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Learning is at the heart of Museum of Brisbane. Extend your skills and knowledge through creative-led experiences and learn more about our city!

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Explore fresh perspectives through Museum of Brisbane exhibition highlights, tracing the evolving life of our city’s history and culture.

Clay: Collected Ceramics

Clay: Collected Ceramics was a celebration of ceramics combining works from Museum of Brisbane’s Collection and Kylie Johnson’s personal collection. It was accompanied by Commune, a display of single pieces contributed by more than 250 makers responding to MoB’s community callout.  This exhibition was on display from 13 May – 22 October 2023.

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City in the Sun

City in the Sun provided playful reinterpretations, evocative re-imaginings and quiet reflections, proposing exciting images of Brisbane’s subtropical identity today. This exhibition was on display from 19 June 2021 – 18 April 2022.

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The Storytellers

The Storytellers uncovered the hidden histories, myths and tales of Brisbane as told by nine of the city’s contemporary writers. This exhibition was on display from 17 July 2020 – 23 January 2022.

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Bauhaus Now

Bauhaus Now brought to life the little-known story of how revolutionary ideas of the Weimar Republic in Germany influenced modernist art, design and architecture in Brisbane. This exhibition was on display from 18 September 2020 – 18 April 2021.

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What is Different?

Explore this online exhibition giving insight into the creative expression of young people during COVID-19. This exhibition was on display from 11 December 2020 – 31 January 2021.

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A City Submerged: The 2011 Floods 10 Years On

A City Submerged

In 2021, we reflect on 10 years since the 2011 floods devastated our city and acknowledge all who were affected.

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A Taste of Brisbane

Food is on our minds right now! Explore the history and culture of food in Brisbane.

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The Designers Guide: Easton Pearson Archive

The Designers’ Guide: Easton Pearson Archive featured 200 garments displayed at Museum of Brisbane. This exhibition was on display 23 November 2018 – 22 April 2019.

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The View From Here

The Elliott Collection of photographs by Brisbane photographer Alfred Elliott (1870 – 1954) captures everyday moments over a period of 50 years.

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Colourful faces artwork by Craig & Karl digital print on adhesive film

OPEN SOURCE

The open source ethos continues to prove relevant and more important than ever for Brisbane’s creative practitioners. This exhibition was on display from 10 May – 11 August 2019.

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Wattle Teatowel

Remembering the First World War

The First World War erupted in Europe on 4 August 1914. Across Australia the call to arms was sounded.

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Lloyd Rees (Brisbane 1895 – 1988), Cowlishaw House fountain (detail) 1915, pencil on paper. City of Brisbane Collection, Museum of Brisbane. | Banner image: Lloyd Rees (Brisbane 1895 – 1988), Law Courts North Quay 1915, pencil on paper. Gift of the artist 1972, City of Brisbane Collection, Museum of Brisbane.

Lloyd Rees | Drawings from the Collection

Born in the Brisbane suburb of Yeronga in 1895, Lloyd Rees became one of Australia’s leading 20th century artists.

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One Million Stars

In 2017, Museum of Brisbane committed to weaving 10,000 stars in support of the One Million Stars to End Violence project, founded by weaving artist Maryann Talia Pau with her husband and Indigenous leader Mark Yettica-Paulson.

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High Rotation

Go behind the scenes of the early music scene in Brisbane.

 

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Tastes Like Sunshine

A flavoursome journey through Brisbane’s abundant food stories, history and culture. This exhibition was on display from 18 August – 29 November 2017.

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Life in Irons

Our city’s harsh past were revealed in Life in Irons: Brisbane’s Convict Stories. This exhibition was on display from 18 May – 28 October 2018.

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Micro Histories

Art, artefacts and architecture, explore Brisbane’s built history. This exhibition was on display from 7 February  – 28 April 2019.

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100% Brisbane

Every one of us has a story. Together, they tell the story of Brisbane. This exhibition was on display from 15 July 2016 – 28 October 2018.

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New Woman

New Woman revealed the art, personal stories and legacies of some of Brisbane’s most ground-breaking artists over the past 100 years. This exhibition was on display from 13 September 2019 – 15 March 2020.

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Mao's Last Dancer: A Portrait of Li Cunxin

An intimate portrait of a contemporary Australian icon, Li Cunxin. This exhibition was on display from 1 December 2017 – 29 April 2018.

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