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Emma Coulter, Spatial Deconstruction (portals) 2019. Photo: David Kelly.

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Media Releases
2024

1 February 2024
Brisbane-based visual artists Christine Ko and Louis Lim will curate and share the diverse experiences and unique tales of local migrant communities in a collective kite installation as Museum of Brisbane’s BrisAsia 2024 Artists-in-Residence from January to May 2024.
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12 March 2024
An immersive theatrical Walking Tour experience leads the charge when Museum of Brisbane’s popular walking tour program returns this autumn.
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15 March 2024
From Saturday 30 March to Sunday 14 April at Museum of Brisbane, there is a bundle of fun to be had every day of the week with a line-up of FREE and low-cost activities for the whole family. For the first time ever these school holidays, kids aged 6-12 will have early access to the museum before the doors open with the new Young Explorers Tours, making a more fun environment to explore.
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2023

22 May 2023
Museum of Brisbane (MoB) has appointed Zoe Graham as Chief Executive Officer/Director of the city’s leading history and art museum after an extensive nationwide search.
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10 April  2023
From functional to fine art, Clay: Collected Ceramics at Museum of Brisbane (MoB) will showcase a curated collection of contemporary ceramics that elevates the earthen art form and cements its place in shaping the stories of Brisbane.
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10 March 2023
Bold, artistic, daring and always tonnes of fun, BRISBANE ART DESIGN (BAD) 2023 is back to highlight local art and design luminaries with an inclusive and immersive program of hands-on workshops, open studios, design talks and arty parties that will colour the town across three exciting weekends and showcase the inventive creatives shaping our city.
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25 November 2023
The Rearranged: Art of the Flower exhibition at Museum of Brisbane (MoB) gathers a lush contemporary collection of works inspired by floral motifs, spanning myriad mediums and varied viewpoints that capture the contextual landscape of Brisbane.
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2022

10 October 2022
Evolving the success of Museum of Brisbane’s participatory exhibitions (RMXTV and Storytellers: Next Chapter), MoB is once again inviting the community to break the boundaries of traditional gallery experiences by engaging with the artwork.
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16 May 2022
Her bold jewellery designs feature in the collections of discerning buyers around the world and now Brisbane’s Margot McKinney is unlocking her archives and revealing the family story behind her brand for MoB.
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2021

10 June 2021
On 9 June, 2021, Museum of Brisbane was honoured with a MAGNA award for The Storytellers, Category: Temporary or Travelling Exhibition, Level 3 at the AMaGA national awards ceremony held at the National Convention Centre in Canberra.
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10 June 2021
Brisbane’s subtropical climate and laid-back lifestyle is the focus of Museum of Brisbane’s upcoming major exhibition, City in the Sun, welcoming locals and interstate visitors from Saturday 19 June to look back at how Brisbane saw itself.
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5 March 2021
A curated selection of 18 outfits (40 garments) and fashion-related objects, each technically and creatively ground-breaking, feature in Pattern and Print: Easton Pearson Archive on loan from Museum of Brisbane and showing at RMIT Gallery from 9 March to 8 May 2021.
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22 February 2021
Museum of Brisbane unveils a joint collaboration with highly acclaimed multi-media artist Judy Watson to publish women of brisbane; a limited edition book sharing the hidden stories of more than 180 of Brisbane’s most influential women.
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2020

9 September 2020
Museum of Brisbane reach for the stars with their new cosmic digital installation CELESTON 2 created by Brisbane’s own Man & Wah.
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20 August 2020
Museum of Brisbane takes a fresh look at the legacy of Brisbane’s modernist architecture through the influence of the Bauhaus movement.
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1 August 2020
Museum of Brisbane launches new Americans in Wartime Brisbane walking tour.
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17 July 2020
Step into the stories of our city in Museum of Brisbane’s new exhibition The Storytellers.
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17 July 2020
Museum of Brisbane will reopen its doors on 17 July with the launch of The Storytellers exhibition, a special City Hall LEGO Build and the debut of new Storytellers Walking Tours.
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15 April 2020
Museum of Brisbane now online with virtual tours and fun DIY activities.
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15 April 2020
Museum of Brisbane commemorates Anzac Day with a virtual exhibition and free online talk with artist Greer Townshend.
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18 February 2020
Museum of Brisbane launches new Americans in Wartime Brisbane walking tour.
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2019

22 November 2019
MoB Kids sizzles this summer.
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17 October 2019
BNE DESIGN celebrates Brisbane’s makers with a bespoke open-air market.
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5 September 2019
Rock your child’s school holidays.
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29 July 2019
Celebrating a century of women in Brisbane art.
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18 June 2019
See, hear and feel 30 years of Brisbane music.
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29 April 2019
150 artists and designers. 25+ locations. 17 days. 1 hot city.
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6 February 2019
Akira Isogawa and Outland Denim headline events program at Museum of Brisbane.
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24 January 2019
Art, artefacts and architecture reveal the city’s built history in new exhibition at Museum of Brisbane.
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15 January 2019
BRISBANE ART DESIGN (BAD) celebrates city’s visual artists and designers.
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2018

6 December 2018
Workshops and activities for all ages to enjoy this silly-season.
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5 November 2018
St Baker back on board for another big summer at Museum of Brisbane.
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11 October 2018
Sam Cranstoun solo exhibition, Impossible Conversations at Museum of Brisbane.
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10 October 2018
BRISBANE ART DESIGN: a 17-day celebration of artists and designers.
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23 September 2018
Museum of Brisbane’s major Easton Pearson exhibition designed to inspire.
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31 August 2018
Camerata fills Museum with music inspired by Life in Irons.
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16 August 2018
Dress Code explores fashion’s impact on identity and culture.
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1 May 2018
Museum of Brisbane’s Mao’s Last Dancer exhibition tours to Melbourne.
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16 April 2018
Immerse yourself in a Brisbane of your own making.
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11 April 2018
City’s harsh past revealed in Life in Irons: Brisbane’s Convict Stories.
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23 March 2018
Greatest number of donations in Museum history secure artworks.
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4 January 2018
The Secret Lives of Costumes with Queensland Ballet.
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2017

13 November 2017
Conversation fragments inspire Arryn Snowball during MoB residency.
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2 August 2017
Contemporary art meets food in Museum of Brisbane’s latest exhibition.
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5 July 2017
Easton Pearson fashion archive gifted to Museum of Brisbane.
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6 July 2017
New Museum of Brisbane exhibition explores history of city markets.
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5 June 2017
Scenes of our city reveals today’s Brisbane at Museum of Brisbane.
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24 March 2017
From Mao’s Last Dancer to Brisbane’s love affair with food Museum of Brisbane reveals new exhibitions for 2017.
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