23/06/2026
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who attended, donated and supported the Vietnamese Museum Australia's Fundraising Dinner at Happy Receptions on 7 June.
Thanks to the generosity of our community, we are now significantly closer to completing the museum's commercial kitchen, an important project that will support the museum's future operations and long term sustainability.
We are especially grateful to a private philanthropic foundation for matching donations dollar for dollar up to $100,000, helping bring us within reach of our fundraising goal.
We were honoured to welcome The Hon. Natalie Suleyman MP, Trung Luu MP, Evan Mulholland MP, Viv Nguyen - Victorian Multicultural Commission Chairperson along with many community leaders, supporters and friends of the museum.
A special thank you to our amazing MC Thảo Nguyên, performers Tina Cao, Tuệ Nguyễn, Anh Đào Nguyễn, Chris Quý Linh Nguyễn, Avac VănHóa NghệThuật and GĐPT Đại Bi Quan Âm, and our AV team Long and Công.
Thank you also to our sponsors and partners Chùa Quang Minh, Hollywood Nails and the Bruce Wong Foundation, our raffle donors Caroline Tung, Steve and Tuyet Lowe, Lim's Pharmacy and SisterWorks, and our incredible volunteers, especially Khoi Ngo for travelling interstate to support the event.
One of the highlights of the evening was seeing young Vietnamese Australians from the Dual Identity Leadership Program and the VMA volunteer team proudly sing the national anthems of Australia and the Republic of Vietnam, a powerful reflection of their connection to our history, culture and community.
Due to the overwhelming support received, our philanthropic partner has extended its dollar for dollar donation matching campaign until the end of this month. Every dollar donated will be matched as we work towards completing the commercial kitchen and opening the Vietnamese Museum Australia.
Special thanks to Anne Nguyen for capturing the evening.
📸 Photo album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/AMG5osuh3HGnJwDA7
💛 Donate here: https://vietnamesemuseum.com.au/donate/