BGM_Passages: The Immigration Museum & the Old Customs House

Step inside one of Naarm - Melbourne’s most quickly powerful buildings - The Old Customs House, now home to the Immigration Museum. In this episode of Down the Yarra, we explore the building’s colonial origins as the site for control, its transformation into a space of memory and reckoning, and the hidden stories it still holds. From the harsh policies of the past to the moving personal tales pinned to the walls, today, this is the story of how people have arrived, been received - or refused - in Naarm - Melbourne. Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of immigration trauma, racism, detention, and border control. Next Stop? Just across the road- the story of Queensbridge, and the long-lost Yarra Falls hidden beneath it. Follow @downtheyarra on Instagram, Facebook and Threads.