A unique
exhibition of personal immigration stories is on display at the Unley Museum as
part of the South Australian History Festival.
Cosmopolitan Unley is a visual exposition
featuring stories from some of the city’s earliest pioneering families through
to some of our most recent migrants.
The exhibition includes some of Adelaide’s
well-known families, such as the Sym Choons of ‘Miss Gladys Sym Choon’ and the Landherrs who founded the Adelaide
German Language School.
Unley Museum Curator Karen Paris says it is an
honour for the museum to present the personal experiences of people who have
migrated to Unley from all corners of the world.
“Getting to know the people and their families,
while bringing their stories to life so others can get know them, has been a
wonderful part of this exhibition,” Ms Paris says.
“The exhibition highlights the diversity of our
population, right back to the mid-1800s, when the first migrants voyaged from
countries such as England, Germany and China, to settle in South Australia.”
The exhibition aims to bring people together and
encourages them to share their own histories via the Cosmopolitan Unley Many Faces wall, where attendees can take a
photo of themselves and add to the installation with their own story or a flag.
According to the 2016 Census, almost 25 per cent
of the City of Unley population was born overseas, including 17 per cent from
non-English speaking backgrounds. The number of people born in non-English
speaking countries has increased by about 2,300 since 2001 with the greatest
increases from those born in China and India.
“The increasing number of people born in
non-English speaking countries suggests the City of Unley is becoming more
multicultural, though even the previous waves of immigration can be seen
today,” Ms Paris says.
Cosmopolitan Unley will be on display at the
Unley Museum, 80 Edmund Avenue, from 10 May until 2 August 2018 with a free
public launch event to be held on 10 May at 5pm.
Entry is free
with the museum open Monday to Wednesday, 10am to 4pm, Thursday 10am to 6pm and
Sundays from 2pm to 5pm.
For more
information, please visit www.unley.sa.gov.au.
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