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Immigration Museum, Melbourne

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Immigration Museum, Melbourne
Immigration Museum in Old Customs House
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Established1998
LocationMelbourne, Australia
Coordinates37°49′09″S 144°57′37″E / 37.8191°S 144.9604°E / -37.8191; 144.9604
TypeCulture museum
Websitemuseumsvictoria.com.au/immigrationmuseum/

The Immigration Museum focuses on Melbourne and Victoria’s immigration history.

First opened in 1998 as a division of Museums Victoria, Immigration Museum is located at the restored Old Customs House Building on Flinders Street in Melbourne, Victoria.[1]

History

The architects of Customs House were Peter Kerr, with additional input by J.J. Clark and Arthur Ebden Johnson. Constructed between 1855 and 1876, its creation was a reflection of vastly expanded trade and soaring revenue from the goldrush, resulting in one of Melbourne's grand buildings. The museum's most important space, the Long Room, is a notable piece of Renaissance Revival architecture.[2]

The site was listed in 1948 as one of the key sites for the modernisation of Melbourne.[3] An 11 storey £750,000 Customs House office tower was proposed,[3] however did not proceed.


References

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  1. ^ "Celebrating Victorian communities". Museums Victoria.
  2. ^ "Old Customs House". Museums Victoria.
  3. ^ a b "NEW CITY BUILDING WILL CHANGE MELBOURNE SKYLINE". The Herald. No. 22, 274. Victoria, Australia. 11 October 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 13 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
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