Housed within iconic Brisbane City Hall, MoB celebrates the creatives and history makers to deepen an understanding of place. We reflect Brisbane’s people and passions and its ever-evolving cultures.
Museum of Brisbane is Brisbane City Council’s leading history and art museum, where you can experience our city’s vibrant culture.
Museum of Brisbane opened in October 2003, on the ground floor of City Hall. At MoB we build on the foundations of the earlier Brisbane City Gallery. In 2010, when City Hall closed for restoration, the Museum relocated temporarily to nearby Ann Street. MoB reopened in April 2013 after a significant refurbishment of City Hall.
Now located in a purpose-built gallery, Museum of Brisbane is on the top floor of the revitalised City Hall, offering views of two of the building’s heritage features, the Clock Tower and copper dome.
Museum of Brisbane acknowledges the historical significance of Brisbane’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We pay our respects to First Nations individuals and communities — past, present and emerging — and thank them for being integral to MoB conversations about the evolving life of our city. Brisbane and its greater region are located on the custodial homelands of the Yuggera, Turrubul, Jinabara, Quandamooka and neighbouring nations.
MoB’s programs expand opportunities for exchange, collaborative partnerships and cultural engagement across First Nations communities. Exhibitions are interactive, provocative and alive. MoB invests in an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts collection in addition to our curated exhibitions. MoB is committed to reconciliation.
Museum of Brisbane embraces the past, present and future by showcasing and reflecting the stories and artworks of our city’s storytellers. MoB celebrates the uniqueness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures through art and imagery, collections and conversations, collaborations and connections to our city’s First Nations peoples.
Museum of Brisbane is highly regarded for its innovation and contemporary international practice. MoB is the recipient of major awards since its 2003 inception, twice awarded the top honour at the prestigious Museums and Galleries National Awards, as well as multiple Queensland Museum and Gallery Achievement Awards, Museums Australia Multimedia and Publications Design Awards, and National Trust of Queensland Awards.
Museums Australasia Multimedia & Publication Design Awards:
Museums and Galleries National Awards:
Gallery and Museum Achievement Awards (GAMAA)
Gallery and Museum Achievement Awards (GAMAA)
Queensland Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects President’s Prize
Museums and Galleries National Awards
Museums Australia Multimedia and Publications Design Awards
Heritage and Cultural Tourism Category at the Queensland Tourism Awards
Museums Australia Multimedia and Publications Design Awards
Museums and Galleries National Award (MAGNA)
Gallery and Museum Achievement Awards (GAMAA)
Australia Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) Queensland Awards / Toyota Community Award
Australia Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) Queensland Awards / Good Practice Recognition
Gallery and Museum Achievement Awards (GAMAA)
National Trust of Queensland, Bendigo Bank Heritage Award
Gallery and Museum Achievement Awards (GAMAA)
National Trust of Queensland Heritage Awards
National Trust of Queensland Heritage Awards
Queensland Mental Health Week Achievement Awards
Museum of Brisbane respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Brisbane and surrounding areas, and other First Nation peoples. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.
