Queensland Museum Kurilpa, Natural history museum in South Brisbane, Australia.
The Queensland Museum in South Brisbane is a natural history institution housing over one million artifacts. Collections span multiple floors and cover regional wildlife, geological specimens, and scientific discoveries.
The museum was established in 1862 and occupied several locations before moving to the Queensland Cultural Centre in 1986. This relocation allowed the growing collections to be displayed more effectively for wider public access.
The museum holds collections related to Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander heritage, showing traditional objects and practices. Visitors see how these communities' knowledge and craftsmanship have been passed down through time.
The museum is open daily and offers interactive spaces where visitors can touch and experiment with displays. The exhibitions spread across multiple levels, so visitors should plan time to explore comfortably and wear suitable footwear.
The museum displays artifacts from the HMS Pandora, an 18th-century warship that sank near the Great Barrier Reef. The vessel was hunting for mutineers at sea, and these recovered items tell an extraordinary story from the age of sailing ships.
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