Statement about the alleged attack at the Golden Dragon Museum
On Sunday 5 May there was serious damage done at the Golden Dragon Museum, Yi Yuan Gardens and Gun Yin Temple
Australian Government commits $100,000 towards the repair of Loong
This morning The Hon. Andrew Giles MP, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs and Lisa Chesters MP, Member for Bendigo, visited the Museum and made a major announcement. The Museum’s Board, staff and volunteers are very grateful for the Australian Government’s quick response to the alleged attack that happened at the Golden Dragon Museum, Yi Yuan Gardens and Guan Yin Temple on 5 May and especially thanks Lisa Chesters MP for her unstinting support and advocacy of the Museum, our work and our projects.
Conservation work has commenced on Loong to remediate the damage caused on 5 May. Treatment will commence on the other objects shortly.
Golden Dragon Museum thanks all the members of the community who have been in contact and especially those that have visited over the past weeks for their messages of support and best wishes. Your expressions of generosity and kindness, from local friends and those further afield, has meant a great deal to everyone involved with the Museum and those committed to the preservation of our rich Chinese heritage and the multitude of stories our Museum shares with thousands of visitors every year.
An oily substance was flicked on a number of objects during the attack including Loong, the oldest complete Imperial Processional Dragon in the world and one of the Museum’s great treasures.