Exhibitions

Great Railway Journeys of Australia
28 November 2009 - 9 May 2010
Free entry, Level 4
Explore the important role that train travel has played in Australian cultural life. Over 20 iconic journeys are presented.

Q150 displays
27 October - 29 November 2009
Free entry, Level 2
Queensland Museum South Bank is celebrating Q150 with three fascinating displays from Queensland State Archives: Top 150: Documenting Queensland, Queensland Firsts and Our Queensland.

Shanghai Bound
1 September - 6 December 2009
Free entry, Level 2
Created to celebrate Shanghai Week, this exhibition acknowledges Queensland's Sister State Agreement with Shanghai, and shows the importance of protecting shared wildlife.

ENERGEX Playasaurus Place
Free entry, Level 0
Packed with interactives and things to explore, the new ENERGEX Playasaurus Place focuses on a positive and sustainable future, whilst exploring energy, climate change and ancient plants and animals, including our much loved life-sized dinosaurs.

The Courage of Ordinary Men: Three stories of the Victoria Cross
Free entry, Level 2
See three Victoria Crosses up close, and experience the trenches of the Western Front in a moving exhibition that features original letters and photos, contemporary descriptions and poetry and an evocative sound and light presentation.

Queensland Stories: People Places Past Present
Free entry, Level 2
Featuring special objects from the Queensland Museum collection, this vibrant exhibition invites reflection on some of the colourful people, events and attitudes that have shaped our State since Separation 150 years ago.

Getting Sorted
Free entry, Level 4
Ever since QM was founded in 1862 our collections have been growing. So now it's time for some serious sorting. Getting Sorted is a rare opportunity to glimpse a range of objects not normally on display. You can also learn more about what goes on behind-the-scenes in a big museum.

Museum Zoo: Animals Size and Me
Free entry, Level 3
An awesome array of over 700 prehistoric and modern animals on parade. Take a walk on the wild side with creatures let loose from the Museum's world-class Biodiversity Collection - from the tiniest to the tallest and all sorts in between.

Dandiiri Maiwar
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures Centre
Permanent exhibition, free entry, Level 4
Dandiiri Maiwar celebrates, from a traditional and contemporary perspective, Queensland's two distinct Indigenous cultures through stories, film, artefacts, photographs, art and music.

Sciencentre
Permanent attraction, paid admission, Level 1
An amazing minds-on hyperactive science discovery zone. Test yourself in three themed galleries: Body Zone, Earth Space and Action Stations. Puzzles, illusions, brain twisters and physical challenges - real hands-on fun.