Immigration Museum, Melbourne
| File:Old Customs House Melbourne.jpg Immigration Museum in Old Customs House | |
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| Established | 1998 |
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| Location | Melbourne, Australia |
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| Type | Culture museum |
| Website | museumsvictoria |
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
[edit | edit source]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.
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External links
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- Museums in Melbourne
- History museums in Australia
- Buildings and structures in the Melbourne central business district
- Museums of human migration
- Museums established in 1998
- 1998 establishments in Australia
- Museums in Victoria (state)
- Tourist attractions in Victoria (state)
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- Maritime museums in Australia