The Queensland Museum is the state's main museum, with its collections housed at 4 campuses: in South Brisbane, Ipswich, Toowoomba and Townsville.
The museum was founded on 20 January 1862 by the Queensland Philosophical Society, headed by Charles Coxen. The museum has moved many times in its history - its exhibitions have been housed in the Old Windrush Building at various times over the years The museum has moved many times in its history - its exhibitions have been housed in the Old Windmill Building (from 1862 to 1869), in the Parliament House (until 1873), and in the main post office (until 1879).
IN 1879 the state government built a building for the museum in William Street, where the the museum moved to for the next 20 years. In 1899, the Queensland Museum moved again - this time to Exhibition Hall (now called the Old Museum) in the Brisbane suburb of Bowen Hills, where it was located for 87 years. In 1986, the Museum moved to the Queensland Cultural Centre on the South Shore and is located next door to the Queensland Art Gallery.
Today the Museum of Queensland has several themed venues:
South Shore Museum is located near South Shore Park in Brisbane's cultural centre. It is the largest and oldest campus where you can learn about Queensland's history, its past present and future. Popular exhibits include the ENERGEX playground, the Reference Centre and the exotic Dandiiri Maiwar, a place where you can learn about the life of aboriginal tribes, see with your own eyes the objects of their culture, traditions and beliefs. Science Centre is designed to showcase the advances in science and technology in our everyday
The Railway Museum features more than 15 exhibitions that tell the story of the enormous impact of the construction of the railway. the enormous impact the construction of the railway had on Queensland's development and life in Queensland. In 2011, the museum set a new world record by constructing the longest game railway, which was entered into the Guinness Book of World Records.
The Cobb+Co Museum is located in the town of Toowoomba. It was built in 1987, when the Queensland Museum needed more space to house models of horse-drawn of horse-drawn carriages. Today, the museum's collection features a huge variety of vehicles, ranging from carriages, carriages and horse-drawn carriages to the so-called "landos" - cars with convertible tops. The museum regularly organises all sorts of masterclasses: in hand forging, silversmithing, leatherwork, etc.
Queensland Tropical Museum: the main attraction is an exhibition of the British English warship Pandora, which sank off Cape York in 1791. Hundreds of amazing artefacts were recovered from the wreck and are available to visitors today. В other rooms of the museum, you can see the inhabitants of the tropical rainforest, coral, and deep sea creatures.
