Did you know your family could be publicly recognised as part of Australia’s migration history?

The National Maritime Museum has reopened registrations for its Welcome Wall, featuring more than 30,000 names of migrants from across the world who made Australia their new home.

View of Welcome Wall at Australia's National Maritime Museum

The Welcome Wall is considered one of the most visible tributes to Australia's migration heritage. Source: ANMM

Sydney-based National Maritime Museum is calling for those interested to proudly add their name or their family’s name to the Welcome Wall in time for an upcoming unveiling ceremony in early 2021.

Celebrating Australia’s diverse migrant heritage, the monument bears the inscription of over 30,000 names appearing on 82 bronze panels, running down the northern promenade of the museum facing Pyrmont Bay.

The first names were listed in January 1999, with many representing Greek migrants descendants who ventured Down Under and their descendants.

In 2016 only, there were about 400 names of Greek Australians added to the Welcome Wall.

The new name inscriptions will be unveiled at a dedicated ceremony scheduled for 10 January 2021.

Registrations for the newest panel inscriptions are accepted until 11 November.

For more information and registrations to secure your spot visit

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Published 4 November 2020 3:07pm
Updated 4 November 2020 3:22pm
Presented by Zoe Thomaidou


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