Open Now: Ngurruwarra / Derndernyin: Stone Fish Traps of the Wellesley Islands, a panoramic 20-metre-long by 2-metre-wide canvas highlighting stone-walled intertidal fish traps. Commissioned by @cabahcoe in partnership with MIArt. Learn more: bit.ly/4bi34Q9
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#OnThisDay World Expo '88 opened, placing #Brisbane on the global stage & turning Expo Oz, the official mascot, into an international celebrity. Today Expo Oz is held in the #QMcollection alongside his counterpart plush souvenir. #Expo88
📸 Img 1,3&4 @qldgov; Img 2 #QldMuseum

Four new-to-science #snail s have been discovered during a revision of the eastern #Queensland land #snail genus 'Figuladra'.

This includes one named for @robertirwin known as the banded snail (Figuladra robertirwini) 🐌

📷 Queensland Museum Kurilpa

🤩 FREE MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTS TOURS 🤩 Join our knowledgeable guides on a journey around the museum and uncover the fascinating stories behind some of our most treasured objects.

⏰ Weekdays 11am–12pm; Weekends 3pm–4pm
🎟️ Free, bookings required: bit.ly/QM-Tour
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Lest we forget.

We will be open from 1:30pm – 5pm today. You are invited to join us for an afternoon of talks and tours in our Anzac Legacy Gallery from 2 – 4pm. No bookings required, visit our website for details museum.qld.gov.au/kurilpa/whats-…

#QMkurilpa #AnzacLegacy #AnzacDay

We're proud to support the Gallery and Museum Achievement Awards (GAMAA), which recognise the remarkable achievements of individuals & organisations across QLD's public museums & galleries.
Nominations are now open! Submit yours → magsq.com.au/gallery-and-mu…
MAGSQ #QldMuseum

After a century apart, Mephisto’s compass has been reunited with the iconic tank & is on display in #AnzacLegacyGallery .
Come along to our #AnzacDay Talks & Tours from 2–4pm tomorrow to learn about this fascinating piece of history & other stories from the collection.
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Don't let the the dreary weather forecast rain on your parade. ☔ Add some spark to your weekend with a visit to SparkLab! ⚡

Family tickets $47.40. Book now → bit.ly/SparkLabTickets

#SparkLabQM #QMkurilpa #STEMeducation #HandsOnLearning

What do you call a dinosaur that doesn't drink coffee? 🦖 A Tea-Rex!

Don't forget you can get your caffeine fix and enjoy coffee among the ferns these school holidays at our pop up coffee stall in the Dinosaur Garden. Entry via Level 0. ☕ 🌿
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Happy Easter yolks! 🐣 We've cracked open our egg-ceptional bird egg collection – the gorgeous markings on them have us shell shocked! 🤩

We’re open today from 9:30am – 5pm. Hatch a plan to visit → museum.qld.gov.au/qm

#QMkurilpa #HappyEaster

Hop into the Museum this long weekend! 🐇🐣 We're open 9:30am–5pm Saturday, Sunday & Monday with egg-citing things for all ages. General admission is FREE, book your tickets to SparkLab & Jurassic World by Brickman® online: bit.ly/WhatsOn-QMK
#WhatsOnBrisbane #SchoolHolidays

Making plans for the long weekend? Make sure a visit to the Museum is on your list!

We're closed on Good Friday, but are open as usual for the remainder of the weekend.

🌱🦖📜🐝🔍☄️⚱️🐙

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What happens when a Bimbo Biologist and a Boganologist Drag King meet and talk about dating, mating and procreating? 🤠 💅

Naomi Koh Belic and I (aka Milton Mango) will be at SOCIAL SCIENCE for World Science Festival Brisbane!

See you Friday at Queensland Museum Kurilpa!
#WSFB24 worldsciencefestival.com.au/event-program/…

Excited to speak as part of Queensland Museum Kurilpa's World Science Festival Brisbane World Science Festival 'Dream On: The #Waste and #Climate War' seminar with Craig Reucassel and about some of our UNSW SMaRT Centre waste-to-product #recycling #technologies

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We are looking forward revealing the inner-workings of the #GriffithSeaJelliesResearchLaboratory this weekend as part of the 'Labs Unlocked' program World Science Festival Brisbane! Griffith University Sea World, Gold Coast, Australia experiences Queensland Museum Kurilpa Clarissa Molinari

Not just #science in the city. Excellent talk for #wsfb2024 at #QSAC with the potential for computer analysis in sport training. Queensland Museum Kurilpa @worldsciencefestivalbrisbane -

Hard at work with ADA for World Science Festival Brisbane! I'll be doing events all weekend, starting with Social Science at Queensland Museum Kurilpa tonight, then it's Night of the Nerds tomorrow night and I'll be learning about Volcanos on Sunday. Can't wait! #WSFB

Meet Dr Nasim Amiralian, a Queensland Women in STEM winner 👋 She's a true trailblazer who's not only developing biomaterials from waste products to replace plastic, but also championing diversity and inclusivity in STEM. #qldscience #QWW24 #CountHerIn #WomenInQLD

Another brilliant woman in STEM is Dr Katrina Wruck, aka Dr Kat, a proud Mabuigilaig and Goemulgal woman with ancestral roots in the saltwater people of Mabuiag Island in the Torres Strait Islands. #qldscience #QWW24 #CountHerIn #WomenInQLD

This Queensland Women's Week, we're shining the spotlight on Fiona Holmstorm, the co-founder of STEM Punks 👏 From a garage to classrooms across Queensland, she is igniting a passion for STEM in young minds 💡 #qldscience #QWW24 #CountHerIn #WomenInQLD