Mission Statement
The Chinese Cultural Centre undertakes to collect, preserve and display the history of the Chinese people of the goldfields in Ovens and districts (1852-1930), for educational and research purposes.

Acquisition Policy

• Artifacts must be of genuine Chinese origin (not replicas)
• They must reflect the lives of the Chinese in Australia between 1852-1930
• Articles that are accepted "on loan" will be for short term and subject to the guidlines laid down by Museum Australia.
• All donations, gifts and presentations are the property of the "Beechworth Chinese Cultural Centre".

The centre has been developed by a small band of dedicated volunteers with a grant obtained from Arts Victoria's "Creating Place and Space" program.

With a small permanent exhibition relating to the local Chinese identities, their history and the legacy left by the Chinese, the Government appointed Chinese Protectors, and their role, for the period 1857-1865 in the original Chinese Protectors Building.

The centre will also mount temporary exhibitions on Beechworth and the Ovens Goldfield District.

The Beechworth Chinese Cultural Centre has research facilities available.

Archive Listings
Pioneer Index, Victoria 1836-1888
Federation Index, Victoria 1889-1901
Edwardian Index, Victoria 1902-1913
Great War Index, Victoria 1914-1920
immigration to Victoria, Victoria 1852-1879
Inquest Index, Victoria 1840-1985
Death Index, Victoria 1921-1985
Nationalisation Index, Pre 1904 Victoria
Mining Accidents Index, NSW 1788-1888
Marine Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victorian Ports