List of museums in Brisbane
The City of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia, is home to a large number of cultural institutions, museums and historic sites, several of which have worldwide acclaim.
| Name | Location | Area | Coords | Type | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boggo Road Gaol | Dutton Park | Brisbane Suburbs South | 27°29′42″S 153°01′44″E / 27.4951°S 153.0289°E | Prison | Operated throughout the 19th and 20th centuries and considered[by whom?] to be Australia's most notorious prison[1] |
| Brisbane Opal Museum | Windsor | Brisbane Suburbs North | 27°26′12″S 153°01′54″E / 27.4367°S 153.0316°E | Natural history | jewelry store with exhibits about opals and opal mining[2] |
| Brisbane Tramway Museum | Ferny Grove | Brisbane Suburbs North | 27°24′26″S 152°56′15″E / 27.4072°S 152.9376°E | Transportation | Trams and trolley-buses of Brisbane[3] |
| Brookfield District Museum | Brookfield | Brisbane Suburbs North | 27°29′36″S 152°54′44″E / 27.4934°S 152.9121°E | Local history | Housed in a former farmhouse and post office relocated from Pullenvale to the Brookfield Showgrounds. Exhibits include collections of local pioneers and the history of the Brookfield Show.[4][5] |
| Commissariat Store, Brisbane | Brisbane | Brisbane central | 27°28′24″S 153°01′27″E / 27.4733°S 153.0243°E | History | One of the oldest buildings in Brisbane, operated by the Royal Historical Society of Queensland[6] |
| Diamantina Health Care Museum | Woolloongabba | Brisbane Suburbs South | Medical | History of healthcare at Princess Alexandra Hospital[7][8][9] | |
| Embroiderers Guild, Queensland | Fortitude Valley | Brisbane Suburbs North | Textile | website, embroidery on display from the 18th to 20th centuries from the Middle East, Europe, India, and Australia, exhibits of embroidered textiles of members' work | |
| Fort Lytton Military Museum | Lytton | Brisbane Suburbs South | Military | Located in Fort Lytton National Park, displays about the fort and the military history of Brisbane, exhibits of more general military significance, tours of the fort | |
| Girl Guides Museum of Queensland | Geebung | Brisbane Suburbs North | Scouting | information, history of Girl Guides in Queensland, currently closed | |
| Institute of Modern Art | Fortitude Valley | Brisbane Suburbs North | Art | website, contemporary art exhibits | |
| MacArthur Museum | Brisbane | Brisbane central | History | The building was used as the South West Pacific Area Headquarters from July 1942 to November 1944 and served an important role throughout WW2 | |
| Marks-Hirschfeld Museum of Medical History | Herston | Brisbane Suburbs North | Medical | Part of the University of Queensland and located within the heritage-listed Mayne Medical School | |
| Mercy Heritage Centre Brisbane | Brisbane | Brisbane central | History | Social history museum dedicated to the life and works of the Sisters of Mercy | |
| Miegunyah House | Bowen Hills | Brisbane Suburbs North | Historic house | Operated by the Queensland Women's Historical Association, late 19th century period house[10] | |
| Museum of Brisbane | Brisbane | Brisbane central | History | Brisbane's history from the 1820s and culture | |
| Museum of Lands, Mapping and Surveying | Brisbane | Brisbane central | Mapping | Historical maps, survey plans and artefacts | |
| Newstead House | Newstead | Brisbane Suburbs North | Historic house | Late Victorian period house, Brisbane's oldest surviving residence | |
| Nursing Museum, Royal Brisbane Hospital | Herston | Brisbane Suburbs North | Medical | information, 19th-century history of nursing at Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital | |
| Old Government House | Brisbane | Brisbane central | Historic House | Home of Queensland's governors until 1910, also includes an art gallery with collection of art by William Robinson (painter) | |
| Queensland Ambulance Museum | Wynnum | Brisbane Suburbs South | Medical | Historic ambulances and equipment, open by appointment | |
| Queensland Art Gallery | South Brisbane | Brisbane Suburbs South | Art | Australian art from settlement to contemporary, European and Asian art | |
| Queensland Fire Museum | Petrie | Brisbane Suburbs North | Firefighting | website | |
| Queensland Gallery of Modern Art | South Brisbane | Brisbane Suburbs South | Art | Contemporary art centre | |
| Queensland Maritime Museum | South Brisbane | Brisbane Suburbs South | Maritime | Queensland's maritime history | |
| Queensland Military Historical Society Museum | Fort Lytton | Brisbane | Military | website, history of Queensland military forces | |
| Queensland Museum | South Brisbane | Brisbane Suburbs South | Multiple | State history, culture, natural history, sustainable living | |
| Queensland Police Museum | Brisbane | Brisbane central | Law enforcement | website, Queensland police force from the 1850s to the present | |
| Queensland Telecommunications Museum | Clayfield | Brisbane Suburbs North | Technology | website, operated by the Postal-Telecommunications Historical Society of Queensland, includes telegraphs, telephones, radio, television | |
| RD Milns Antiquities Museum | St Lucia | Brisbane Suburbs North | Archaeology | website, part of the University of Queensland, classical antiquities from western Asia, Egypt, Greece and Rome | |
| Regimental Museum of 2nd/14th Light Horse | Enoggera | Brisbane Suburbs North | Military | website, located in Enoggera Barracks, history of the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment | |
| Sandgate Museum | Sandgate | Brisbane Suburbs North | Local history | website, operated by the Sandgate Historical Society | |
| Sciencenter | South Brisbane | Brisbane Suburbs South | Science | Located on Level 1 of Queensland Museum, hands-on science exhibits | |
| Sir Harry Gibbs Legal Heritage Centre | Brisbane | Brisbane central | Law | Queensland's only legal heritage museum | |
| St Helena Island National Park | St Helena Island | Brisbane Suburbs South | Prison | Tours of the 19th-century prison ruins and a museum | |
| Tony Gould Gallery | South Brisbane | Brisbane Suburbs South | Performing Arts | Located at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre, exhibits about theatre, opera, dance and other performing arts | |
| University of Queensland Anthropology Museum | St Lucia | Brisbane Suburbs North | Anthropology | Ethnographic material and visual culture of the Aboriginal people, Pacific peoples, and Africa, South-East Asia and China | |
| University of Queensland Art Museum | St Lucia | Brisbane Suburbs North | Art | Includes works by major Australian artists, Chinese antiquities | |
| University of Queensland Gatton Museum | St Lucia | Brisbane Suburbs North | Education | website, memorabilia of the history of the university | |
| University of Queensland Physics Museum | St Lucia | Brisbane Suburbs North | Science | website, physics instruments, books and memorabilia, located on Level 2 in the Parnell Building | |
| Victoria Barracks Museum | Petrie Terrace | Brisbane Suburbs North | Military | History of the Australian Army's involvement in the Boer War, World War I and World War II | |
| Wolston House | Wacol | Brisbane Suburbs South | Historic house | Operated by the National Trust of Queensland |
See also
- Culture of Brisbane
- List of public art in Brisbane
- List of museums in Queensland
- List of museums in Australia
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Museums in Brisbane.
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- ^ "The Brookfield District Museum: Collecting, Preserving, and Sharing Brookfield and Upper Brookfield History". KenmoreNews. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Brookfield District Museum - Brookfield Showground". Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Commissariat Store Museum | Brisbanes Convict Museum". Archived from the original on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ Metro South Hospital and Health Service, The State of Queensland (28 April 2021). "Diamantina Health Care Museum". metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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- ^ "Diamantina Health Care Museum". Brisbane Heritage Living Network. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Welcome". Miegunyah. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.