Fragile Fashion: Queensland Museum’s Sleeping Beauties and the Met Gala
The theme for this year’s Gala is “The Garden of Time” and coincides with the Met’s spring exhibition Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.
To mark the occasion, we’ve taken a wander through the garden of time to reveal some of the ‘Sleeping Beauties’ in the Queensland Museum Collection. Continue reading Fragile Fashion: Queensland Museum’s Sleeping Beauties and the Met Gala
Top 5 things to see at Brickman Cities: Build the Future at Queensland Museum Tropics
No need to hop on a plane or find your passport! You can now see five iconic cities at Queensland Museum Tropics, Townsville made entirely of LEGO® bricks in Brickman Cities. We’ve pulled together a list of the top five things not to miss on your next visit! 1. Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo The Shibuya Crossing is known to be the busiest crossing in the world. … Continue reading Top 5 things to see at Brickman Cities: Build the Future at Queensland Museum Tropics
Palms and predictions | A Palm Reading from the Collection
Do you believe in fate? A preordained destiny? In 1900, a Mt Morgan woman believed enough to pay for a palm reading. The well-worn but carefully kept document hints at just how valued the six pieces of paper were. Continue reading Palms and predictions | A Palm Reading from the Collection
Palmistry by post | A Palm Reading from the Collection
In 1900, not only was palm reading illegal, you could pay to have your palm read by post.
The Queensland Museum collection holds one such illicit fortune from 1901. While the recipient remains a mystery, the writer gives us a glimpse into the world of fortune telling in Queensland at the start of a new century. Continue reading Palmistry by post | A Palm Reading from the Collection
Made at the margins: how a bookcase, a bag and two baskets went from Asylum to Museum
On World Mental Health Day, we’re looking at some objects from Queensland Museum’s collection to consider how craft can be a medium for managing mental and emotional wellbeing. Continue reading Made at the margins: how a bookcase, a bag and two baskets went from Asylum to Museum
#InstaInspo: Capturing content with teeth in Dinosaurs of Patagonia
Big back drops, toothy smiles and bones to boot – there’s more than a few photo opportunities awaiting visitors to Dinosaurs of Patagonia. With just over one month to go until the incredible Dinosaurs of Patagonia exhibition leaves Queensland Museum for their next destination, now is the time to capture your best memories of these international prehistoric treasures. Here are our picks for snap-worthy scenes … Continue reading #InstaInspo: Capturing content with teeth in Dinosaurs of Patagonia
Synchronicity in motion: The mechanical engineer and Mephisto’s missing compass
Sometimes, seemingly random interactions can take us by surprise.
This was the case when we recently discovered a striking coincidence in relation to the compass believed to be from Mephisto donated by Tom Lamin in May 2023. Continue reading Synchronicity in motion: The mechanical engineer and Mephisto’s missing compass
Digging up a giant dinosaur
There’s a fascinating story behind the discovery of the world’s biggest dinosaur. It begins in 2012 with a man and his dog, tracking down a herd of lost sheep on his ranch in the Chebut Province of Patagonia. After searching for many hours, he and his trusty sheepdog finally found the herd, but that wasn’t the only discovery of the day. He also spotted … Continue reading Digging up a giant dinosaur
Bringing Country to the museum in Mangal Bungal: Clever Hands
Written by Lizzie Muller, Creative Engagement Advisor, Mangal Bungal We have to start showcasing our culture and using our own natural resources from our Country; so that people who don’t have a chance to go back to Country get to see it firsthand in the museum. Tanya Yoren, Dingaal Clan, Director of Walmbaar Aboriginal Corporation and Mangal Bungal Creative Lead Tanya Yoren is lead artist … Continue reading Bringing Country to the museum in Mangal Bungal: Clever Hands
The Tilt Train – Australia’s fastest train turns 25
By Rob Shiels, Collection Manager – Transport, Cultures and Histories In 2023, Queensland Rail’s Tilt Train turns 25. Although unlikely to be spoken about alongside the world’s fastest trains like Japan’s famous Shinkansen or France’s TGV services, the Tilt Train holds the record for the fastest train speed ever recorded in Australia at 210km/h (the train’s top speed during regular service is 160km/h). In the … Continue reading The Tilt Train – Australia’s fastest train turns 25
Music Miracle: Celebrating World Music Day
Nothing sounds sweeter than hearing a musical instrument come to life after sitting quietly unplayed for more than 60 years. Continue reading Music Miracle: Celebrating World Music Day
Dino-stars of the silver screen
Here at Queensland Museum, we love to see the fascination visitors of all generations have with dinosaurs. The prehistoric creatures that roamed Earth millions of years ago have captured our imaginations and ignited our curiosities, spurring countless adaptations on the silver screen and beyond. From ferocious carnivores that dominated the food chain, to the gentle giants that grazed the plains and the lighting-quick raptors that … Continue reading Dino-stars of the silver screen
Know your dinosaur bones
Thousands of visitors to Queensland Museum have now discovered the sixteen full-scale dinosaur skeletons on display in Dinosaurs of Patagonia, however it can come as a surprise to some of our guests that these displays are not the actual fossils assembled into standing structures. The process of discovering, preparing and assembling dinosaur bones is not as simple as it may seem. Here, we will dig … Continue reading Know your dinosaur bones
Careers in Coral Reef Science
Written by Dr Peter Cowman, Principal Scientist and Curator, Biosystematics “I always wanted to be a marine biologist!” is the refrain I get when I tell people I am one. But like most career paths, there is more to it than people think. ‘Marine biologist’ sounds like a career that involves visiting exotic places, scuba-diving every day and seeing amazing underwater animals. But marine biology … Continue reading Careers in Coral Reef Science
Collecting the pandemic: Connecting past and present
Since early 2020, Queensland Museum’s social history team has been collecting objects and stories from the SARS-Cov2 pandemic. As we enter the fourth year since the outbreak, it’s timely to look back on some of the items we’ve collected so far as we continue our mission to document this important time in our world’s history. Continue reading Collecting the pandemic: Connecting past and present
Where you’ll find SparkLab science in the real world
There are real-world links to almost all the exhibits in SparkLab! Here are some of our favourites. Alligator water dance When a male alligator is ready to find a companion, he produces a sound from his lungs too low to be heard by the human ear. This infrasound creates vibrations through his body which cause the water above him to ‘dance’ in a liquid splash. … Continue reading Where you’ll find SparkLab science in the real world
Insect Investigators
Insect Investigators – Scientists and schools, coming together to discover, document and describe Australia’s biodiversity. Continue reading Insect Investigators
It starts with a spark!
School holidays have arrived, and curious young minds are already making the most out of their break at SparkLab, exploring the wonder of science and making lifelong memories. Continue reading It starts with a spark!
Musical instruments from Tibet
Queensland Museum holds a very important ethno-musical instrument collection donated by Charles and Kati Marson in 2002.
The museum, in partnership with Griffith University, Conservatorium of Music, are the custodians of 830 musical instruments belonging to the Marson Collection. Continue reading Musical instruments from Tibet
Bottled Health: The benefits of glass for peddling dangerous medicines and cure-alls
Glass was the perfect packaging for medicine during the 19th and early 20th century – stable and strong, and built for ease of branding and distribution. But be warned, sometimes the most decorative bottles hid the most dangers… Continue reading Bottled Health: The benefits of glass for peddling dangerous medicines and cure-alls
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