Museum a first

Key points

• Australia’s first national museum dedicated to the Vietnamese refugee journey will open in Sunshine, Victoria, on 17 October. The $20 million museum, funded by state and federal governments, will feature stories of survival, resilience, and settlement.
• It will also include galleries, an education centre, and an event space for 300 people.
• The opening coincides with the launch of Wominjeka Plaza, a new civic space developed by Brimbank council and the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation.