Cuisines from around the world will waft across the Wollundry precinct as the sun goes down and legendary performers like Thelma Plumb, Ngaiire and Holly Throsby take to the stage.

Amidst the celebratory atmosphere will be some compelling exhibits about Wagga’s multicultural heritage inside the Museum’s Historic Council Chambers site.

Within the Historic Council Chamber itself, a series of groundbreaking short films will play that explore Wagga’s migrant story, focusing on various waves of migration over the past century.

The nine films were produced for Museum of the Riverina’s From All Four Corners exhibition in 2007, and have recently been digitised and made available once more to the public.

The films include the dramatic stories of Karl Winkler, whose family fled Germany during World War II, and Mitsue Stockley who met and Married an Australian soldier posted in Japan at around the same time.

Wagga provided Ali Jabar safety from persecution for his Bahai faith under the Islamic Revolution in Iran.

He and his wife Bita recount the touching hospitality and friendliness that characterised Australia and helped them make Wagga home.

Another film focuses on Aboriginal families from across NSW who resettled into Ashmont during the 1970s.

Also on exhibition is a striking photographic exhibition entitled Remembering Gallipoli.

With this body of work, photographer Mine Konakci explores the unusual friendships that have arisen between Anzacs and the Turks since the fighting and anguish of the Gallipoli campaign.

The photographs are of direct descendants of Anzac and Turkish (Ottoman) soldiers from Australia, New Zealand and Turkey, juxtaposed against portraits of their forbears.

Mementos of battle and family stories document the lasting legacy of war and the ongoing friendships between nations who once called each other ‘enemy.’

With Questacon’s Fascinating Science exhibition also on display at the Museum’s Historic Council Chambers site, there’s plenty of fun to be had for young and old.

If you’re planning to come to Fusion on Saturday night, why not enjoy the museum while you’re there. Fusion runs from 4pm to 9.30pm and is suitable for all ages.