MuseumofBris

🖼️ A surreal landscape. Artist Keemon Williams transforms Alfred Elliott’s 1923 photograph into a futuristic landscape using Photoshop tools like invert, colour grading, and Clone Stamp. New Light: Photography Now + Then 👉 bit.ly/MoBPhotography

🎉 Happy World Children's Day! 🎨✂️ With the summer holidays just around the corner, there’s no better time to plan a fun-filled visit. Find out more and discover all the exciting activities on our website! 📷 Claudia Baxter

So proud to have been a part of Write Your Heart Out with @TrentDalton at @MuseumofBris 💖 This anthology contains so many beautiful love stories, and includes my piece ‘Love all the same’ ❤️

Plan ahead! Are you a Year 10–12 student looking for work experience in Term 1, 2025? If you’re passionate about art, culture, and working with people, this is your chance! Submit your expression of interest today! 📷 Claudia Baxter bit.ly/MoB-work-exper…

Did you know we offer Quiet Afternoons - a relaxed, sensory-friendly way to explore exhibitions with reduced lights, sounds, and movement? Get maximum enjoyment from your Museum visit in a low-sensory environment every Tuesday | 3-5pm 📷 Katie Bennett

Did you know that the first Jacaranda planted in Australia was most likely in the Brisbane Botanic Gardens in 1864? 📷 Illustrated front cover from The Queenslander (detail), Courtesy of Brisbane John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Each earring is hand-fired enamel on copper with sterling silver hooks - totally unique, just like you! Come see these and more at MoB Shop. mobshop.com.au/collections/ve…

Dylan Bolger's residency is wrapping up next week, come and have a chat with him at MoB!  MoB’s Artist in Residence program is supported by Tim Fairfax AC. This project has been proudly supported by POSCA Australia. 📷 Joe Ruckli bit.ly/3USCc3j?utm_co…

What makes medium-format photography so captivating? 📷 New Light artist Jo-Anne Driessens shares her experience with shooting in a medium-format in this minute masterclass. Explore more in New Light: Photography Now + Then, open daily. bit.ly/MoBPhotography

Crafty Party with Paper Hands is back! 🌙✨ Design your floral wall hanging inspired by Rearranged: Art of the Flower with Paper Hands artist Holly Neilson. Crafty Party with Paper Hands I 5 December I 6 - 8.30pm. Book now - bit.ly/3zlWs5D 📷 Paper Hands

🕰️ Do you know that the City Hall was an important location in Brisbane during war time? Final MoB tours of the year Walking in Wartime - 17 Nov Free City Hall tour (Auslan interpreted) - 16 Nov 📷 Brisbane City Hall in 1953. Courtesy Brisbane City Council Archives.

👀 Make it a full day of fun after your Bluey World visit by hopping on the 'Citydogs' ferry and stopping at the Riverside terminal to stroll up to Museum of Brisbane! Plan ahead and explore all our family-friendly activities on our website! 📷 Joe Ruckli linktr.ee/museumofbrisba…

✨As Melt OPEN closes this week, we're here with Brian Ogden to chat about The Sportsman Hotel in Spring Hill! Thanks to beloved owner Neil McLucas, Sporties became a home for Brisbane's LGBTQIA+ community and a vibrant part of the city's cultural tapestry.

Is Christmas on your mind? 🎄 @MoB Shop has brought out a new range of Christmas items guaranteed to make you and everyone in your life happy and festive. Head over to our shop online or at the museum - mobshop.com.au

📢 Got a brilliant project that’s a perfect fit for MoB? We want to hear from you! Applications are now open for MoB’s 2025/2026 Artist in Residence program, and we’d love to see proposals that engage our audiences and community. More info 👉 bit.ly/4efeNA2

On Monday, we hosted an intimate bilingual storytime with Yanga Mother author Cheryl Leavy and illustrator Christopher Bassi, who shared Yanga Mother in both Kooma and English. Two more Bilingual Storytime left this year: 18 Nov & 2 Dec    Visit MoB website for more info

Many of Alfred Elliott's photographs are stereographs—sets of identical images displayed side by side. Explore our interactive display of stereoscopes and see his pictures come alive! New Light: Photography Now + Then, open daily bit.ly/MoBPhotography 📷 Claudia Baxter

🌺 Our healing garden is blossoming, thanks to many helping hands! Drop in for a self-guided session of Gentle Petals during museum hours, or join a facilitated workshop on Thursdays and Saturdays. MoB’s Artist in Residence program is supported by Tim Fairfax AC. 📷 Joe Ruckli

For New Light, Nina White highlights the often-overlooked details in the Elliott Collection —fingerprints, handling marks, hands, feet, and shadows. What details can you notice in the exhibition that resonate with you? Comment below. 📷 Katie Bennett

🚲 A familiar scene in Brisbane's Botanic Gardens - but with classic bikes instead of electric scooters! Alfred Henrie Elliott, Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Edward St entrance 1895, photographic print. City of Brisbane Collection, Museum of Brisbane.