List of museums in Queensland

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For museums in the city and suburbs of Brisbane, see List of museums in Brisbane. This list of museums in Queensland, Australia contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. These also include non-profit art galleries and university art galleries.

Museums

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Name Location Area Type Summary
5th Light Horse MuseumGympieWide Bay–BurnettMilitarywebsite
A.A. Cassimatis Store and CottageMuttaburraCentral WestHistoryPeriod general store and cottage [1]
Agnes Water MuseumAgnes WaterCapricorn CoastLocal historywebsite, operated by the Discovery Coast Historical Society
Aramac Tramway MuseumAramacCentral WestRailway[2]
Archer Park Rail MuseumRockhamptonCapricorn CoastRailwayHistoric rail station, features working steam rail tram
Army Museum of North QueenslandTownsvilleTownsvilleMilitaryHistory of the Australian Army in North Queensland, located in Kissing Point Fortification
Artspace MackayMackayCapricorn CoastArtwebsite
Australian Age of DinosaursWintonCentral WestNatural historyDinosaur fossils
The Australian Armour and Artillery MuseumCairnsCairns RegionMilitaryTanks, armoured vehicles and artillery from the second World war period and post war
Australian Rodeo Heritage CentreWarwickDarling DownsHistorywebsite, history of rodeo and the cowboy
Australian Stockman's Hall of FameLongreachCentral WestHistoryPioneers of the Australian outback, Australian stockmen and Aborigines, history of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
Australian Sugar Heritage CentreMourilyanTropical NorthAgriculturewebsite, sugar farming and processing
Australian Workers Heritage CentreBarcaldineCentral WestHistorywebsite, exhibits about Australia's working men and women, teachers, power workers, railway workers and others
Bakers Military Memorabilia MuseumChildersWide Bay–BurnettMilitaryPrivate collection of military items, photos and memorabilia[3]
Barcaldine MuseumBarcaldineCentral WestLocal historyinformation
Barcoo Shire MuseumJundahCentral WestLocal historyinformation
Bauple MuseumBaupleQueenslandLocal history Bauple and Tiarowebsite
Beaudesert MuseumBeaudesertSouth EastLocal historywebsite, operated by the Historical Society of Beaudesert, features agricultural machinery and tools, horse-drawn farm vehicles
Beenleigh Historical Village and MuseumBeenleighSouth EastOpen airFeatures twenty heritage buildings with original items used by those who lived in the 1860s and onward
Blackwater International Coal CentreBlackwaterCapricorn CoastMiningwebsite, coal mining in Australia
Bollon Heritage CentreBollonSouth WestLocal historyinformation
Boondooma HomesteadProstonWide Bay–BurnettHistoric housewebsite, mid 19th century homestead
Brennan & Geraghtys StoreMaryboroughWide Bay–BurnettHistoryOperated by the National Trust of Queensland, includes the late 19th century store, stables, a cottage and an early 20th-century residence
Bribie Island Seaside MuseumBongareeMoreton Bay RegionLocalLocal history, island life
Bundaberg Railway MuseumBundabergWide Bay–BurnettRailwayLocated in North Bundaberg Railway Station, includes photos, uniforms, tools, a signal cabin, railway cars and equipment
Bundaberg Regional Art GalleryBundabergWide Bay–BurnettArtwebsite
Burnett War MuseumKingaroyWide Bay–BurnettMilitaryinformation
Butter Factory Arts CentreCooroySunshine CoastArtwebsite, art and local history
Cairns MuseumCairnsFar NorthLocal historywebsite, operated by the Cairns Historical Society
Cairns Regional GalleryCairnsFar NorthArtExhibitions of historical and contemporary art by leading regional, national and international artists, and from its collections of the cultural heritage of Far North Queensland
Calliope River Historical VillageRiver RanchCapricorn CoastOpen airOperated by the Port Curtis Historical Society, relocated historic buildings including houses, a school, church, train station, Masonic Lodge hall and a police cell
Caloundra Regional GalleryCaloundraSunshine CoastArtwebsite
