The arrival of migrants from diverse backgrounds has brought with it significant social, cultural and economic change. Hopes & Fears: Australian Migration Stories is about the lived experiences of these migrants, their journeys, their challenges, their knowledge and how their successors have carried these experiences forward into the modern day.
Featuring letters to loved ones back home, music recorded by migrants, vintage advertising for boat voyages to Australia, archival photos of multicultural cafes and chefs, a convict’s uniform from Van Diemen’s Land in the 1830s and much more.
Bruce Howard, Maria Otranto in her cafe, Geraldton, Western Australia, c.1975. Courtesy National Library of Australia, Australian Capital Territory
National Library of Australia
26 July to 2 February 2025
Australian Capital Territory
