Latest News from the Melbourne Chinatown Association regarding getting a vaccination and receiving a free gift. Read more
We now stock an exclusive range of unique and high quality Chinese teas online and in our giftshop. Read more
On Sunday 18th April, the Museum launched its new book, ‘For Honour and Country’. Read more
A rare opportunity to join an archeological dig expedition in Harrietville Chinese Gold Miners Village in October 2021. Read more
All of our 2021 newsletters are now available in Chinese. Going forward, all of our newsletters will be published in English and Chinese. Read more
The Melbourne Food & Wine Festival has announced that, due to the uncertainty presented by the current COVID-19 situation, MFWF is unable to run its Winter Edition and Regional Edition in 2021. Read more
This year, CAFHOV hosted their Family History Day on Sunday 22 August 2021 via Zoom. Read more
The Chinese Australian Family Historians of Victoria (CAFHOV), hosted a Chinese family history event via Zoom on Sunday, 22 August 2021. Read more
Co-organised by Study Melbourne and Melbourne Writers Festival, this is a storytelling competition for onshore and offshore students to submit their stories in written or visual forms. Read more
The event was held on 4th July 2021 and 25 participates discovered the hidden Jewish connections to Melbourne’s Paris End and Chinatown. Read more
The Museum held its Dragon Boat Festival on Sunday 27 June and welcomed over 600 happy customers on the day. Read more
The Chinese Museum celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival on 27th June 2021, and welcomed 550 visitors to the Museum for free. Read more
Chinese Australian Family Historians of Victoria Inc. (CAFHOV) launched their searchable family history database project on 22nd June 2021. Read more
Learn more about what does museum education look like in the Philippines and Australia during the COVID pandemic. Read more
Who We Are is an 8-part video series that aims to explore the similarities and differences between Chinese Australians who have contributed to the establishment of our Australian multicultural society. Read more
Thanks to all our volunteers who contributed their time and hard work to the Museum. Read more
We are migrating our collections into a new system, CatalogIt, and expected to be completed in the next few months. Read more
On 20 May, we launched our ambitious long-term plan to enlarge the Museum’s facility to cater for our growing needs as a heritage, cultural, educational and community centre for Chinese Australians. Read more
Co-hosted with Next Wave Festival 2020, we brought the presentation of Poona by artists Roshelle Fong & Keziah Warner, showing from 11 May 2021 at the Chinese Museum for 2 weeks. Read more
The exhibition explored a range of themes including Australian identity, belonging and exclusion, and racial discrimination. The stories are based on research undertaken in close partnership with veteran's descendants. Read more
Our Tea Heaven experience traces the story of tea culture over 5000 years. Learn about its impact in modern history then relax and enjoy the rituals of a tea ceremony and the tastes and aromas of various teas. Read more
For Honour and Country honours Chinese Australian service persons who loyally served our country in military conflicts. Read more
RISING is staging a number of artworks and performances in Chinatown from Wed 26 May-Sun 6 June 2021. Read more
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Victoria – Jiangsu sister-state relationship in 2019, the State Government of Victoria and Jiangsu Provincial Government supported a reciprocal artist-in-residence program, and Professor Xu Fei created this beautiful bronze sculpture. Read more