Museum Introductory Talk 11.00 – 11.15am

Every day from Tuesday 2 – Sunday 28 January
(Museum charges apply. Bookings not required)

Join a member of the Museum Team as they provide a brief introduction and overview to the Museum and its Collection and answer the question ‘Why are there Dragons in Bendigo?.

Victoria’s Goldfields: Chinese Curiosities from Heritage Victoria is a collaborative exhibition between Golden Dragon Museum and Heritage Victoria. It presents small vignettes of the Chinese presence across Victoria from the mid-1800s into the 20th century and showcases the significant collection of artefacts held by Heritage Victoria that relate to and show evidence of the Chinese diaspora across the state.

With objects that are frequently small in size, but significant in their stories, Victoria’s Goldfields shows items that help to locate Chinese communities throughout Victorian history and shine a light on stories and times that have been all too often lost to history. The exhibition also speaks to the archaeological method of investigation, analysis, and identification used by heritage archaeologists as they search for relics from the past and strive to reveal their hidden and sometimes elusive stories.

More Associated Activities

Curator’s Floor Talk
Saturday 2 December
11.00 – 12 noon

(Museum charges apply)

Annie Muir, Heritage Curator and Co-Curator of ‘Victorias Goldfields: Chinese Curiosities from Heritage Victoria’
Join Annie for a fascinating tour through the Museum’s latest temporary exhibition and learn more about the Chinese diaspora across Victoria from the mid-1800s into the 20th century.

Curator’s Talk
Monday 8, 15, 22 and 29 January
2.00 – 2.15pm

(Museum charges apply. Bookings not required)

Join Megan Hall, Collections Manager, Golden Dragon Museum and Co-Curator of ‘Victoria’s Goldfields: Chinese Curiosities from Heritage Victoria’ as she provides a fascinating introduction to our current Temporary Exhibition.

More Associated Activities will be listed here throughout the exhibition’s run.

Figure, Stone. Mid 19th century
Heritage Victoria Historical
Archeology Collection

‘Celestial Footy ‘ to be launched in Bendigo Saturday 2 December

Yi Yuan Gardens closed 4 – 25 December

Painting of the Yi Yuan Gardens is recommencing and they will be closed 4 – 25 December.
They will reopen on Tuesday 26 December.
Apologies for any inconvenience.