Cambridge Downs Heritage Display CentreRichmondNorth West QueenslandLocal historyinformation
Capella Pioneer VillageCapellaCapricorn CoastOpen airwebsite
Cardwell Bush TelegraphCardwellFar NorthHistoryHistoric post office & telegraph station, old shire hall, courthouse & lock-up
Central Queensland Military MuseumRockhamptonCapricorn CoastMilitarywebsite
Centre of Contemporary Arts CairnsCairnsFar NorthArtwebsite
Childers Pharmaceutical MuseumChildersWide Bay–BurnettPharmacyTurn-of-the 20th century pharmacy
Chinchilla Historical MuseumChinchillaDarling DownsLocal historyinformation
Clermont MuseumClermontCapricorn CoastLocal historyinformation
Clifton Historical MuseumCliftonDarling DownsLocal historyinformation
Cobb & Co MuseumToowoombaDarling DownsTransportationOperated by the Queensland Museum, horse-drawn vehicles
Cooktown History CentreCooktownFar NorthLocal historywebsite, operated by the Cooktown and District Historical Society
Cosmos CentreCharlevilleSouth WestSciencewebsite, observatory, meteorites
Crows Nest Folk Museum & VillageCrows NestDarling DownsOpen airwebsite
Crows Nest Regional Art GalleryCrows NestDarling DownsArtwebsite
Cultural Centre TownsvilleTownsvilleTownsvilleEthnicwebsite, Aboriginal history, culture, art
Customs House Museum Goondiwindi Darling Downs Duties & taxes website, period home
Daintree Discovery CentreDaintreeFar NorthNatural historywebsite, ecology of the Daintree Rainforest
Dairy and Heritage MuseumMurgonWide Bay–BurnettFarminginformation, dairying equipment, pioneer homestead
Dalby Pioneer Park MuseumDalbyDarling DownsOpen airwebsite, features many historic buildings, social history collections, operating tractors and agricultural machinery, geology collection
Das Neumann Haus MuseumLaidleySouth EastHistoric houseinformation, 1930s period home
Diamantina Health Care MuseumWoolloongabbaBrisbaneHealth careHistory of the Princess Alexandra Hospital and predecessor institutions
Dogwood Crossing, MilesMilesDarling DownsArtwebsite, cultural centre that includes art gallery, library, IT centre and social history displays
Dr Arratta Memorial MuseumMuttaburraCentral WestLocal historyinformation, features medical artefacts from the former hospital
Emu Park MuseumEmu ParkCapricorn CoastLocal historywebsite, includes railway collection
Eumundi MuseumEumundiSunshine CoastLocal historywebsite, local, social and natural history
Fairymead House Sugar MuseumBundabergWide Bay–BurnettAgricultureinformation, area sugar industry
Flinders Discovery CentreHughendenNorth West QueenslandNatural historywebsite, dinosaur fossils
Gab Titui Cultural CentreThursday IslandFar NorthEthnicwebsite, Aboriginal culture, history and art
Gatakers ArtspaceMaryboroughWide Bay–BurnettArtwebsite
Gatton MuseumGattonSouth EastLocal historyinformation
Gayndah Museum Gayndah Wide Bay–Burnett Historic house, local history website
Gladstone Maritime History MuseumGladstoneCapricorn CoastMaritimewebsite
Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and MuseumGladstoneCapricorn CoastMultipleArt, local culture and history
Glengallan Homestead and Heritage CentreWarwickDarling DownsHistoric house19th-century country house
Gold Coast City Art GallerySurfers ParadiseSouth EastArt
Greycliffe HomesteadBiloelaCentralHistoric housewebsite, operated by the Banana Shire Historical Society, late 19th century pioneer homestead
Gympie Gold Mining and Historical MuseumGympieWide Bay–BurnettMultiplewebsite, operated by the Gympie Historical Society, gold mining and local history, industry, agriculture, social history
Gympie Regional Art GalleryGympieWide Bay–BurnettArtwebsite
Herberton Mining MuseumHerbertonFar NorthMiningwebsite, tin mining
Herberton Spy & Camera MuseumHerbertonFar NorthMultiplespycameramuseum.com.au, history of espionage and photography
Heritage Centre ToowoombaToowoombaDarling DownsTransportationwebsite, road history in Queensland
Hervey Bay Historical Village and Museum Hervey Bay Wide Bay - Burnet Historical Village website, local history in a village like setting with working displays.
