Queensland Museum

Welcome to the Queens-land Museum, the flagship institution of natural history and cultural heritage in the Sunshine State. Situated here on the vibrant South Bank of the Brisbane River, this museum is much more than a collection…

We begin our analysis on Level 2, at the iconic Di-no-saur Garden. Here, we encounter the life-sized rep-li-cas of Queens-land’s most famous pre-his-tor-ic residents, most notably the Mut-ta-bur-ra-sau-rus lang-do-ni. …

We transition from the ancient land to the shim-mer-ing depths of the Coral Sea. This gallery dedicated to the Great Barrier Reef is a mas-ter-class in eco-log-i-cal dis-play. …

The 'Wild State' gallery is an am-bi-tious attempt to showcase the entire spec-trum of Queensland’s terrestrial habitats, from the arid interior to the dense rainforests of the north. As we enter this space, we are struck by the…

In this par-tic-u-lar-ly significant area of the museum, we engage with the liv-ing cul-tures of the Ab-o-rig-i-nal and Tor-res Strait Islander peoples. The museum holds a vast collection of tra-di-tio-nal tools, art, and…

On Level 1, we find the Spark-Lab Sci-ence-cen-tre, an inter-active space where the principles of physics, chemistry, and biol-o-gy are brought to life. This is the heart of the museum’s STEM ed-u-ca-tion ini-tia-tive. …

Finally, we conclude our tour in the Whale Mall, the open-air public space that connects the various wings of the museum. This area is dominated by life-sized mod-els of hump-back whales sus-pended from the ceil-ing, creating a…

Our journey through the Queens-land Museum has taken us from the dawn of the di-no-saurs to the cutting edge of modern science. We have witnessed the incredible bio-di-ver-si-ty of the 'Wild State,' explored the shim-mer-ing…