Immigration Museum, Melbourne

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Immigration Museum, Melbourne
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Immigration Museum in Old Customs House
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Established1998
LocationMelbourne, Australia
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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

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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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