On 20 July 2009 it was announced that the Immigration Museum will be closed as it was the least visited of the states museums, items in the collection will be placed into storage for conservation though items on loan will be returned.
On July 20, 2009, it was decided that the Immigration Museum would cease operations because it had received the fewest visitors among state museums. Items in the collection will be placed in storage for preservation while items on loan will be returned.