Hervey Bay Regional GalleryPialbaWide Bay–BurnettArtwebsite
Highfields Pioneer VillageHighfieldsDarling DownsOpen airwebsite
Historic Village HerbertonHerbertonFar NorthOpen airFeatures over 50 restored period buildings dating back to the 1860s, set out like a tin mining town
Hinkler Hall of AviationBundabergWide Bay–BurnettAerospacewebsite, life of aviation pioneer Bert Hinkler
Historic House MuseumCharlevilleSouth WestHistoric housewebsite, operated by the Charleville and District Historical Society
Hou Wang TempleAthertonFar NorthEthnicEarly 20th-century Chinese temple with an art gallery and interpretation centre, operated by the National Trust of Queensland
Ilfracombe Machinery and Heritage MuseumIlfracombeCentral WestAgricultureinformation, open air display of agriculture machinery
Ipswich Art GalleryIpswichSouth EastArtwebsite
Jackson CollectionsIlfracombeCentral WestCommodityinformation, lifetime collections of Hilton and Ike Jackson including bottles, hubcaps, buttons, drill bits, rabbit traps and scissors
James Cook Historical MuseumCooktownFar NorthLocal historyOperated by the National Trust of Queensland, includes artefacts Captain James Cook left behind, history of area education and the former convent
John Flynn PlaceCloncurryNorth West QueenslandMultiplewebsite, life of John Flynn (minister) and the development of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, School of the Air, art gallery
Jondaryan WoolshedOakeyDarling DownsOpen airRural life of pioneering Australia and sheep raising
Kilkivan Shire MuseumKilkivanWide Bay–BurnettLocal historyinformation
Kingaroy Art GalleryKingaroyWide Bay–BurnettArtHosts monthly exhibitions by local and visiting artists in three gallery spaces
Kingaroy Heritage MuseumKingaroyWide Bay–BurnettLocal historyinformation
Kronosaurus KornerRichmondNorth West QueenslandNatural historywebsite, marine fossils
Kumbia Federation Heritage CentreKumbiaWide Bay–BurnettLocal historyinformation, operated by the Kumbia and District Historical Society
Laidley Pioneer VillageLaidleySouth EastOpen airwebsite, operated by the Laidley Historical Society
Landsborough Shire MuseumLandsboroughSunshine CoastLocal historyLocal and social history
Langenbaker HouseIlfracombeCentral WestHistoric housewebsite
Lark Quarry Dinosaur TrackwaysWintonCentral WestNatural historyGuided tours of the protected dinosaur trackways and cretaceous fossils
Leahy HouseThargomindahSouth WestLocal historyinformation
Logan Art GalleryKingstonSouth EastArtwebsite
Logan City Historical MuseumKingstonSouth EastLocal historywebsite
Longreach Powerhouse MuseumLongreachCentral WestTechnologyinformation, rural generating station with engines, local history displays
Loudoun House Museum Irvinebank Tablelands Local history website
Magnetic Island Museum Picnic Bay, Magnetic Island Townsville Local history [4]
Maritime Museum of TownsvilleTownsvilleTownsvilleMaritimewebsite
Marlborough Historical MuseumMarlboroughCapricorn CoastLocal historyinformation
Mary Kathleen Memorial Park/ Museum & Information CentreCloncurryNorth West QueenslandLocal historyinformation, also outdoor displays of steam engines, a traction engine, farm and mining machinery
Mayes CottageKingstonSouth EastHistoric houseLate 19th century colonial house
Miles Historical Village and MuseumMilesDarling DownsOpen air1920s period village
Milne Bay Military MuseumToowoombaDarling DownsMilitarywebsite, artefacts and history of the 25th Battalion (Darling Downs Regiment)
Miner's CottageCharters TowersTownsvilleHistoric housewebsite, late 1800's workers cottage
Miner's HeritageMount MorganCapricorn CoastMiningwebsite,
Montys Garage Vintage Car MuseumGlenmorganDarling DownsAutomotiveinformation, 1940s style auto garage with restored vintage cars and trucks
Morven MuseumMorvenSouth WestLocal historyinformation
Mount Morgan Historical MuseumMount MorganCapricorn CoastLocalwebsite, information, local history
Mount Morgan Railway MuseumMount MorganCapricorn CoastRailway
Museum of Australian Military IntelligenceCanungraSouth EastMilitaryinformation
Museum of Australian Army FlyingOakeyDarling DownsAerospaceHistorical aircraft tracing the history of the Australian Army Aviation and back to the Australian Flying Corps during World War I
Museum of Tropical QueenslandTownsvilleTownsvilleMultipleOperated by the Queensland Museum, natural history, marine archaeology and history
National Trust Heritage CentreTownsvilleTownsvilleHistoric housewebsite, operated by the National Trust of Queensland, lifestyle of families prominent in the history of north Queensland
Nebo MuseumNeboCapricorn CoastLocal historyinformation
Nobby Forge & Vintage MuseumNobbyDarling DownsHistorywebsite, clothes, accessories and furniture from the 1900s to the 1960s
