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Alone in a new country in 1987, Masumi had a critical decision to make – stay in Melbourne or return home to Japan.

She decided to remain in Melbourne and immerse herself in Noh theatre, Ikebana and paper doll-making in Melbourne – skills she had been developing for 50 years.

She shares her skills through performance and teaching. Masumi returns to Japan every year to see her family, continue Ikebana lessons, practise her Noh performance and purchase materials for doll-making. But Melbourne is her home.

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Posted on 14 Aug 2008 by chuchoca@gmail.com from Carlos L.
It is a nice and educational website with many option to keep people occupied clicking different links. It is not much room to critics, but I was ask for any suggestion. Suggestion 1 Probably the kind of question can be difficult to some young audience or to someone who is not familiar with the topic (educational level). Perhaps if you can include level of difficulties selected by the visitor something like "Medium - Intermedium - Advance" You can sort the kind of question by how old is the person who is navigating your web. Avoiding to be too personal you can ask Select your age group. 4-7 - 8-15 - 15-20 - 21-30s - 40s-50s - 60-80s - etc… At the end of the day, this information about age will help you for statistic purposes Suggestion 2 You can incorporate 2 or 3 minutes video to assist people with hearing disabilities. People who can not perceive sound will be able to understand your valuable video’s presentation. A small piece of film can make a huge different to someone with this conditions (AUSLAN), and you will be doing something unique around Culture Institutions. Kind Regards Carlos L.
Posted on 24 Aug 2008 by lorraine wassouf from victoria
im smart
Posted on 25 Aug 2008 by Jessica Connley from Plympton, Adelaide, South Australia
i love science. every day i come on the webb site (http://museumvictoria.com.au/howsmartareyou/quiz3.aspx)... did you know that the earth has a inner core, that is made of iron?
Posted on 03 Sep 2008 by roberta armitage from yarraville
i love the museum shop because you can buy posters and reproduction old maps of the city of melbourne there
Posted on 08 Oct 2008 by Amber stelfox. from Ringwood Austraila.
I LOVE IT.
Posted on 08 Oct 2008 by Amber. from ringwood Australia.
I Love ladeybugs.
Posted on 20 Oct 2008 by Wies Willigen
What year was the last year that the magrant ship Johan Van Olde Barneveld came to Australia for the last time? November 1958
Posted on 20 Oct 2008 by rosie
the yarra river used to have a water fall
Posted on 05 Nov 2008 by Justin from Pepsi Land
I thought that this website was really cool and told me a lot of interesting facts. :)
Posted on 05 Nov 2008 by Jail from Amercia
the yarra river used to have a water fall in a bank of river
Posted on 05 Nov 2008 by Fred from Ringwood
When you die your nails keeps growing.
Posted on 05 Nov 2008 by Fred from Ringwood
When you die your nails keeps growing.
Posted on 05 Nov 2008 by Kevin from Australia
The volcanoes on Venus is more dangerous than the earth being destroyed by pollution!

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