EXHIBITIONS:
Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Ocean Predators
Now open
While dinosaurs may have ruled the land, giant marine reptiles hunted the depths of the sea.
Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Ocean Predators brings together real fossils from millions of years ago and gigantic replicas including a 13-metre long Elasmosaurus and 9-metre long Prognathodon, alongside hands-on interactives, including a 180-degree immersive video that puts you right inside the action and much more.
Book tickets at www.seamonsters.qm.qld.gov.au
Level 3, Queensland Museum
Cost: $15.50 (Adult); $13.50 (Concession); $12.50 (Child – 5-15); $46 (Family 2A+2C)
I Do! Wedding Stories from Queensland
Closes 21 February 2021
I Do! Wedding Stories from Queensland showcases wedding garments, accessories and stories through a series of themes, revealing stories of evolving fashion, changing cultural traditions, heartbreaking circumstances and what it truly means to love.
The exhibition has been curated exclusively by Queensland Museum, showcasing never before displayed pieces from the State Collection, generous loans of personal items from Queenslanders and commissioned artwork.
Join us as we walk you down the aisle of changing custom, fashion and circumstance of weddings from the last 180 years.
Visit www.qm.qld.gov.au/ido
Level 2, Queensland Museum
Cost: $10 (Adult) and $8 (Concession)
Threads
Closes 21 February 2021
Threads showcases a stunning collection of fashion and art from Aboriginal Quandamooka artist Elisa Jane Carmichael. It features six hand woven sculptural dresses and artwork Weaving: past, present, future to highlight Elisa Jane’s connection to country and personal journey to insert Aboriginal narratives into Australia’s fashion history.
In this exhibition, Elisa demonstrates how her arts practice creates threads that gives us a pathway to creating awareness about the depth of First Nation’s Peoples textile making in Australia and symbolic of interwoven, intergenerational knowledge.
Level 2, Queensland Museum
Cost: Free
SparkLab Sciencentre
Permanent
Ignite your imagination in SparkLab, our new Sciencentre experience where you’ll be free to follow your curiosity and bring out your inner scientist as you question, investigate and wonder about the world around you.
Explore 40 interactive exhibits across three zones and discover how science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) affect your everyday world.
www.qm.qld.gov.au
Level 1, Queensland Museum
Cost:
Adult: $15.50
Concession: $13.50
Child (5-15 years): $12.50
Family (2A + 2C): $46
Children under 5: Free
MyMuseum Members: Free
EVENTS:
Seasons of Love: Floristry and fashion through the ages
Saturday 20 February
5.30pm-8.30pm
Take a walk down the aisle with us on the last weekend of our exhibition, I Do: Wedding Stories from Queensland. Enjoy a glass of bubbly and canapés and unveil the stories behind the wedding ensembles with our textile and history curators, hear from world-renowned and Brisbane based floral designer Bart Hassam on the latest trends and get exclusive access to the exhibition at this Queensland Museum event.
More info and to book tickets, click here.
Cost: $65 per ticket OR 2 tickets for $120 | 18+ event
Sunday Sessions: The Psychology of Fashion
Sunday 21 February
3pm-5pm
Have you ever thought that what you wear could change your outlook on life? Join, Paul Barclay, ABC journalist and presenter of Big Ideas for The Psychology of Fashion – a conversation exploring the connection between the clothes we choose and their impacts on our mental health, well-being and our environment.
More info and to book tickets, click here.
Cost: $20 per person
Meet the Curator: Dr Andrew Rozefelds
Wednesday 17 February
1pm-2pm
The Queensland Museum Geosciences Collection consists of fossils, rocks and minerals, and is one of the largest geosciences collections in the Southern Hemisphere. Dr Andrew Rozefelds will take you on a journey to see how the Queensland Museum preserves, stores and conserves this amazing collection, so that it can be utilised for research and education not only now, but for future generations to come. From dinosaurs to meteorites, the Queensland Museum’s Geosciences Collection has it all.
Visit www.qm.qld.gov.au to book.
Cost: Free but bookings are essential
Discovery Day for Little Learners
Wednesday 17 February and Thursday 18 February
9.30am-12.30pm
Little Learners (2 – 5 years) are invited to join us for a jam-packed day of adventure and discovery. Little ones will be guided by a treasure map to uncover fun, hands-on activities that explore some of our greatest museum treasures.
Visit www.qm.qld.gov.au to book.
Cost: Free but bookings are essential
Sensory Friendly Session – SparkLab and Sea Monsters
Saturday 20 February
9am-11am
For this very special morning we will turn the sound down and create an engaging and fun space that welcomes people on the autism spectrum or with sensory processing challenges with their families to the museum. This Sensory Friendly Session creates a supportive environment where you can spend quiet time, wander at your own pace as well as engage in conversations with museum staff.
We will also have a chill out zone if some quiet space is required and earmuffs are available from the Cloakroom on Level 2, SparkLab entry and Sea Monsters entry.
Entry to some of our ticketed exhibitions will be strictly limited to ensure visitors can comfortably explore the museum.
Visit www.qm.qld.gov.au to book.
Cost: General Admission: Free
SparkLab: $10
Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Ocean Predators: $10
Combined ticket (SparkLab and Sea Monsters): $18
The Workshops Rail Museum
North Street, North Ipswich
Phone: 07 3432 5100
www.theworkshops.qm.qld.gov.au
EXHIBITIONS:
Might and Muscle
Permanent exhibition
Might and Muscle explores the history of Queensland’s infrastructure system through the mighty machines on display, covering the eras of human, steam, and petrol power. Featuring the famous Beyer Garratt No. 1009 locomotive, tractors donated from the Thiess family collection, and engines restored by our own collections team, the sheer size and scale of this exhibition is very impressive.
