Museum of Chinese Australian History

We came from behind chinatown so it was through a very sketchy looking alleyway. Luckily, the only time we stumbled was into this beaut of a museum. Spent a good amount of time looking at all the pieces exhibited.

Lady at the front desk was super lovely and helpful. She even helped me spend over $100 in the little gift shop! I wonder how that even happened. Would gladly spend there again (just the entry fee and my time though).

Learn about the Amazing discovery of chinese gold rush in the 1850's. This museum displays a reproduction of the life at gold rush period's and how it was at that time. ※The first Chinese arrived in 1830's (free settler and under contract as labourers) But in 1850's gold Nagget discoveries changed everything.

One of the most charming museums I have ever visited. Beautifully made with lots of interesting and insightful history. Little quirks like a room made to look like one of the ships the first Chinese workers arrived by and that actually moves and rocks like a ship on sea have reserved this museum a special place in my heart.

Quite interesting, worth a visit. The basement section straight up has horror/haunted house vibes lol.

Underrated gem showcasing lots of Chinese immigration history. Anyone who is of Chinese descent, lineage or ancestry should definitely give this place a visit to better understand their culture. A lot of reading to do on the top floor, a small Han dynasty exhibit with inventions and relics on the second floor, a spectacular lion dance costume display on the ground floor and a superbly crafted underground basement gold rush exhibit.

Definitely worth the visit and thank you Erin for the kind service!

Great museum, learned quite a bit about Australian Chinese history and the year of the Rabbit exhibit was great.

Staff was very friendly, spacious when moving around and not overcrowded. Very educational and I learned interesting facts. Wheelchair and pram friendly.

Great visit. Some wonderful insights into this part of our history. Or you could go just to say hello to The Millenium Dragon and get the kids to work out how long it is.
The person at the front desk was very knowledgeable too, helping my wife with some genealogical resources and me with some further information on China’s greatest admiral.

Very interesting documentation of the early Chinese settlers, their lifestyle and hardship. This is also the home of "Dai Long", the big dragron.

Cheap price for only $11 for adult, very informative, friendly staff. All display with Chinese subtitle, easier to understand for everyone. Could spend 1-2 hours there.

Awesome place, it was really lovely.plus its really cheap, 11 for normal and 9 for students.i spent like an hour there, loved the gold rush floor, it was interactive and awesome.wished they expanded the gift shop and im excited to see more expansion soon

- Great environment
- Interesting Museum
- Friendly staff

I forgot to do a review a few months ago, so decided to do it now:)

This is a must see in Melbourne is China Town
It has such rich history with beautiful pieces of antique jade discs and the rundown of The Han Dynasty

Another cultural institution in Melbourne city with a fairly good display of the artifacts and lives of Chinese immigrants early during the gold rush. The museum has a close connection with the Chinese communities in and out of Victoria and arranges Dragon dance every year for big festivals. It can be an option to visit if on trip to Melbourne and have done others.

Great area to explore the history of Chinese Culture and past gold mining experiences. Always a pleasure borrowing the lion dances here to perform in parades and local Chinese Muesuem performances.

Very interesting little place. Doesn't take long to go around but worth the $10 or so entrance fee. Amazing that they could track the current descendent of the first registered Chinese coloniser from 1812.

Really cool place to visit and plenty to learn about Australia's Chinese settlers. The Millennium dragon, which is currently used during Chinese New Year - which is massive by the way - is on show here.

One of Melbourne's hidden gems.

When I say hidden, I really mean this museum is located in quite an obscure location, although it's not too hard to locate when you're looking for it. Inside there is so much to do, and our son particularly liked the boat experience downstairs. The museum has a perfect balance of artifacts and the information to go with them, providing a clear insight into the lives of some of Australia's earliest migrants and the contribution that they have made to Australian society. 如果你在墨爾本， 你應該去看！

This place was set up like a Charity organization without giving deep thoughts and plans about what and how to present historical information to the public. The very selective fragmented collection can confuse people rather than create interest and educate young and old what history does for humanity. If you do not have any background understanding of Chinese History from begining to end, you will not get to the truth via this poorly equipped museum. The poor professional standards of running a museum can be seen everywhere inside. It is very hard to convince the public to pay for entry unless you are fooled by it. I wish I could take over and lift the quality standards to be like Canberra or Jewish Museum in Caulfield.

Interesting place and great building. Good history of Australia's Chinese Melbourne community and Melbourne in general, although l would like to have seen a more comprehensive Chinese gold rush history, but not much really remains from that era l, especially migrant history. Some of the exhibits are a bit rough around the edges but overall the place is really interesting and there is some contemporary exhibition spaces about China also. Great friendly atmosphere, cool basement exhibition space and the longest Dai Loong (Chinese Dragon) in the world which comes out into the city a couple of times a year. Gift shop is good.
I recommend a visit. Couple of hours.