The Museum has made the difficult decision to cancel its 2022 CNY Open Day and festivities. This follows the Chinatown Precinct Association’s announcement that it will cancel its CNY festivities and Dragon Parade, Read more
We celebrated the reopening of Melbourne and welcomed over 200 visitors through our door on Sunday 19 Dec 2021. Read more
We are launching two new incursion programs, ‘Ah Chan: The Cabinet Maker’ and ‘We Are Strong Within’ extending our secondary schools’ engagement by addressing areas of the curriculum such as Drama and Performing Arts. Read more
The Chinese Museum has embraced new technologies and software to make museum education more accessible and dynamic than ever before. Read more
On Tuesday, 12th October 2021, the Museum of Chinese Australian History held its Annual General Meeting via Zoom and elected new Board Members. Read more
On the 21st of October, the Chinese Museum Team and Supporters, came together virtually to celebrate the launch of Chinese Australian Achievers 2021. Read more
Our new CMS enables easy sharing of our collection records online. Information on nearly 2000 objects, photos, books, documents, and archival materials are now accessible to the public through the Museum’s CatalogIt Hub! Read more
We are delighted to introduce the members of the Museum’s Collection Development Advisory Group. 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
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
We now stock an exclusive range of unique and high quality Chinese teas online and in our giftshop. Read more
The Museum held its Dragon Boat Festival on Sunday 27 June and welcomed over 600 happy customers on the day. 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
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
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