COLLECTION THEMES

The Museum of Chinese Australian History has a collection of over eight thousand artefacts, photos, and records that help tell the stories, experiences, and cultural life of Australians with Chinese ancestry. Learn more about our collections through the themes below that describe Chinese arts, festivals, and beliefs as well as different elements of our community's history.

A selection of objects from the Chinese Museum's Traditional Chinese Practices Collection Read more

Gold Rush Collection

Chinese Museum Collections about the Gold Rush era in Australia Read more

Chinese Australian Families Collection

Bring the Museum of Chinese Australian History to your classroom – virtually!

The Chinese Museum has embraced new technologies and software to make museum education more accessible and dynamic than ever before.
Event Launch | Chinese Australian Achievers 2021

On the 21st of October, the Chinese Museum Team and Supporters, came together virtually to celebrate the launch of Chinese Australian Achievers 2021.
New! “Our Shared Past”: Unpacking the China-Australia Relationship

New virtual incursions! 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. For secondary students only.
Chinese Australian Achievers Launch

This event celebrated 28 Chinese Australian Achievers through interviews and videos to understand their “formula for success”.

LOCATION & OPENING HOURS

We are temporarily closed due to the snap 5 day lock down. We can't wait to re-open again, 10am-4pm, everyday, except public holidays. Located at 22 Cohen Place, Melbourne, VIC Australia 3000.
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Mid-Autumn Festival Schools Program

The Mid-Autumn Festival Education Program explores moon legends and traditional practices such as lantern making, riddle guessing, moon cake making and Chinese tea ceremony. Excursions and incursions available.
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The Chinese Museum’s building, located in the heart of Chinatown, was built by the Cohen Bros. in 1890 and used originally as a furniture warehouse. It was acquired in 1984 by the Victorian State Government to enable the establishment of a Museum to provide the heritage and cultural foundation for Melbourne’s Chinatown.
ADULT GROUP TOURS

Guided Museum Tours for Adult Groups. Combine with a tour of Melbourne's Chinatown or a Yum Cha lunch.
VENUE HIRE

The Chinese Museum has multiple galleries / space for hire, suitable for exhibitions, parties, dinners, talks and many other functions. All proceeds from venue hires go towards furthering our mission of communicating the Chinese-Australian story and promoting multiculturalism
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Chinese Australian Families Collection

Community and Identity Collection

Traditional Chinese Practices Collection

Creative Arts Collection

COLLECTION THEMES

Creative Arts Collection

Community and Identity Collection

Traditional Chinese Practices Collection

Gold Rush Collection

Chinese Australian Families Collection