The Chinese Museum or Museum of Chinese Australian History[1] is an Australian history museum located in Melbourne's Chinatown, which is dedicated to documenting, preserving and displaying the history, heritage and culture of Australia's Chinese community. The museum was established in 1985 with a charter to present the history of Australians of Chinese ancestry. An extensive refurbishment funded by the Victorian Government was completed in 2010. Since then, the museum has also acted as a Chinatown Visitor Centre.[2]
The building that currently houses the museum was built by the Cohen Bros in 1890 and used as a warehouse for the manufacture of furniture. It was later sold to Her Majesty's Theatre and used as a storage space for their extensive collection of costumes. In 1984 the Victorian Government, with support from the Victorian Tourism Commission, the Chinese Community and the Melbourne City Council the building was purchased from Her Majesty's Theatre and the museum formally established. There is temporary exhibition space in which local and international artists can present work that engages with the Chinese culture.
The museum has a range of permanent exhibitions relating to Chinese experiences in the 19th century Australian Goldfields and uses objects from their extensive collection to tell stories that highlight the relationships between Australians and Chinese culture. Across five floors, the Chinese Museum holds an extensive collection of Chinese clothing and textiles, photographs, documents and artifacts that reflect the social fabric and activities of the Chinese community in Australia from the 1850s. The fifth floor houses the One Million Stories Exhibition, which details Australia's Chinese history and showcases the contribution Chinese Australians have made to Australian Society over 200 years, including the story of recent arrivals from the Asia Pacific region. The fourth floor houses the museum's temporary exhibition gallery. At the basement, there is the Finding Gold experience, which tells the story about the life of Chinese miners on the Victorian goldfields. On the ground floor is the Dragon Gallery, which is home to Dai Loong and the Millennium Dragon, the largest Chinese dragon in the world.[3][4][5] The commissioning Dai Loong has been credited with reviving the lost craft of dragon-making in the Chinese city of Foshan in the late 1970s; Chinese dragon production in the city was halted from 1949 due to cultural suppression, so samples from Melbourne's parade dragons were delivered to the descendant of a dragon craftsman, with the subsequent work on Melbourne's dragons resulting in the revival of the dormant industry.[6]
The museum has over 8,000 items such as household items, tools, and clothing, The collection also includes fifty oral history recordings, as well as films, documents, and photographs.[7]
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^"Museum of Chinese Australian History". What's On Melbourne. City of Melbourne. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
^(PDF). Museum of Chinese Australian History Incorporated. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
^. Collections Australia Network. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
^"CHINESE MUSEUM". Chinatown melbourne. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
^"Chinese Museum". Visit Victoria. Victorian Government. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
^Edwards, Lorna (29 August 2010). "Here be dragons". The Age. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
^"Chinese Museum". Victorian Collections. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
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Chinese Museum Dragon Gallery
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chinese Museum, Melbourne.
Chinese Museum website.
Chinese Museum on Facebook.
Chinese-Australian Historical Images in Australia, which includes the museum's photograph collection.
on the Collections Australia Network (organisation identifier: 1275).
Museum of Chinese Australian History on the National Library of Australia's Trove site (NLA party 783325).
April 09, 2024
chinese, museum, melbourne, chinese, museum, museum, chinese, australian, history, australian, history, museum, located, melbourne, chinatown, which, dedicated, documenting, preserving, displaying, history, heritage, culture, australia, chinese, community, mus. The Chinese Museum or Museum of Chinese Australian History 1 is an Australian history museum located in Melbourne s Chinatown which is dedicated to documenting preserving and displaying the history heritage and culture of Australia s Chinese community The museum was established in 1985 with a charter to present the history of Australians of Chinese ancestry An extensive refurbishment funded by the Victorian Government was completed in 2010 Since then the museum has also acted as a Chinatown Visitor Centre 2 Museum of Chinese Australian HistoryMain entrance to the Chinese MuseumLocation22 Cohen Place Melbourne Victoria AustraliaCoordinates37 48 39 S 144 58 09 E 37 810800 S 144 969099 E 37 810800 144 969099TypeHistory museumCuratorJoyce AgeeWebsitewww wbr chinesemuseum wbr com wbr auThe building that currently houses the museum was built by the Cohen Bros in 1890 and used as a warehouse for the manufacture of furniture It was later sold to Her Majesty s Theatre and used as a storage space for their extensive collection of costumes In 1984 the Victorian Government with support from the Victorian Tourism Commission the Chinese Community and the Melbourne City Council the building was purchased from Her Majesty s Theatre and the museum formally established There is temporary exhibition space in which local and international artists can present work that engages with the Chinese culture The museum has a range of permanent exhibitions relating to Chinese experiences in the 19th century Australian Goldfields and uses objects from their extensive collection to tell stories that highlight the relationships between Australians and Chinese culture Across five floors the Chinese Museum holds an extensive collection of Chinese clothing and textiles photographs documents and artifacts that reflect the social fabric and activities of the Chinese community in Australia from the 1850s The fifth floor houses the One Million Stories Exhibition which details Australia s Chinese history and showcases the contribution Chinese Australians have made to Australian Society over 200 years including the story of recent arrivals from the Asia Pacific region The fourth floor houses the museum s temporary exhibition gallery At the basement there is the Finding Gold experience which tells the story about the life of Chinese miners on the Victorian goldfields On the ground floor is the Dragon Gallery which is home to Dai Loong and the Millennium Dragon the largest Chinese dragon in the world 3 4 5 The commissioning Dai Loong has been credited with reviving the lost craft of dragon making in the Chinese city of Foshan in the late 1970s Chinese dragon production in the city was halted from 1949 due to cultural suppression so samples from Melbourne s parade dragons were delivered to the descendant of a dragon craftsman with the subsequent work on Melbourne s dragons resulting in the revival of the dormant industry 6 The museum has over 8 000 items such as household items tools and clothing The collection also includes fifty oral history recordings as well as films documents and photographs 7 Notes edit Museum of Chinese Australian History What s On Melbourne City of Melbourne Retrieved 9 February 2022 Chinese Museum Profile 2012 PDF Museum of Chinese Australian History Incorporated Archived from the original PDF on 12 April 2019 Retrieved 19 June 2013 Museum of Chinese Australian History Collections Australia Network Archived from the original on 22 March 2012 Retrieved 3 June 2011 CHINESE MUSEUM Chinatown melbourne Retrieved 9 February 2022 Chinese Museum Visit Victoria Victorian Government Retrieved 9 February 2022 Edwards Lorna 29 August 2010 Here be dragons The Age Retrieved 26 January 2023 Chinese Museum Victorian Collections Retrieved 9 February 2022 References editChinese Museum History Chinese Museum Dragon GalleryExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chinese Museum Melbourne Chinese Museum website Chinese Museum on Facebook Chinese Australian Historical Images in Australia which includes the museum s photograph collection Museum of Chinese Australian History on the Collections Australia Network organisation identifier 1275 Museum of Chinese Australian History on the National Library of Australia s Trove site NLA party 783325 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chinese Museum Melbourne amp oldid 1212431137, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
