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Three-storey historic building of the Immigration Museum on busy Flinders Street.

Immigration Museum

  • Heritage listed
  • Gallery

Opened in 1998, the Immigration Museum is filled with the real stories of people who have journeyed from all over the world to make Australia their home.

Over two floors of exhibition galleries, the museum explores why people have migrated to Melbourne, how they got here, what they found, and the mark they made on the city.

The museum also explores the concept of identity and what it means to belong and not belong in Australia.

The museum is housed in the grand Customs House building, which originally looked out onto ships tied up at the adjacent Queen's Wharf. The impressive former Long Room is now the museum's central space, featuring giant Ionic colonnades.

The Immigration Museum is open daily except Good Friday and Christmas Day.

Covid-19 safety notice: Tickets must now be booked online ahead of your visit, including Members.

Hours

Day Times
Monday
  • 10am - 5pm 10am - 5pm
Tuesday
  • 10am - 5pm 10am - 5pm
Wednesday
  • 10am - 5pm 10am - 5pm
Thursday
  • 10am - 5pm 10am - 5pm
Friday
  • 10am - 5pm 10am - 5pm
Saturday
  • 10am - 5pm 10am - 5pm
Sunday
  • 10am - 5pm 10am - 5pm

Location

Immigration Museum
400 Flinders St
Melbourne 3000

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Contact details

  • telephone number: 13 11 02
  • email address: mvbookings@museum.vic.gov.au
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The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong Boon Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.

We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection the Wurundjeri, Bunurong, Dja Dja Wurrung, Taungurung and Wadawurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin have to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

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