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Oct 3, 2024 · 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!

Queensland Museum is custodian of the state’s natural and cultural heritage, caring for more than a million items and specimens in collections that tell the changing story of Queensland.

To celebrate the release of Queensland Museum’s new guide, Spiders of Brisbane, hear from lead author Dr Michael Rix, Principal Scientist and Curator of Arachnology.

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Queensland Museum Tropics offers a deep dive into the collections of Queensland’s tropical paradise from pristine rainforests to the magnificence of the Great Barrier Reef and the ocean’s bountiful treasures.

We pay respect to Elders – past, present and emerging – and acknowledge the important role Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islanders continue to play within the Queensland Museum Community.

In late 2020, the Social History team at Queensland Museum Kurilpa, Brisbane, received a remarkable donation—an exquisite two-piece dress worn by Mary Stuart for her 1881 wedding to Marburg timber merchant and sugar mill proprietor Thomas Lorimer Smith.

We pay respect to Elders – past, present and emerging – and acknowledge the important role Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islanders continue to play within the Queensland Museum Community.

Buy our best-selling books online or visit our museum shops for quality educational gifts and products.