![Group of migrants on the deck of MV Castel Verde, Italy, 1950–1957. ANMM Collection Gift from Barbara Alysen. Reproduced courtesy International Organisation for Migration. ANMM Collection ANMS0214[024]](/-/media/anmm/images/welcome-wall/migrants_mv-castelverde_anms0214024_2160x1080-2.jpg?h=960&la=en&mw=1920&w=1920)
From across the sea - the museum's migration program explores our cultural heritage.
The arrival of waves of more than ten million migrants by boat and plane is one of the major themes in Australia’s history, and a foundation narrative of modern Australia, infusing our country with more than 200 different cultural and linguistic traditions. Was your family among them?
Nearly half of all Australians were born overseas or have at least one parent born overseas. Migrants have contributed enormously to the making of modern Australia - we believe museums sharing their stories can increase our understanding of the unique challenges many migrants face.
Image: Group of migrants on the deck of MV Castel Verde, Italy, 1950–1957. ANMM Collection Gift from Barbara Alysen. Reproduced courtesy International Organisation for Migration. ANMM Collection ANMS02014[024]
Explore their stories:
![Migrants in a group on the MV TOSCANA at Trieste January 1954. ANMM Collection ANMS0214[047]](/-/media/anmm/images/support/migrants-in-a-group-on-mvtoscana_anms0214047_1_2160x1080.jpg?h=250&la=en&mw=500&w=500)
![Passengers watch from the deck of City of Sydney as Skaubryn burns in the Indian Ocean, 1958. ANMM Collection Gift from Barbara Alysen ANMS0214[005]. Reproduced courtesy International Organisation for Migration](/-/media/anmm/images/blog/4-ir005672-001.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160)
