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“Re-creates the real-life stories of coming to Australia.”
The Immigration Museum is a museum primarily displaying Australia's immigration history. It is located on Flinders Street in Melbourne, Victoria, in the Old Customs House. It is famous for its most important space, the Long Room, which is a notable piece of Renaissance Revival architecture. The museum was founded in 1998, and is a division of Museums Victoria, which administers the cultural and scientific collections of the State of Victoria. Its sister museums are Melbourne Museum (including the Royal Exhibition Building) and Scienceworks Museum. In addition to its work on documenting immigration history, the museum also hosts various travelling exhibitions, and also provides educational programs.
Explore Melbourne's history through stories of people from across the world who have migrated to Victoria at the Immigration Museum. From the reasons for making the journey, to the moment of arrival in a new country, and the impact on indigenous communities - these stories are sometimes sad, sometimes funny, but always engaging. The result is a thought-provoking and moving experience.
The best part of this museum is the interactive interview process for determining whether prospective emigrants should be admitted to Australia. You can chose your time period of interest and... Read more
I enjoyed the visit. I saw real experiences of real people, in the modern day as well as in past generations. Like any museum, there are displays that are a bit clunky and wordy. But they are well... Read more
This museum is relatively small (maybe 1-2 hours) and a mix of changing and permanent exhibits. It's housed in the old Customs building which is a lovely thing to see. We were really lucky that... Read more
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