The City of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia, is home to a large number of cultural institutions, museums and historic sites, several of which have worldwide acclaim.
| Name | Location | Area | Coords | Type | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Suburbs South | Prison | Operated throughout the 19th and 20th centuries and considered to be Australia's most notorious prison[1] | |||
| Brisbane Opal Museum | Brisbane Suburbs North | Natural history | Brisbane Opal Museum is a unique museum where people can visit and have a tour and find out for why opal was considered so special that it was declared Australia’s National Gemstone. There is an opal jewellery shop in the same building. Exhibits impressive opal collection and information about opal mining[2] | ||
| Brisbane Suburbs North | Transportation | Trams and trolley-buses of Brisbane[3] | |||
| Brookfield District Museum | Brisbane Suburbs North | Local history | Housed in a former farmhouse and post office relocated from Pullenvale to the Brookfield Showgrounds. Exhibits include collections of local pioneers and the history of the Brookfield Show.[4] [5] | ||
| Brisbane | Brisbane central | History | One of the oldest buildings in Brisbane, operated by the Royal Historical Society of Queensland[6] | ||
| Brisbane Suburbs South | Medical | History of healthcare at Princess Alexandra Hospital[7] [8] [9] | |||
| Embroiderers Guild, Queensland | Brisbane Suburbs North | Textile | website, embroidery on display from the 18th to 20th centuries from the Middle East, Europe, India, and Australia, exhibits of embroidered textiles of members' work | ||
| Brisbane Suburbs South | Military | Located in Fort Lytton National Park, displays about the fort and the military history of Brisbane, exhibits of more general military significance, tours of the fort | |||
| Girl Guides Museum of Queensland | Brisbane Suburbs North | Scouting | information, history of Girl Guides in Queensland, currently closed | ||
| Brisbane Suburbs North | Art | website, contemporary art exhibits | |||
| Brisbane | Brisbane central | History | The building was used as the South West Pacific Area Headquarters from July 1942 to November 1944 and served an important role throughout WW2 | ||
| Marks-Hirschfeld Museum of Medical History | Herston | Brisbane Suburbs North | Medical | Part of the University of Queensland and located within the heritage-listed Mayne Medical School | |
| Brisbane | Brisbane central | History | Social history museum dedicated to the life and works of the Sisters of Mercy | ||
| Brisbane Suburbs North | Historic house | Operated by the Queensland Women's Historical Association, late 19th century period house[10] | |||
| Brisbane | Brisbane central | History | Brisbane's history from the 1820s and culture | ||
| Brisbane | Brisbane central | Mapping | Historical maps, survey plans and artefacts | ||
| Brisbane Suburbs North | Historic house | Late Victorian period house, Brisbane's oldest surviving residence | |||
| Nursing Museum, Royal Brisbane Hospital | Brisbane Suburbs North | Medical | information, 19th-century history of nursing at Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital | ||
| Brisbane | Brisbane central | Historic House | Home of Queensland's governors until 1910, also includes an art gallery with collection of art by William Robinson (painter) | ||
| Brisbane Suburbs South | Medical | Historic ambulances and equipment, open by appointment | |||
| South Brisbane | Brisbane Suburbs South | Art | Australian art from settlement to contemporary, European and Asian art | ||
| Queensland Fire Museum | Brisbane Suburbs North | Firefighting | website | ||
| South Brisbane | Brisbane Suburbs South | Art | Contemporary art centre | ||
| South Brisbane | Brisbane Suburbs South | Maritime | Queensland's maritime history | ||
| Queensland Military Historical Society Museum | Brisbane | Military | website, history of Queensland military forces | ||
| Brisbane Suburbs South | Multiple | State history, culture, natural history, sustainable living | |||
| Brisbane central | Law enforcement | website, Queensland police force from the 1850s to the present | |||
| Queensland Telecommunications Museum | Brisbane Suburbs North | Technology | website, operated by the Postal-Telecommunications Historical Society of Queensland, includes telegraphs, telephones, radio, television | ||
| RD Milns Antiquities Museum | Brisbane Suburbs North | Archaeology | website, part of the University of Queensland, classical antiquities from western Asia, Egypt, Greece and Rome | ||
| Regimental Museum of 2nd/14th Light Horse | Brisbane Suburbs North | Military | website, located in Enoggera Barracks, history of the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment | ||
| Sandgate Museum | Brisbane Suburbs North | Local history | website, operated by the Sandgate Historical Society | ||
| Brisbane Suburbs South | Science | Located on Level 1 of Queensland Museum, hands-on science exhibits | |||
| Brisbane | Brisbane central | Law | Queensland's only legal heritage museum | ||
| Brisbane Suburbs South | Prison | Tours of the 19th-century prison ruins and a museum | |||
| South Brisbane | Brisbane Suburbs South | Performing Arts | Located at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre, exhibits about theatre, opera, dance and other performing arts | ||
| Brisbane Suburbs North | Anthropology | Ethnographic material and visual culture of the Aboriginal people, Pacific peoples, and Africa, South-East Asia and China | |||
| Brisbane Suburbs North | Art | Includes works by major Australian artists, Chinese antiquities | |||
| University of Queensland Gatton Museum | Brisbane Suburbs North | Education | website, memorabilia of the history of the university | ||
| University of Queensland Physics Museum | Brisbane Suburbs North | Science | website, physics instruments, books and memorabilia, located on Level 2 in the Parnell Building | ||
| Brisbane Suburbs North | Military | History of the Australian Army's involvement in the Boer War, World War I and World War II | |||
| Brisbane Suburbs South | Historic house | Operated by the National Trust of Queensland | |||