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The
Museum
of
Chinese
Australian
History
was
established
in
1985
as
a
community-run,
not-for-profit
national
institution
to
document,
preserve,
collect
and
research
the
history
and
culture
of
Chinese
Australians
and
their
descendants.
The
Museum
is
housed
in
a
late
nineteenth
century
five-level
warehouse.
The
warehouse
was
built
in
1890
by
the
Cohen
Bros
who
were
furniture
manufacturers
and
they
used
this
building
as
a
factory
to
make
furniture
and
also
a
storeroom.
After
the
Cohen
Bros
moved
out,
it
was
purchased
by
Her
Majesty’s
theatre
and
was
used
for
the
storage
of
sets
and
costumes.
During
the
hey-day
of
musical
extravaganzas,
it
was
also
used
as
change
rooms
for
the
large
choruses
that
were
a
part
of
these
shows.
The
building
was
acquired
by
the
Victorian
government
from
Her
Majesty’s
in
1985
and
is
rented
by
the
Museum
for
a
nominal
fee.
When
it
opened
its
doors
to
the
public
in
November
1985
it
had
no
foundation
collection
and
only
three
levels
of
the
building
had
been
renovated
–
basement,
ground
and
first
floors.
The
second
floor
was
renovated
in
1987
and
the
third
floor
along
with
the
rest
of
the
building
in
1995.
In
2010
renovations
were
made
to
the
ground
and
first
floors.
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