Cost: Included with museum entry. Adult $14.50, Concession $12.50, Child (ages 3 to 15) $11.50 and Family (2 adults + 2 children) $44.50
Visit theworkshops.qm.qld.gov.au for more information.
Code Breakers: Women in Games
Now open
Did you ever want to crush a bully, run with wild animals, or be a race car driver? You can do all this in more via the games featured in this new and exciting exhibition. Developed by ACMI, Code Breakers: Women in Games is the first Australian exhibition celebrating the achievements of women working in the games industry.
Cost: Included with museum entry. Adult $14.50, Concession $12.50, Child (ages 3 to 15) $11.50 and Family (2 adults + 2 children) $44.50
Visit theworkshops.qm.qld.gov.au for more information.
Sciencentre
Permanent Exhibition
Unleash your inner scientist at the new Sciencentre.
Follow your curiosity, ask questions, test your ideas and use your imagination in this fun and experience-rich environment.
Find out more about the science behind train travel, challenge your friends, solve puzzles and learn how science is a part of the things we do every day. Explore the world of science through play with over 20 interactive stations.
Cost: Included with museum entry. Adult $14.50, Concession $12.50, Child (ages 3 to 15) $11.50 and Family (2 adults + 2 children) $44.50
Visit theworkshops.qm.qld.gov.au for more information.
EVENTS:
Little Nippers
Every Thursday at 9.45am (except school holidays)
Little Nippers is the Museum’s playgroup for 2–6 year olds. Each Thursday from 9.45am learn through story, rhyme, dance, song and creative activities (excludes school holidays). This month’s theme is Under the Ocean.
Cost: Included with entry
Visit theworkshops.qm.qld.gov.au for more information.
Cobb+Co Museum
27 Lindsay Street, Toowoomba
Phone: 07 4659 4900
www.cobbandco.qm.qld.gov.au
EXHIBITIONS:
Ancient Rome: The Empire that Shaped the World
Now open
Journey back in time to Ancient Rome with this family-friendly interactive exhibition showcasing incredible art, machines, and technology.
Bringing to life one of the most technologically significant times in the history of mankind, the exhibition covers an epic period of history, from the triumphant victory of Julius Caesar over the Gaul in 52 BC, to the transformation of Rome from a Republic into the mighty Roman Empire.
Highlights of the exhibition include artefacts, models, catapults, frescoes, armour, weapons, busts and much more.
Cost: Included with entry to museum. Admission is FREE for residents of the Toowoomba Regional Council region with proof of residency
Adult $12.50, Concession $10, Child (ages 3 to 15) $6.50, Family (1 adult + 3 children) $25, Family (2 adults + 4 children) $32
Visit www.cobbandco.qm.qld.gov.au or phone 07 4659 4900
Split, Sawn and Shaped
Now open
In past generations, people turned wooden logs from the forest into the everyday items they needed like furniture, homes, vehicles and tools.
During the Industrial Revolution, many trade skills were replaced by powered machinery in factories, but traditional ‘handmade’ methods were still used in small towns and villages into the twentieth century.
Andrew MacDonald, Factory Supervisor Cobb+Co Museum, took on the challenge to make a wooden wheel using only hand tools. Visit the display to see the process and the tools used.
Cost: Included with entry to museum. Admission is FREE for residents of the Toowoomba Regional Council region with proof of residency
Adult $12.50, Concession $10, Child (ages 3 to 15) $6.50, Family (1 adult + 3 children) $25, Family (2 adults + 4 children) $32
Visit www.cobbandco.qm.qld.gov.au or phone 07 4659 4900
Sciencentre
On now
Unleash your inner scientist at the new Sciencentre. Follow your curiosity, ask questions, test your ideas and use your imagination in this fun and experience-rich environment.
Find out more about the science of energy – what it is and how it’s converted to things like bubbles, waves and electricity. Explore the world of science through play with 15 interactive stations.
Cost: Included with entry to museum. Admission is FREE for residents of the Toowoomba Regional Council region with proof of residency
Adult $12.50, Concession $10, Child (ages 3 to 15) $6.50, Family (1 adult + 3 children) $25, Family (2 adults + 4 children) $32
Visit www.cobbandco.qm.qld.gov.au or phone 07 4659 4900
EVENTS:
Curator Conversation – Dr Leanne Bateman – Archaeology on the frontier
3 March
2.30pm-3.30pm
Dr Leanne Bateman will present several interesting archaeological discoveries uncovered following excavations at a Native Mounted Police camp called Boralga, on Cape York Peninsula.
Her archaeological exploration on the frontier examines a rich array of objects that enabled her to intimately investigate the daily domestic life within a Native Mounted Police camp. Although historical records document the actions of the Native Mounted Police, only a small portion of these records and published accounts regarding Aboriginal-European frontier interaction attest to the daily lives of the Aboriginal troopers present at these camps.
Cost: Free with admission
Visit www.cobbandco.qm.qld.gov.au or phone 07 4659 4900
Hands on Workshops
Ongoing
Discover your inner artisan at one of our renowned Hands on Workshops.
Experience the satisfaction of learning a traditional skill and creating something beautiful and functional by hand. Classes are small to ensure you receive all the assistance you need to complete the project from our expert artisans. Plus you will enjoy delicious refreshments prepared in Cobb’s Coffee Shop.
