Queensland Museum

Queensland Museum Kurilpa
Queensland Museum at South Brisbane
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Former name
Queensland Museum
Established20 January 1862; 162 years ago (1862-01-20)
LocationSouth Brisbane
Coordinates27°28′24″S 153°01′06″E / 27.473412°S 153.018420°E / -27.473412; 153.018420
Collection size1,000,000+
Visitors2,000,000+[1]
Websitemuseum.qld.gov.au/kurilpa

The Queensland Museum Kurilpa is the state museum of Queensland, funded by the government, and dedicated to natural history, cultural heritage, science and human achievement.[2] The museum currently operates from its headquarters and general museum in South Brisbane with specialist museums located in North Ipswich in Ipswich, East Toowoomba in Toowoomba, and in Townsville City in Townsville.[3]

The museum is funded by the Queensland Government.

  1. ^ "QUEENSLAND MUSEUM ANNUAL REPORT 2018–19". 22 August 2019. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Queensland Museum Kurilpa". www.museum.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  3. ^ "About us". Queensland Museum Network. Queensland Museum. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.