Noosa Shire MuseumPomonaSunshine CoastLocal Historywebsite
Noosa Regional GalleryTewantinSunshine CoastArtwebsite
North Stradbroke Island Historical MuseumDunwichSouth EastLocal history
Old Rainworth FortSpringsureCentralHistoryMid 19th-century community storehouse built in case of conflict in the Australian frontier wars, contains historic artifacts
Ormiston HouseOrmistonSouth EastHistoric houseMid 19th-century plantation house and gardens
Perc Tucker Regional GalleryTownsvilleTownsvilleArt
Pine Rivers Heritage MuseumPetrieMoreton Bay RegionLocal historywebsite
Pinnacles GalleryThuringowa CentralTownsvilleArtLocated in the Riverway Arts Centre
Pittsworth Pioneer Historical VillagePittsworthDarling DownsOpen airinformation
Port Douglas Court House MuseumPort DouglasFar NorthLocal historywebsite, operated by the Douglas Shire Historical Society
Pringle Cottage MuseumWarwickDarling DownsOpen airIncludes two cottages with period furniture, a church and printing museum
Proserpine MuseumProserpineWhitsundaysLocal historywebsite
Qantas Founders Outback MuseumLongreachCentral WestAerospace
Quarantine Museum Pallarenda Townsville Medical [5]
Queensland Ambulance Museum, BarcaldineBarcaldineMedicalwebsite, historic ambulances and equipment, operates within the Australian Workers Heritage Centre
Queensland Ambulance Museum, Charters TowersCharters TowersTownsvilleMedicalwebsite, historic ambulances and equipment, open by appointment
Queensland Heritage ParkBiloelaCentralOpen airwebsite, agriculture, rural life
Queensland Motorsport MuseumSumnerBrisbaneAutomotivewebsite, Boutique Motorsport Museum, Cars & Bikes, memorabilia and over 800 die-cast models
Quilpie MuseumQuilpieSouth WestLocal historyinformation, local history and art gallery
Quinkan and Regional Cultural CentreLauraFar NorthMultiplewebsite, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal heritage, area natural environment
RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage CentreAmberleySouth EastMilitarywebsite, information, historic military aircraft and Australian military memorabilia
Raspberry Creek Homestead Byfield Capricorn Coast Local history Operated by the Byfield and District Historical Society[6]
Rathdowney Historical MuseumRathdowneySouth EastLocal historywebsite
Ration Shed MuseumCherbourgWide Bay–BurnettEthnicwebsite, Aboriginal culture and what life was like them living under the Aboriginal Protection Act during the first half of the 20th century
Ravenswood Court House Museum Ravenswood Townsville Local history information
Redcliffe MuseumRedcliffeMoreton Bay RegionLocal historywebsite
Redland Art GalleryClevelandSouth EastArtwebsite, also a location in Capalaba
Redland MuseumClevelandSouth EastLocal historyRedlands' social history from 1842 to the present, includes textiles, dolls and toys
Ringsfield HouseNanangoWide Bay–BurnettHistoric housewebsite, operated by the Nanango Historical Society, early 20th century period house and gardens
Ripley's Believe It or Not!Surfers ParadiseSouth EastAmusement
Riversleigh Fossil CentreMount IsaNorth West QueenslandNatural historywebsite, fossils from the Riversleigh fossil site
RM Williams Australian Bush Learning CentreEidsvoldWide Bay–BurnettLocal historywebsite, bush culture and history, influence of bushman R. M. Williams on that culture
Rockhampton Art GalleryRockhamptonCapricorn CoastArtwebsite, municipal art gallery
Rockhampton Heritage VillageParkhurstCapricorn CoastOpen airwebsite, buildings from 1850–1950
Rosewood Railway MuseumRosewoodSouth EastRailwaywebsite, operated by the Australian Railway Historical Society
Royal Bull's Head InnDraytonDarling DownsHistoric siteOperated by the National Trust of Queensland, mid 19th century inn, dairy and stables
Royal Flying Doctor Service Visitor CentreCharlevilleSouth WestMedicalwebsite, history of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
Samford MuseumSamfordMoreton Bay RegionLocal historywebsite, area rural, domestic, educational, railway, timber, transport and village history
Samurai Gallery AustraliaCairnsFar North QueenslandMuseum/Gallerywebsite, arts, armor and weaponry of the Japanese samurai warriors
Sarina "Field of Dreams" Historical CentreSarinaCapricorn CoastLocal historyinformation
Shell World YeppoonYeppoonCapricorn CoastNatural historywebsite, information, over 20,000 shells including marine, land and fossil molluscs
South Burnett Energy CentreNanangoWide Bay–BurnettSciencewebsite, development and future of power generation
South Burnett Regional Timber MuseumWondaiWide Bay–BurnettForestryinformation, area timber industry
Springsure Hospital Museum Springsure Central Medical history Old hospital equipment including beds, linen, and medical.
