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 AreaCoords Type SummaryAbbey Museum of Art and ArchaeologyCabooltureSouth EastArchaeologyArchaeology and art of Ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, prehistoric era, Medieval and Renaissance periods Boggo Road Gaol Dutton Park Brisbane Suburbs South Former prison Operated throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Brisbane Opal Museum Windsor 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 Brisbane Tramway Museum Ferny Grove Brisbane Suburbs North Transportation Trams and trolley-buses of Brisbane Brookfield District Museum Brookfield 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. Commissariat Store, Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane central History One of the oldest buildings in Brisbane, operated by the Royal Historical Society of Queensland Diamantina Health Care Museum Woolloongabba Brisbane Suburbs South Medical History of healthcare at Princess Alexandra Hospital Embroiderers Guild, Queensland Fortitude Valley 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 Fort Lytton Military Museum Lytton 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 Geebung Brisbane Suburbs North Scouting information, history of Girl Guides in Queensland, currently closed Institute of Modern Art Fortitude Valley Brisbane Suburbs North Art website, contemporary art exhibits MacArthur Museum 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 WW2Marks-Hirschfeld Museum of Medical HistoryHerstonBrisbane Suburbs NorthMedicalPart of the University of Queensland and located within the heritage-listed Mayne Medical School Mercy Heritage Centre Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane central History Social history museum dedicated to the life and works of the Sisters of Mercy Miegunyah House Bowen Hills Brisbane Suburbs North Historic house Operated by the Queensland Women's Historical Association, late 19th century period house Museum of Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane central History Brisbane's history from the 1820s and culture Museum of Lands, Mapping and Surveying Brisbane Brisbane central Mapping Historical maps, survey plans and artefacts Newstead House Newstead Brisbane Suburbs North Historic house Late Victorian period house, Brisbane's oldest surviving residence Nursing Museum, Royal Brisbane Hospital Herston Brisbane Suburbs North Medical information, 19th-century history of nursing at Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Old Government House Brisbane Brisbane central Historic house Home of Queensland's governors until 1910, also includes an art gallery with collection of paintings by William Robinson Queensland Ambulance Museum Wynnum Brisbane Suburbs South Medical Historic ambulances and equipment, open by appointment Queensland Art Gallery South Brisbane Brisbane Suburbs South Art Australian art from settlement to contemporary, European and Asian art Queensland Fire Museum Petrie Brisbane Suburbs North Firefighting website Queensland Gallery of Modern Art South Brisbane Brisbane Suburbs South Art Contemporary art centre Queensland Maritime Museum South Brisbane Brisbane Suburbs South Maritime Queensland's maritime history Queensland Military Historical Society Museum Fort Lytton Brisbane Military website, history of Queensland military forces Queensland Museum South Brisbane Brisbane Suburbs South Multiple State history, culture, natural history, sustainable living Queensland Police Museum Brisbane Brisbane central Law enforcement website, Queensland police force from the 1850s to the present Queensland Telecommunications Museum Clayfield Brisbane Suburbs North Technology website, operated by the Postal-Telecommunications Historical Society of Queensland, includes telegraphs, telephones, radio, television RD Milns Antiquities Museum St Lucia 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 Enoggera Brisbane Suburbs North Military website, located in Enoggera Barracks, history of the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment Sandgate Museum Sandgate Brisbane Suburbs North Local history website, operated by the Sandgate Historical Society Sciencenter South Brisbane Brisbane Suburbs South Science Located on Level 1 of Queensland Museum, hands-on science exhibits Sir Harry Gibbs Legal Heritage Centre Brisbane Brisbane central Law Queensland's only legal heritage museum St Helena Island National Park St Helena Island Brisbane Suburbs South Prison Tours of the 19th-century prison ruins and a museum Tony Gould Gallery South Brisbane Brisbane Suburbs South Performing arts Located at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre, exhibits about theatre, opera, dance and other performing arts University of Queensland Anthropology Museum St Lucia Brisbane Suburbs North Anthropology Ethnographic material and visual culture of the Aboriginal people, Pacific peoples, and Africa, South-East Asia and China University of Queensland Art Museum St Lucia Brisbane Suburbs North Art Includes works by major Australian artists, Chinese antiquities University of Queensland Gatton Museum St Lucia Brisbane Suburbs North Education website, memorabilia of the history of the university University of Queensland Physics Museum St Lucia Brisbane Suburbs North Science website, physics instruments, books and memorabilia, located on Level 2 in the Parnell Building Victoria Barracks Museum Petrie Terrace Brisbane Suburbs North Military History of the Australian Army's involvement in the Boer War, World War I and World War II Wolston House Wacol Brisbane Suburbs South Historic house Operated by the National Trust of Queensland

See also Culture of Brisbane List of public art in Brisbane List of museums in Queensland List of museums in Australia

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