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
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
We highly value the contribution of our volunteers and endeavor to support volunteers to contribute to the community in a fulfilling and meaningful way. Please subscribe to hear about volunteer opportunities or check out this page to see current volunteer opportunities. Read more
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The first nationwide story of the 200 year journey from the first migrant until today. Read more
Recent donations to the Chinese Museum's Collections Read more
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. Read more
Museum stories. Read more
An outline of our COVIDSafe Protocols, which follow Victorian Government advice and provide a safe and comfortable experience for all of our visitors and staff. Read more
Current employment opportunities at the Chinese Museum Read more
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
Guided Museum Tours for Adult Groups. Combine with a tour of Melbourne's Chinatown or a Yum Cha lunch. Read more
The Chinese Museum has implemented a COVIDSafe Plan for Schools detailing safety measures and instructions for Schools when participating in Chinese Museum excursions and incursions. Read more
Many government agencies, corporations, institutions, Chinese-Australian community organisations, families and individuals are ongoing supporters of the Museum. Read more
Becoming Home: Stories of Chinese-Australians February - March 2022 Read more
Replicates the experience of Chinese Settlers in Australia’s 19th century goldfields. Read more
One important role of the Museum is in fostering a research community interested in Chinese-Australian history and heritage in Australia. We do this by hosting and participating in conferences, seminars and workshops, providing research resources, and through engagements with the research communities. The Museum maintains a research library (hyperlink Research Library) and archive. We also undertake in-house research to further understand our collection and as part of the development of exhibiti 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
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