Tell your community’s experiences and stories of migration and diversity…
The Immigration Museum’s Community Gallery hosts three exhibitions annually. Each exhibition is presented for a period of between 14 and 16 weeks. The program is flexible so as to accommodate the cultural needs of as many groups as possible.
Community exhibitions are created by communities themselves with support from the Museum. The museum provides financial, marketing and promotional support so that communities can create quality exhibitions. Communities must be able to demonstrate community support and endorsement for exhibitions so that they are inclusive and representative of the community.
Where possible community exhibitions are scheduled to coincide with important milestones or celebrations in the participating community’s calendar.
What are the aims of the Community Gallery?
- To provide a forum for community groups, organisations and special interest groups to tell stories and investigate themes relating to immigration, cultural diversity and identity.
- To encourage community collaboration, participation and ownership.
- To document and promote the diverse community stories and experiences that are an important part of Australian history.
- To contribute to the history collections of Museum Victoria and the State of Victoria.
There is an application and selection process if you wish to present your Community’s exhibition at the Immigration Museum.