Immigration Museum, Melbourne
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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 magnificent piece of Renaissance
revival architecture.
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.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
's immigration history. It is located on Flinders Street
Flinders Street
Flinders Street, named after explorer Matthew Flinders, may refer to:*Flinders Street, Adelaide*Flinders Street, Melbourne*Flinders Street Station, a railway station in Melbourne*Flinders Street Viaduct, a railway bridge in Melbourne...
in Melbourne, Victoria, in the Old Customs House. It is famous for its most important space, the Long Room, which is a magnificent piece of Renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
revival architecture.
The museum was founded in 1998, and is a division of Museum Victoria
Museum Victoria
Museum Victoria is an organisation which operates three major state-owned museums in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; these are: the Melbourne Museum, the Immigration Museum and Scienceworks. It also manages the Royal Exhibition Building and a storage facility in Melbourne's City of Moreland.Museum...
which administers the cultural and scientific collections of the State of Victoria. Its sister museums are Melbourne Museum
Melbourne Museum
Melbourne Museum is located in the Carlton Gardens in Melbourne, Australia, adjacent the Royal Exhibition Building.It is the largest museum in the Southern Hemisphere, and is a venue of Museum Victoria, which also operates the Immigration Museum and Scienceworks Museum.The museum has seven main...
(including the Royal Exhibition Building
Royal Exhibition Building
The Royal Exhibition Building is a World Heritage Site-listed building in Melbourne, Australia, completed in 1880. It is located at 9 Nicholson Street in the Carlton Gardens, flanked by Victoria, Nicholson, Carlton and Rathdowne Streets, at the north-eastern edge of the central business district...
) and Scienceworks Museum
Scienceworks Museum (Melbourne)
Scienceworks is a world renowned science museum in Melbourne, Australia. It is a venue of Museum Victoria which administers the cultural and scientific collections of the State of Victoria...
.
In addition to its work on documenting immigration history, the museum also hosts various travelling exhibitions, and also provides educational programs.