St George Heritage CentreSt GeorgeSouth WestLocal historyinformation
Stanthorpe Heritage MuseumStanthorpeDarling DownsLocal historywebsite
Stanthorpe Regional Art GalleryStanthorpeDarling DownsArtExhibitions of regional and national art, both contemporary and traditional[7]
Stonehouse MuseumCurrumbinCentral WestSportswebsite, includes area marine fossils, Aboriginal artefacts, agriculture equipment
Surf World Gold CoastSurfers ParadiseSouth EastSportswebsite, surfing champions and memorabilia
Tambo Post & Telegraph Museum Tambo Central Western Post & telegraph website, operated by the Totally Tambo Heritage Group
Tanks Arts CentreCairnsFar NorthArtPerforming and visual arts centre, located in a former WWII fuel depot
Templin Historical VillageTemplinSouth EastOpen airinformation
TerrEstrialGeorgetownFar NorthNatural historywebsite, includes large collection of rocks, minerals, former gold mine structures and equipment
Toowoomba Regional Art GalleryToowoombaDarling DownsArtwebsite
Townsville MuseumTownsvilleTownsvilleLocal historywebsite,
TYTO Regional Art GalleryInghamNorth QueenslandArt
Underground Hospital and Beth Anderson MuseumMount IsaGulf CountryMedicalinformation, World War II-era hospital under the ground
University of Southern Queensland ArtsworxToowoombaDarling DownsArtwebsite, part of University of Southern Queensland
University of the Sunshine Coast Art GallerySippy DownsSunshine CoastArtwebsite, part of the University of the Sunshine Coast
Venus Gold BatteryCharters TowersTownsvilleMininginformation, information
Waltzing Matilda CentreWintonCentral WestMultiplewebsite, includes the Outback Regional Gallery, Qantilda Museum
Warwick Art GalleryWarwickDarling DownsArtwebsite
The Wax MuseumSurfers ParadiseSouth EastWaxwebsite, includes movie stars, scientists, explorers, villains and world leaders
Wellshot CentreIlfracombeCentral WestLocal historyinformation
Whitula MuseumWindorahCentral WestLocal historyinformation
Winton's Diamantina Heritage Truck & Machinery MuseumWintonCentral WestTransportationwebsite
Wondai Heritage CentreWondaiWide Bay–BurnettLocal historyinformation
Wondai Regional Art GalleryWondaiWide Bay–BurnettArtwebsite
Woodworks Museum & Interpretive CentreGympieWide Bay–BurnettForestrywebsite, timber and forestry industries up to the 1950s
Workshops Rail MuseumIpswichSouth EastRailwayOperated by the Queensland Museum, impact of rail travel in Queensland, includes model railway
Yarraman Heritage CentreYarramanWide Bay–BurnettLocal historywebsite
Yugambeh MuseumBeenleighSouth EastEthnicAboriginal heritage and culture
Zara Clark MuseumCharters TowersTownsvilleLocal historywebsite, operated by the National Trust of Queensland, includes transport and local artefacts, mining, medical items and photographs
Maroochydore RSL MuseumMaroochydoreSunshine CoastMilitary Museumwebsite

Defunct museums

  • Australian Motorcycle Museum, Haigslea, closed in 2014[8]
  • North Queensland Military Museum[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tourism:Muttaburra". Barcaldine Regional Council. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Tourism: Aramac". Barcaldine Regional Council. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Childers Military Museum". 2/6 Cavalry Commando Regiment Association. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Magnetic Island Museum". www.whatsonmagneticisland.com.au. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  5. ↑ "Pallarenda Park, Beach and Quarantine Museum". www.weekendnotes.com. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  6. ↑ "Byfield and District Historical Society Museum. - People and organisations - Trove". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  7. ↑ "Official site". Stanthorpe Regional Art Galley. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Chance to own rare museum bikes". Motorbike Writer. December 10, 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2016. A rare two-wheel-drive motorcycle is one of several rare motorcycles being sold after the Australian Motorcycle Museum at Haigslea closed about three months ago.
  9. ↑ "North Queensland Military Museum, Jezzine Barracks, Kissing Point, Townsville". Home.st.net.au. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
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