Queensland Museum - the main museum of the state, the collection of which are located in 4 campuses: in South Brisbane, Ipswich, Toowoomba and Townsville.

The museum was founded January 20, 1862 Queensland Philosophical Society led by Charles Koksenom. Throughout its history, the museum moved several times - his exposure in different years were located in an old windmill (from 1862 to 1869.), In the building of the Parliament (until 1873), the main post office (until 1879).

In 1879, the state government built for the museum building on William Street where the museum and moved to the next 20 years. In 1899, the Queensland Museum moved again - this time in the Exhibition Hall (today it is called the old museum) in the Brisbane suburb at Bowen Hills, where he settled for 87 years. In 1986, the museum moved to the Queensland Cultural Centre in South Bank and is located adjacent to the Queensland Art Gallery.

Today in the Queensland Museum has several thematic areas:

The museum is located on the southern coast near the southern coast of the Park in the cultural heart of Brisbane. It is the largest and oldest campus in which you can learn about the history of Queensland, its past, present and future. Popular exposure - Playground «ENERGEX», the Help Center and exotic «Dandiiri Maiwar» - a place where you can learn about the life of native tribes, to see with their own eyes the objects of their culture, traditions and beliefs.

Science Centre is designed to demonstrate the achievements of science and technology in our daily lives.

Railway Museum - more than 15 exhibits, telling about what had a huge impact on the construction of the railway and the development of life in Queensland. In 2011, the museum has established a new world record by constructing the longest game railroad, which was included in the Guinness Book of Records.

Museum «Cobb + Co» is located in the town of Toowoomba. It was built in 1987, when the Museum of Queensland require more space for layouts horse-drawn carriages. Today, the collection of the museum you can see a huge variety of vehicles, ranging from carriages pulled by horses and carts to the so-called "landau" - convertibles. The museum regularly hosts various workshops: on the hand-forged, silver case, the production of leather products, etc.

Tropical Queensland Museum: the main attraction - the exposure of the English warship "Pandora", which sank off Cape York in 1791. Hundreds of amazing artifacts raised from the crash site and are now available to the public. In other rooms of the museum you can get acquainted with the inhabitants of tropical rain forests, coral and the inhabitants of the deep sea.

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