Furore as Immigration Museum flags name change

Multicultural media outlets are frustrated about Museum Victoria’s failure to consult with their communities regarding the decision to rename the Immigration Museum, but others are urging caution.

30 Jul 2019 12:00

Richard Watts

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Image courtesy Immigration Museum / Museums Victoria.

Melbourne’s multicultural communities have sounded the alarm over a proposed name change for the Immigration Museum, established in 1997 as the Hellenic Archaeological and Immigration Museum.

The new name is believed to be the Museum of Shared Humanity.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's former National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the 2019 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in early 2020. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association in 2021, and a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Photo: Fiona Hamilton. Follow Richard on Bluesky @richardthewatts.bsky.social and Instagram @richard.l.watts