Open Monument

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Open Monument is a contemporary artwork acknowledging the history of Chinese people in Ballarat. The Chinese diaspora was global and many Chinese people came to Ballarat and the Victorian Goldfields. The work details some of the personal Chinese family memories of Ballarat from the gold rush forward. The 33 marble laser-etched panels include found images and texts mounted on a modernist metal architectural feature holding back a grassed hill landscape. Within the side walkway of gravel and composite stone is an etched of local activities relating to the Chinese community achievements that can be added to by the community
Open Monument
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Website

victoriancollections.net.au/organisations/city-ballarat-arts-cultural-development

Address

Len T Frazer Reserve, Main Road, Ballarat Central, Victoria, 3350

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