Our mission is to enrich the understanding of Chinese Australians through the presentation and celebration of our history, heritage, and culture.

Chinese Museum School Tour

Learn about Chinese migration to Australia, as well as the Han Dynasty and see the world’s largest processional dragon.

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Author: Rose Zheng

The Museum Collection

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.

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Author: Erin Blackman

One Million Stories: Chinese Australians 200 years

The first nationwide story of the 200 year journey from the first migrant until today.

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Author: Erin Blackman

Location: 22,Cohen Place, Melbourne, VIC

Our impact

400,000

school students have visited to learn about multiculturalism, immigration history, arts & culture.

1.26M

Chinese Australians form part of our contemporary Australian Society whom the Chinese Museum represents.

8,000

precious artefacts form the basis of our valuable collection – the tangible heritage of our 200-year history.

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Events & Public Programs

  • Time’s Slow Passing: Voices Between Past and Present

    Explore the haunting story of a 19th-century Chinese miner through John Young’s contemporary works and archival documents. A quiet evocation of migration, silence, and the enduring power of a forgotten voice. Read more

  • Chinese Anzacs Exhibition

    Chinese Anzacs presents a unique opportunity to examine parallels between WWI and WWII. Read more

  • THE MERMAID SINGS

    The Mermaid Sings stages Charmian Clift's life as a 3-way battle between her public image, her inner self, and her older knowing voice -asking what it costs a woman to live brilliantly, love fiercely and never feel enough. Read more

  • 40th Melbourne International Comedy Festival 

    Welcome to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, returning once again to the Chinese Museum! With an impressive lineup of shows, purchase tickets now. Read more

  • Unearthing Melbourne Chinese History

    This two-hour tour explores historic Chinese graves, sharing stories of migration, burial customs, and their impact on Melbourne’s history, with a 3km guided walk through the cemetery. Read more

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