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Queensland
Museum
Network
Queensland
Museum
Foundation
Queensland Museum helps anchor us to our past, make
sense of the present and navigate the future.
With four campuses across the state, a dynamic web
presence, a successful publishing business and the largest
museum loans service in Australia, the Queensland
Museum Network brings people together and contributes
to a collective sense of wellbeing, enriching the lives
of Queenslanders.
Queensland Museum
Corner Grey and Melbourne Streets, South Brisbane Qld 4101
Located at the heart of Brisbane’s cultural precinct, Queensland
Museum is the largest museum in the network. It connects visitors
to Queensland, its people and their stories of the past, present
and future. From dinosaurs to dung beetles, fossils to fire engines,
Queensland’s scientific knowledge and cultural heritage is found
here. Queensland Museum is also home to the Sciencentre — an
exciting, hands-on environment that is contemporary, user-friendly
and inspiring. Housing permanent and changing exhibitions,
interactive education experiences and innovative science
theatre shows, it is a must see destination for children, families,
and schools!
Cobb+Co Museum
27 Lindsay Street, Toowoomba Qld 4350
Cobb+Co Museum tells the story of the Toowoomba region and
houses the National Carriage Collection of horse drawn vehicles.
The National Carriage Factory development opened at Cobb+Co
Museum in September 2010 creating an international heritage
trade training centre, new exhibition spaces and new education and
experiential tourism activities.
Museum of Tropical Queensland
70–102 Flinders Street, Townsville Qld 4810
The Museum of Tropical Queensland explores the natural and
cultural heritage of north Queensland including the natural
wonders and shipwrecks of the Great Barrier Reef. It houses the
internationally recognised ‘Worldwide Acropora database’ research
collection of staghorn coral specimens and is renowned for public
programs celebrating insects and dinosaurs.
Queensland Museum receives 60 per cent of its
operating budget from the Queensland Government.
The remaining 40 per cent and additional funds required
for new initiatives, is reliant upon external support.
The Queensland Museum Foundation was established
in 2003 by the Board of the Queensland Museum to
raise funds to support the state wide programs and
strategic priorities of the Queensland Museum.
A charitable trust, endorsed by the Australian Tax Office as
a tax-deductible gift recipient, the Foundation raises funds
by way of donations, corporate sponsorship, bequests and
philanthropic grants. Funds raised assist the Queensland
Museum to:
• acquire and conserve objects and specimens that
represent the state’s natural and cultural heritage
• create exhibitions and displays that interpret and
present an accurate account of Queensland’s stories,
culture and biodiversity
• undertake evidence-based scientific research to
document and increase understanding of our
native fauna
• deliver museum services throughout Queensland.
Funds raised by the Foundation are supported by a
capped matching subsidy from the Queensland Office
of Gaming Regulation. All administration and operating
costs associated with donations and sponsorship are
met by the Board of the Queensland Museum, and
therefore every dollar of support directly benefits the
work of Queensland Museum.
For more information about supporting the
Queensland Museum Network, please contact
the Queensland Museum Foundation:
(07) 3842 9392
foundation@qm.qld.gov.au
foundation.qm.qld.gov.au
The Workshops Rail Museum
North Street, North Ipswich Qld 4305
The award-winning Workshops Rail Museum is big loud
fun at the birthplace of rail in Queensland — an interactive
authentic heritage and cultural experience. Hands-on exhibits,
multimedia encounters and colourful stories, coupled with huge
steam locomotives, massive industrial machinery and over 140
years of history make for a visitor experience second to none.
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