List of museums in Brisbane

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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.

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class="wikitable sortable" !| Name !| Location !| Area !Coords !| Type !| Summary
Boggo Road Gaol	Dutton Park	Brisbane Suburbs South |{{Coord
27.4951|153.0289|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Boggo Road Gaol}}	Former prison	Operated throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://boggoroadgaol.com/|access-date=2021-05-08|website=Boggo Road Gaol - Jail|language=en-US|archive-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309013402/https://boggoroadgaol.com/|url-status=live}}
Brisbane Opal Museum	Windsor	Brisbane Suburbs North |{{Coord
27.4367|153.0316|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Brisbane Opal Museum}}	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{{Cite web|title=Brisbane Opal Museum|url=https://www.brisbaneopalmuseum.com.au/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-08|website=|archive-date=7 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307055427/https://www.brisbaneopalmuseum.com.au/}}
Brisbane Tramway Museum	Ferny Grove	Brisbane Suburbs North | {{Coord
27.4072|152.9376|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Brisbane Tramway Museum}}	Transportation	Trams and trolley-buses of Brisbane{{Cite web|title=BTMS Home|url=https://www.brisbanetramwaymuseum.org/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-08|website=Brisbane Tramway Museum|archive-date=1 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501224042/http://www.brisbanetramwaymuseum.org/}}
Brookfield District Museum	Brookfield	Brisbane Suburbs North | {{Coord
27.4934|152.9121|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Brookfield District Museum}}	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.{{Cite web|title=The Brookfield District Museum: Collecting, Preserving, and Sharing Brookfield and Upper Brookfield History|url=https://kenmorenews.com.au/index.php/the-brookfield-district-museum-collecting-preserving-and-sharing-brookfield-and-upper-brookfield-history/|access-date=2021-05-08|website=KenmoreNews|language=en-AU|archive-date=7 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307061726/https://kenmorenews.com.au/index.php/the-brookfield-district-museum-collecting-preserving-and-sharing-brookfield-and-upper-brookfield-history/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Brookfield District Museum - Brookfield Showground|url=https://www.brookfieldshowground.com.au/museum/|access-date=2021-05-08|language=en-AU}}
Commissariat Store, Brisbane	Brisbane	Brisbane central | {{Coord
27.4733|153.0243|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Commissariat Store}}	History	One of the oldest buildings in Brisbane, operated by the Royal Historical Society of Queensland{{Cite web|title=Commissariat Store Museum {{!}} Brisbanes Convict Museum|url=https://commissariatstore.org.au/|access-date=2021-05-08|language=en|archive-date=15 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315031457/https://commissariatstore.org.au/|url-status=live}}
Diamantina Health Care Museum	Woolloongabba	Brisbane Suburbs South |	Medical	History of healthcare at Princess Alexandra Hospital{{Cite web|last=Metro South Hospital and Health Service|first=The State of Queensland|date=2021-04-28|title=Diamantina Health Care Museum|url=https://metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/princess-alexandra-hospital/about-us/history/diamantina-health-care-museum|access-date=2021-05-08|website=metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au|language=en-AU}}{{Cite web|title=Diamantina Health Care Museum|url=http://www.magsq.com.au/museum/details.asp?ID=782|access-date=2021-05-08|website=Museums and Galleries Queensland}}{{Cite web|title=Diamantina Health Care Museum|url=https://blhn.org/location/diamantina-health-care-museum/|access-date=2021-05-08|website=Brisbane Heritage Living Network|language=en-US}}
Embroiderers Guild, Queensland	Fortitude Valley	Brisbane Suburbs North |	Textile	[http://www.embroiderersguildqld.org.au/ 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	[http://www.blhn.org/girl-guides-museum-queensland/ information], history of Girl Guides in Queensland, currently closed
Institute of Modern Art	Fortitude Valley	Brisbane Suburbs North |	Art	[http://www.ima.org.au 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 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
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{{Cite web|title=Welcome|url=https://www.miegunyah.org/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-08|website=Miegunyah|archive-date=25 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425075955/http://www.miegunyah.org/}}
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	[https://web.archive.org/web/20120329032530/https://www.visitbrisbane.com.au/Travel/Products/ProductView.aspx?id=23915 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 art by William Robinson (painter)
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	[http://www.firemuseum.com.au/ 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	[http://www.qmhs.com.au/ 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	[http://www.police.qld.gov.au/aboutus/facilities/museum/default.htm website], Queensland police force from the 1850s to the present
Queensland Telecommunications Museum	Clayfield	Brisbane Suburbs North |	Technology	[http://www.telemuseum.org 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	[http://www.uq.edu.au/antiquities/ 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	[http://www.lighthorse.org.au/resources/lighthorse-museums/2-14th-lh-qmi website], located in Enoggera Barracks, history of the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment
Sandgate Museum	Sandgate	Brisbane Suburbs North |	Local history	[http://www.sandgatemuseum.com.au/ 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	[https://gatton.uq.edu.au/alumni/gatton-past-students-association/uq-gatton-museum website], memorabilia of the history of the university
University of Queensland Physics Museum	St Lucia	Brisbane Suburbs North |	Science	[http://www.smp.uq.edu.au/content/physics-museum 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