Established 1998 Type Culture museum Founded 1998 | Location Melbourne, Australia Phone +61 13 11 02 | |
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Website museumvictoria.com.au/immigrationmuseum/ Address 400 Flinders St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia Hours Closed now Saturday10AM–5PMSunday10AM–5PMMonday(Labour Day)10AM–5PMHours might differTuesday10AM–5PMWednesday10AM–5PMThursday10AM–5PMFriday10AM–5PM Similar Scienceworks, General Post Office - Melbourne, Museum Victoria, Old Melbourne Gaol, National Gallery of Victoria Profiles | ||
Australian immigration museum melbourne
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.
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The museum was founded in 1998, and is a division of Museum 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.
Immigration museum melbourne
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Immigration Museum, Melbourne Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA