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Museum of Brisbane

This exciting exhibition features more than 200 garments from the internationally-acclaimed, Brisbane-based fashion house

This exciting exhibition features more than 200 garments from the internationally-acclaimed, Brisbane-based fashion house

From its humble beginnings in the 1800s the Queensland Museum today occupies a pivotal place as the centre for natural history, indigenous artefacts and curios such as Bert Hinkler’s plane, a World War I German tank and a dinosaur garden while downstairs the Sciencentre is a fantastic hands-on interactive experience for young and old.

Further along the river the Maritime Museum documents the fascinating river and seafaring side to Brisbane’s history while both of these are supplemented by a host of historical mini museums, many of which hold important collections and insights into Brisbane’s brief, tough and at times violent past, such as tyhe Museum of Brisbane.

For an alternative window into Queensland’s past and modern art history the main universities (UQ Art Museum and QUT Art Museum) both have impressive collections and ongoing exhibits.

Brisbane Transport Museum Nathan

Brisbane Transport Museum

This museum is home to Queensland's largest collection of heritage buses and coaches, dating from 1938 to 1996.

Brisbane Motor Museum

Brisbane Motor Museum

A fantastic trip back in time and must-visit for motoring enthusiasts, located in a massive converted warehouse

Queensland Museum Kurilpa

Queensland Museum Kurilpa

Queensland Museum, founded in 1862, is the keeper of the state's historical collections dating back to colonial times

Anzac Square Memorial Galleries

Visit the awe-inspiring Anzac Square and Memorial Galleries and delve deeper into Queensland’s military past

Brisbane's Best Little Museums

Here's 13 of the most fascinating little museums around Brisbane that you need to visit

Wolston House

Wolston Farmhouse

Wolston House is the oldest surviving residential farmhouse in the district, located on a property fronting onto the Brisbane River

RAAF Aviation Heritage Centre

The RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre offers a fascinating display of aircraft and insight into SEQ’s military aviation history and opens to the general public

of Art and Archaeology

Abbey Museum of Art & Archaeology provides a unique opportunity to be fully immersed in history for a day

Brisbane Tramway Museum

Brisbane Tramway Museum

This fascinating outdoor museum is where you can ride restored Brisbane trams

Egyptian mask inside Antiquities Museum in Brisbane.

Antiquities Museum

This fascinating little trove of ancient artefacts belonging to UQ and dating back 4000 years is one of the best kept secrets around.

Fort lytton

On a grassy outpost in the industrial reaches of Lytton lies Fort Lytton, the heritage listed remains of Australia's only surviving moated 19th century fortress.

Museum Of Brisbane

This impressive Brisbane City Council owned museum offers an insight into the social history and visual arts of Brisbane.

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Pine Rivers Heritage Museum

There’s nothing dusty or musty about this slick little timber building on the edge of the Old Petrie Town car park.

Ship in dry dock in the Queensland Maritime Museum

Queensland Maritime Museum

You don’t have to be a ship enthusiast to visit this homey museum, which is well laid out and staffed by mostly ex-naval and maritime workers.

Old machines, motorbike and horse carriage inside Redlands Museum in Cleveland.

Behind the plain brick façade of Redland Museum lies a wonderland of memorabilia from the past.

Samford District Historical Museum, Queensland, History, Rail Trail

Samford District Historical Museum

Resembling a mini historical village, the Samford Museum holds one of the most extraordinary collections of heirlooms, memorabilia and building styles of late 19th and early 20th century Queensland life to be found

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