silk. Read more