Queensland Museum – Feed Your Imagination and Inspire Your Curiosity
At Queensland Museum, unleash your imagination and awaken your curiosity! Explore the mysterious world of geckos, improve your science knowledge and enter a three dimensional experience!
MoB features contemporary art that explores Brisbane‘s social history, and offers improved accessibility for vision and hearing impaired visitors with 19 sound themes, in-depth artwork descriptions and Auslan interpretation.
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History
At Brisbane City Hall, the Museum of Brisbane (MoB) explores both contemporary and historic Brisbane Australia through art, social history exhibitions, workshops, talks, tours and children’s activities. Their program of art, social history exhibits workshops talks tours tours children activities offers an in-depth knowledge of Brisbane city.
MoB was opened for business in 1891 after replacing its original timber exhibition building which had burned down. Construction involved 300 men using Romanesque, Byzantine, and Baroque influences in polychromatic brick work to produce this building – prior to foundation ceremony an exclusive linen handkerchief was produced as a souvenir which is held by State Library of Queensland.
Discover more about recidivist convict life in Moreton Bay at MoB and view original documents, such as maps, drawings, and registers from that period. Feel the intensity of life during World War Two in Brisbane when public air raid shelters lined streets and children wore identity discs – an experience not easily forgotten!
Art
QAGOMA features an exceptional collection of art works and exhibitions that connect visitors with the power of creativity. From its captivating architecture encompassing riverside galleries to ever-evolving exhibitions and programs, there is always something new at QAGOMA to see!
Queensland-based artists and traditional landscape and portrait art form key parts of the Gallery’s collection. Acquisition takes priority over expansion with particular attention paid to work of excellence and exceptional skill.
Tropical art is a central focus of the Gallery’s collection, with works such as Mervyn Muhling’s Untitled Ceremonial Figure from c.1930s and Joe Ngallametta’s Thap Yongk (Law Poles) from 2002 capturing its unique culture. Additionally, there is an impressive selection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art including works created through contemporary practice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists on display here.
Maritime
The Queensland Maritime Museum boasts one of Australia’s most extensive maritime heritage collections, with a heritage-listed dry dock where visitors can step aboard historical vessels like HMAS Diamantina from Australia’s Royal Navy (decommissioned since 1990). Additionally, their grounds host components from actual ships like lighthouses, marine engines and even recreational boats for viewing!
The museum boasts an extensive collection of shipwreck artefacts found around Queensland’s coast and Great Barrier Reef. These pieces provide insight into maritime navigation risks while adding an intriguing aspect to their exhibits.
The Museum of Brisbane features an ever-changing exhibition program that celebrates Brisbane through social history, visual art, craft and design. Workshops, tours and talks are offered as well as a shop selling locally made jewellery, ceramics, homewares and stationery from Australian makers.
Science
The Queensland Museum of Brisbane (MoB) is an interactive museum and gallery offering exhibitions curated in-house, workshops, talks, tours and children’s activities to provide visitors with an in-depth knowledge of Brisbane culture and history.
MoB houses an extraordinary array of collections encompassing natural history, cultural heritage and science that is showcased through exhibitions and public programs. MoB’s collections are internationally significant and provide a platform for research into cultures and histories as well as geological sciences and environmental concerns.
The MoB houses one of the world’s premier collections of tropical reef corals with over 34,000 skeletons and vouchered tissue samples representing 2,000 individual colonies – an incredible collection that warrants exploration! Take a guided tour and gain more insight into this exceptional collection!
