List of museums in Brisbane Facts for Kids

Museum of Brisbane

Brisbane, Australia, is home to a large number of cultural institutions, museums and historic sites, several of which have worldwide acclaim.

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Name	Location	Area	Type	Summary
Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology	Caboolture	Moreton Bay Region	Archaeology	Archaeology and art of Ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, prehistoric era, Medieval and Renaissance periods
Boggo Road Gaol	Dutton Park	Brisbane Suburbs South	Prison	Operated throughout the 19th and 20th centuries and considered to be Australia's most notorious prison
Brisbane Opal Museum	Windsor	Brisbane Suburbs North	Natural history	website, jewelry store with exhibits about opals and opal mining
Brisbane Tramway Museum	Ferny Grove	Brisbane Suburbs North	Transportation	Trams and trolley-buses
Brookfield District Museum	Brookfield	Brisbane Suburbs North	Local history	website
Caboolture Historical Village	Caboolture	Moreton Bay Region	Open air	website, includes over 70 historic buildings
Caboolture Regional Art Gallery	Caboolture	Moreton Bay Region	Art	website, features four exhibition spaces
Caboolture Warplane Museum	Caboolture	Moreton Bay Region	Aviation	website, wartime aircraft, memorabilia, engine displays
Commissariat Store, Brisbane	Brisbane	Brisbane central	History	Operated by the Queensland Historical Society, one of the oldest buildings in Brisbane
Diamantina Health Care Museum	Woolloongabba	Brisbane Suburbs South	Medical	History of healthcare at Princess Alexandra Hospital
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
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

List of museums in Brisbane facts for kids

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