Handing on the Key: Palestinians in Australia
\nFor the majority of Palestinians in Australia, there is no lived experience of Palestine. Handing on the Key explores how the link to homeland is passed from one generation to the next through acts of memory. The changing identity of the Palestinian community through generations reveals the different and often emotional connections that Australians of Palestinian heritage have to Palestine.
\nDate: 21 August to 22 November 2009<\/p>\n
Spring school holiday program
\nGo around the world to the Middle East and participate in a craft workshop where you can discover ancient and beautiful craft traditions of different countries in the Middle East. Be captivated by amazing stories of journeys to Australia from around the world (11am and 1pm). Don\u2019t forget to pick up an Immigration Adventures booklet and explore the Museum in a fun and engaging way.
\nDate: 19 September to 4 October 2009<\/p>\n
Talanoa: Stories of the Fiji community
\nThe name Fiji evokes a tropical paradise in the minds of many Australians, but this island nation has a troubled history. Talanoa (a Fijian word for \u2019story-telling\u2019) explores how and why Fiji-born people came to Victoria, and what values, beliefs and practices they have brought with them. The diverse and growing Fiji community presents a thought-provoking account of the relationships that sustain their connection with Fiji and have shaped their settlement in a new land.
\nDates: Until 16 August 2009<\/p>\n
Cultural Diversity Quest Awards Exhibition
\nThe Quest Awards encourage Victorian students to celebrate their State\u2019s cultural diversity through creative expression. Announced during Cultural Diversity Week, the winning entries will be shown at the Immigration Museum in an exhibition opening for Refugee Week. Students\u2019 works reflect their investigation of cultural diversity within their school and community, and encompass a wide range of materials, techniques and ideas.
\nDates: Until 21 August 2009<\/p>\n
Ancient Hampi: The Hindu Kingdom Brought to Life
\nThis international exhibition offers visitors the opportunity to immerse themselves in the stunning World Heritage site of Hampi in southern India. Using state of the art digital technologies, this new experience presents stereographic panoramas of an extraordinary site, with all its mythological, archaeological, artistic and historic significance. Ancient Hampi includes animations of Hindu myths and stories, aerial and projected photography, an immersive digital interactive space showing 360-degree panoramic images of the site and is landscape, as well as stunning night photographs of the temples taken by John Gollings.
\nDates: Until 26 January 2010
\nImmigration Museum, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne.\u00a0 Open daily 10.00am to 5.00pm.
\nAdmission: Adult $8, child\/concession FREE. More info 13 11 02 or museumvictoria.com.au\/immigration museum<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Handing on the Key: Palestinians in Australia For the majority of Palestinians in Australia, there is no lived experience of Palestine. Handing on the Key explores how the link to homeland is passed from one generation to the next through acts of memory. The changing identity of the Palestinian community through generations reveals the different<\/p>\n