Chinese Museum, Melbourne

Name: Chinese Museum
Address: 22 Cohen Pl, Melbourne, 3000, Australia
Telephone: +61 3 9662 2888

#192 among attractions in Melbourne

Museum, History museum

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Facts and practical information

The Chinese Museum or Museum of Chinese Australian History is an Australian history museum located in Melbourne's Chinatown, which is dedicated to documenting, preserving and displaying the history, heritage and culture of Australia’s Chinese community. The museum was established in 1985 with a charter to present the history of Australians of Chinese ancestry. An extensive refurbishment funded by the Victorian Government was completed in 2010. Since then, the museum has also acted as a Chinatown Visitor Centre. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 37°48'39"S, 144°58'8"E

Address

22 Cohen PlCity of Melbourne (Melbourne CBD)Melbourne 3000 Australia

Contact

+61 3 9662 2888

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Day trips

Chinese Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Queen Victoria Village, Parliament House, Scots' Church, St Michael's Uniting Church.

~880 ftW
Shopping, Shopping centre, Edwardian architecture
Queen Victoria Village, Melbourne
5 min walk • Queen Victoria Village, more commonly known as QV Melbourne, is a prominent shopping and lifestyle precinct nestled in the heart of Melbourne, Australia. This urban village is a blend of retail, dining, and leisure, offering a diverse experience to locals and tourists...
~1450 ftE
Colonnaded Victorian parliament building
Parliament House, Melbourne
7 min walk • Parliament House is the meeting place of the Parliament of Victoria, one of the parliaments of the Australian states and territories. Located on Spring Street on the edge of the Hoddle Grid, the grand colonnaded front dominates the vista up Bourke Street.
~1410 ftS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Scots' Church, Melbourne
7 min walk • The Scots' Church is a Presbyterian church in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was the first Presbyterian church to be built in the Port Phillip District and is located on Collins Street. It is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Australia and has been described as "an icon for well over a hundred years".
~1350 ftS
Church
St Michael's Uniting Church, Melbourne
7 min walk • St Michael's Uniting Church is a church in Collins Street in central Melbourne, Australia.
~870 ftE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Princess Theatre, Melbourne
5 min walk • The Princess Theatre, originally Princess's Theatre, is a 1452-seat theatre in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Established in 1854 and rebuilt in 1886 to a design by noted Melbourne architect William Pitt, it is the oldest surviving entertainment site on mainland Australia.
~300 ftE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne
2 min walk • Her Majesty's Theatre is a 1,700 seat theatre in Melbourne's East End Theatre District, Australia. Built in 1886, it is located at 219 Exhibition Street, Melbourne.
~1300 ftNE
Street
Victoria Street, Melbourne
7 min walk • Victoria Street is one of the major thoroughfares of inner Melbourne, running east–west for over six kilometres between Munster Terrace in North Melbourne and the Yarra River.
~1130 ftNW
Gothic Revival architecture
Former Melbourne Magistrates' Court, Melbourne
6 min walk • The Former Melbourne Magistrates' Court was the original home of Melbourne's City Court and District Court, as well as their emergency court.
~640 ftSE
Museum, Art museum
Velasquez Gallery, Melbourne
4 min walk • Velasquez Gallery, also known as Velasquez Gallery at Tye's, and later Tye's Art Gallery, was a Melbourne art gallery that showed contemporary traditional, and later, modernist Australian art, including some sculpture and prints, as well as Australian indigenous art.
~320 ftNE
Theater, Comedy club, Nightlife
Comedy Theatre, Melbourne
2 min walk • The Comedy Theatre is a 1003-seat theatre in Melbourne's East End Theatre District. It was built in 1928, and was designed in the Spanish style, with a Florentine-style exterior and wrought-iron balconies.
~1200 ftW
Street
Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
6 min walk • Lonsdale Street is a main street and thoroughfare in the city centre of Melbourne, Australia. It runs roughly east–west and was laid out in 1837 as one of Melbourne's original boundaries within the Hoddle Grid. The street extends from Spring Street in the east to Spencer Street in the west.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Chinese Museum open?

Chinese Museum is open:

Monday 10 am - 4 pm
Tuesday 10 am - 4 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 4 pm
Thursday 10 am - 4 pm
Friday 10 am - 4 pm
Saturday 10 am - 4 pm
Sunday 10 am - 4 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Chinese Museum?

Nearby attractions include Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne (2 min walk), Comedy Theatre, Melbourne (2 min walk), Wesley Church, Melbourne (2 min walk), Chinatown, Melbourne (3 min walk).

How to get to Chinese Museum by public transport?

The nearest stations to Chinese Museum:

Bus

Exhibition Street/Lonsdale Street • Lines: 250, 251, 303, 350 (2 min walk)
Little Lonsdale Street/Exhibition Street • Lines: 250, 251 (4 min walk)

Tram

Stop 7: Russell Street • Lines: 86, 86a, 86d, 96, 96d (4 min walk)
Stop 8: Exhibition Street • Lines: 30, 30d, 35 (5 min walk)

Train

Parliament (6 min walk)
Melbourne Central (10 min walk)