Many Stories Self-directed
Investigate Australia's immigration history, immigrant stories and intercultural experiences.
In this self-guided excursion, primary students explore the museum’s permanent exhibition with their very own passport to investigate the diversity of Australian immigration stories.
Students will experience
- Permanent exhibition content through objects, artefacts and interactives.
- Immigration stories and Australian history from a range of perspectives and time periods.
- Intersecting stories of First Peoples and migrants starting from Deep Time to present day.
- An introduction to the museum by a staff member and a booklet to record their findings.
Students will learn
- About immigrant journeys to Australia.
- Reasons people have migrated to Australia.
- Individual immigrant stories across the last 230 years.
- Procedures for immigrants arriving in Victoria.
- First Peoples’ stories of culture and history.
Students will be provided
- A booklet to guide them through the galleries and for them to record their findings, with related activities to complete back at school.
Students will need
- Pen or pencil.
Availability
Terms 1–4, Monday to Friday
Duration: 60 minutes
Student information
Years 5 to 6
Maximum 55 students
Bookings
Exhibition
Self-guided exhibition visit with introductory presentation
Victorian Curriculum Links
History: Levels 5 and 6
Australia (1800 – 1900)
- the role of significant individuals or groups, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, local-born colonists and migrants, on the development of or events in a colony (VC2HH6K05)
Australia (1900 – 2000)
- the causes for people migrating to Australia from Europe and Asia, including their experiences and perspectives, and their impacts on Australian society during the 20th century (VC2HH6K09)
- significant contributions of individuals and groups, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and migrants, to changing Australian society (VC2HH6K10)
Intercultural Understanding: Levels 5 and 6
Culture, identity and belonging
- how identity can be influenced by one or more cultures (VC2CI6C01)
- how attitudes, beliefs and behaviours can affect intercultural experiences positively or negatively, considering empathy and inclusion, discrimination and stereotyping (VC2CI6C02)
Accessibility
Please view our accessibility page for general information. Contact our team on 13 11 02 or email us at [email protected] to discuss how we can support your visit.
Museums Victoria Learning Access Fund
The Museums Victoria Learning Access Fund aims to enhance access to our museums (Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks and Immigration Museum), programs and events by offering free or subsidised education programs for eligible schools. Find out more about the fund.
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