Our Bodies, Our Voices, Our Marks
Our Bodies, Our Voices, Our Marks is a suite of exhibitions and experiences exploring the art of tattoo, alongside themes of identity, self-expression, culture and community.
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Play On presents: Park Jiha (Korea) + Moopie
Play On presents groundbreaking South Korean multi-instrumentalist and composer Park Jiha alongside cult favourite DJ Moopie.
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Dance Reel
Experience contemporary dance projections on a massive immersive scale, dancing daily across our majestic colonnaded Long Room.
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Rainbow Effect
Bring your nearest and queerest to dance it all out in our hot summer courtyard oasis to the glitchy pop beats and sweet synth melodies of Rainbow Chan.
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Amrita Hepi: Opening Afternoon
Award-winning First Nations choreographer and dancer Amrita Hepi takes the floor to create a new collaborative dance work with Melbourne’s dance communities.
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School holiday activities
Join us these summer holidays and create your own mini museum inside the grand facade of Old Customs House.
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Amrita Hepi: In Residence
Amrita Hepi takes the floor with the creation of a new collaborative dance work this summer at Immigration Museum.
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Members Masterclass: Japanese Ink Art Workshop
Our Members Masterclass series is back! Join us for an intimate workshop with local Japanese artist Junko Azukawa.
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Fashioning the Body
Stanislava Pinchuk and Zaiba Khan discuss how they fashion the body and mark identity through adornment, both temporary and permanent.
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Haiku Hangout
Multilingual poetry party hosted by the Australian Haiku Society.
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Latin Valentine
Celebrate love in all its shades with a San Valentín night of dancing, music and mucho more.
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Leaps + Beats
Spend your extra night with us celebrating genre-hopping artists and all those who’ve made the leap.
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Summer of Dance
This summer, Immigration Museum drops into dancefloor mode celebrating diverse genres, talents and communities.
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Pacific Essence
Experience a tapestry of narratives from the LGBTIQA+ community Pacific diaspora expressed through performance, dance, art and storytelling.
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Identity: yours, mine, ours
An exhibition about identity – who we are and who others think we are.
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Immigrant Stories and Timeline
Immigration is about us all – those who were here and those who came.
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Leaving Home
What would it take to make you leave your homeland and travel thousands of miles to another country?
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Getting In
More than 9 million people have migrated to Australia since 1788. Countless others have tried and failed.
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Customs Gallery
The story of Customs House, where officials controlled what—and who—could enter Victoria.
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Highlights Tour
Take a journey through Immigration Museum and uncover stories of migration to Australia.
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Discovery Centre
A place to relax, talk to helpful staff, and research family and migration history.
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Tribute Garden
The Tribute Garden is a public artwork that pays tribute to 7000 people who have made the journey to Victoria.
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Storylands
Multilingual story time for children and their adults, each month featuring a different language and theme.
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Documenting the Body: Curated by Stanislava Pinchuk
What stories do our bodies tell?
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Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World
This ground breaking photographic exhibition explores the rich history of traditional Japanese tattoo culture and its influence on modern tattoo practice.
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The Unending Absence
An audio series imagines the world of migration from an alternative point of view.
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Community Forums
Come and have your say! A number of community forums are being held in October and November.