Migration Heritage Project

117 Corrimal St, Wollongong NSW 2500

Opening Hours
First Thursday of each month.

If you would like to become involved with the Migration Heritage Project, monthly meetings are held at the office of the Multicultural Communities Council of Illawarra on the first Thursday of each month.

The Migration Heritage Project does not collect items, but has developed a significant image resource based on private collections. This database of images, produced as a result of project research and interviews, is an important resource that records migrant history and personal stories of the region.

The objects included in this virtual museum reflect the eleven themes of migration, explored in the Migration Heritage Project publication Every Story Counts.They include people, places and objects as the concept of cultural heritage encompasses diverse forms.

The Illawarra Migration Heritage Project Inc, formed in 2001 as a non-profit group. The group has used grants and pro-bono contributions from members and organisations to research, promote and facilitate a wider understanding of migrant cultural heritage in Wollongong and the region.

Website here.

Migration Heritage Project

A Coat Of Memories

This double breasted coat was owned by Drago Radinovic and represents some of the hardest and most important events in his life. Drago acquired the coat while in the Glasenbach camp for refugees in…

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Silknit

Larissa Raengel was a presser and packer at Silknit. She worked between 1950 and 1957, supporting the cost of building the family home. She and her mother-in-law also worked in the kitchen at…

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John Radecki - Stained Glass Artist

John Radecki arrived in Australia as Jan Radeski. He was born in Lodz, Poland in 1865 and migrated to Wollongong in 1882 aged 16, along with his parents Paul and Victoria Radeski and four siblings.…

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Working From Home

This knitted cardigan was made at home on a professional knitting machine.

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