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A living part of Melbourne’s modern Chinatown, the Chinese Museum is a national museum, brought into being in 1985 to document, preserve and display the history of Australians of Chinese descent who have helped shape and develop what it means to be Australian today.
An exciting range of changing exhibitions, heritage tours and public seminars are some of the ways by which the Chinese Museum shares the past, culture, and values of Australia's Chinese community with the wider public. Educating existing and future generations of Australians it places importance on our identity and what is means to be Australian.
A goldfield’s mine re-creation, displays about early Chinese industry such as furniture making and the banana industry, imperial garments and images of the Young Chinese League’s debutantes of the 1930s onward, evoke some of the richness of the Chinese contribution to Australia’s history.
The Museum is also home to Dai Loong and the Millennium Dragon, the largest dragon in the world, which weaves through the streets of Melbourne following a 100 year old Melbourne tradition.
The Museum is a popular and important educative resource for teachers and educators alike visited by a huge number of school children 25,000 per annum to learn about multiculturalism, local and Australian history, Chinese arts and culture.
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Location:
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22 Cohen Place, Melbourne (In Chinatown)
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Telephone:
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+61 3 9662 2888
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Opening Hours:
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Daily 10:00 - 17:00 (Closed Good Friday, Christmas Day & New Years Day)
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Conditions:
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Entrance fee applies
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Website:
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Chinese Museum
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