Exploring the Chinese Museum: Depicting Ethnic Chinese History in Australia

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Reflection on Chinese museum in Melbourne
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Table of contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Background................................................................................................................................2
Site visit......................................................................................................................................3
Question.....................................................................................................................................4
In what ways and how does the Chinese Museum depict the history of ethnic Chinese
communities in Australia?......................................................................................................4
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................5
References..................................................................................................................................6

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Introduction
This report focuses on Chinese museum in Melbourne. Background of the site would
be excavated in terms of enhancing the awareness of the readers regarding the site and its
contribution towards depicting the history of the ethnic communities within the threshold of
Australia. Reflective observation gains an important position in the report, enlivening the
experiences of the readers in terms of enhancing the cultural diversity. Answering the
question is an initiative towards consideration of the scholarly articles within the propositions
and assumptions. Conclusion would be provided in terms of assessing the extent to which the
experience of the readers have been concretized regarding site visit.
Background
Established in 1985, the museum was formed for ensuring community benefit. Non-
profit approach proves beneficial in terms of gaining large scale support towards
documentation, preserving, collecting and researching about the present culture, ancient
culture and its descendants. The museum finds its place in the 19th century five storeyed
warehouse, built by Cohen Brothers in 1890 (Chinesemuseum.com.au 2019). The warehouse
was used as a store room for manufacturing furniture. After Cohen Brothers, the ownership of
the warehouse went to Her Majesty, who used it for storing the sets and costumes. It also
served as changing rooms for the participants in the musical extravaganza.
In the era of 1985, the ownership of the warehouse passed onto the Victorian
government. The museum is rented by the government in terms of a nominal fees. At the time
of its launching, the museum lacked financial stability. Moreover, only three levels were
renovated.
Central location in Melbourne’s Chinatown helps the Chinese museum to preserve the
cultural and ethnic diversity of Chinese community within the threshold of Australia