Students will engage in a focused tour of the Han Dynasty: Life Everlasting exhibition and participate in an interactive workshop involving objects to learn about key Chinese inventions, innovations and achievements from this dynasty. Read more
Students will engage in a focused tour of the Han Dynasty: Life Everlasting exhibition, viewing a range of artefacts including a jade burial suit. In the workshop, students will examine the Qin and Han Dynasties, exploring their achievements, burial and funerary customs, and their quest for immortality. Read more
The Chinese Museum is currently calling for visual art submissions from Chinese tertiary students in Australia for its exhibition, Through Time and Space. Read more
Our Story: Aboriginal Chinese People in Australia explores the rich and complex interaction between descendants of two of the world’s oldest civilisations – an intersection overlooked in the dominant White Australian discourse on the history of outside contacts with First Nations Peoples. Read more
All of our floor and exhibits are accessible by people using assisted mobility such as a wheelchair or walking frame. There is an elevator and an accessible toilet. Read more
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Becoming Home: Stories of Chinese-Australians February - March 2022 Read more
HerStory: Multiple facets of Chinese Australian Women highlights and celebrates the stories of nine Chinese Australian women. Read more
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
Our longest-running exhibitions, Chinese Dragon and Finding Gold, will undergo a make-over this year. Bi-lingual labels will be installed along with family-friendly captions. Visitors are invited to give feedback during the proto-type testing period from 1st-10th Feb. Read more
Our One Million Stories exhibition is at its second stop in Dujiangyan, China with support from both the Sichuan Provincial and the Victorian Government. 24th Jan - 27th Feb 2022. Read more
We are currently recruiting for an Education Manager, to be responsible for the ongoing development and delivery of our hugely successful and growing Education program. Apply Now! Read more
We are currently recruiting Visitor Services Officers / Tour Guides to deliver our onsite programs to schools students Read more
Explore memories of the mid-century Australian Chinese community through art by Nancy Liang, inspired by Ken Chan’s fictions. Step into the art in VR, constructed by Oliver Clifton. Read more
The Museum welcomes donations of objects that contribute to the history of Chinese people in Australia. Read more
Digital Cultural Adventures bring the Chinese Museum to your classroom! Facilitated live by an experienced Museum Guide, students can learn about Emperor Qin and his Terracotta Army, burial customs and inventions of the Han dynasty, and the importance of the Silk Road. Read more
Digital Cultural Adventures bring the Chinese Museum to your classroom! A virtual incursion program facilitated live by a Shifu master who demonstrates safe ways to use this ancient art form to develop strength, balance and mindfulness. The instructor also introduces students to the origins and health benefits of Wing Chun Kung Fu. Read more
Digital Cultural Adventures bring the Chinese Museum to your classroom! Facilitated live by an experienced Museum Guide, students can learn about the myths and origins of the Chinese dragon, its role in the Chinese New Year parade and other important symbols in Chinese culture. Read more
Digital Cultural Adventures bring the Chinese Museum to your classroom! Facilitated live by an experienced Museum Guide, students can learn about the reasons Chinese people first migrated to Australia in the 1800s, their life on the colonial goldfields, and the popular occupations they chose after the goldrush. Read more
A permanent exhibit, inside the One Million Stories exhibition, featuring 27 interviews with Chinese Australian Achievers that we have found outstanding for their ingenuity, creativity, hard work, conviction, and efforts to make our society a better place. Read more
Bio's of the eight Chinese-Australian's featured in our Who We Are, online video exhibition. Read more
An eight-part video series that celebrates Australia’s multicultural heritage by providing insights into the immigration journeys of eight Chinese-Australians and their significant participation in contemporary Australian society. Read more