m Melbourne's sister city, Osaka, Japan. The exhibit was on the second floor but we were distracted by the first floor. There was a film showing various groups and their reasons for immigrating to Australia. There were examples of everything from the Irish famine in the 1800's to international marriages to many various conflicts across the world that have led people to flee to Australia.There
was also a timeline of Australian immigration up on the walls complete with advertisements of each decade. For many years Australia adopted an "All White" policy meaning any person of color wasn't welcome. There was a newspaper article on the board about a group from China that had made it to Australia but just after immigration laws had changed. They weren't allowed off their boats and were sent straight back to Chin
a. This magnet poster from 1910 was meant to attract immigrants to Australia as long as you were the right color. If you look closely the first two lines are rather ironic. I am happy to say this policy went out the window a while ago.
was also a timeline of Australian immigration up on the walls complete with advertisements of each decade. For many years Australia adopted an "All White" policy meaning any person of color wasn't welcome. There was a newspaper article on the board about a group from China that had made it to Australia but just after immigration laws had changed. They weren't allowed off their boats and were sent straight back to Chin
a. This magnet poster from 1910 was meant to attract immigrants to Australia as long as you were the right color. If you look closely the first two lines are rather ironic. I am happy to say this policy went out the window a while ago.We real
ized we were going to run out of time on the parking meter so we headed up stairs to the kimono exhibition. Most of the pieces were from around 1850. There were very plain, everyday robes and extremely elaborate examples. There was one that used a resist dye technique that I really loved. One of my favorite parts of the exhibtion was miniature wigs done up in traditional hair design. Each hair design told something about the woman wearing it as in age, marital status and if she had children or not. There was a dress up room with a video explaining how to properly put on a kimono. Matt was a good sport and let me dress him up.
ized we were going to run out of time on the parking meter so we headed up stairs to the kimono exhibition. Most of the pieces were from around 1850. There were very plain, everyday robes and extremely elaborate examples. There was one that used a resist dye technique that I really loved. One of my favorite parts of the exhibtion was miniature wigs done up in traditional hair design. Each hair design told something about the woman wearing it as in age, marital status and if she had children or not. There was a dress up room with a video explaining how to properly put on a kimono. Matt was a good sport and let me dress him up. We went to run a few more errands when we ran into this fine fellow on the street. The one and only Burger Monster!! Matt again obliged me with a stupid tourist photo.
