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Deep Reads: New Acquisitions from Dylan Bolger’s ‘Leaf SZN’ Series
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Deep Reads: The Bellevue Hotel: Remembering Brisbane’s Premier Hotel
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Q&A: Nina White
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Q&A: Tammy Law
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Q&A: Joachim Froese
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Q&A: Sara Nejad
Four headshots.
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Q&A: Write your heart out storytellers
Portrait of Trent Dalton smiling at camera
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Lessons and Love Stories
Black and white photo of Neville Bonner.
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Deep Reads Part Four: ‘You were worth it’, Neville Bonner 1983
A colour photograph of Neville Bonner sitting in a Senator Chair.
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Deep Reads Part Three: A Balancing Act in Canberra, Neville Bonner 1976-1982
A black and white image of protestors.
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Deep Reads Part Two: The ability and the will-power, Neville Bonner 1971-1980
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Deep Reads Part One: The Early Experiences of Neville Bonner 1922-1969
A black and white image of two people riding bicycles along the river.
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First Look Part Two: Archival photographs inspire new commissions
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First Look: Archival photographs inspire new commissions
19 Apr 2024
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2024 First Look
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Rearranged: Get to Know the Artists
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Deep Reads: If only pots could talk
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MoB Sunday Stories: Brisbane Arcade celebrates 100 Years
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Q&A: Christine Ko and Louis Lim
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Q&A: Man&Wah
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Q&A: Millie Radovic
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Q&A: Sarah Rayner
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Q&A: Dead Puppet Society
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Q&A: Georgina Elms
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Q&A: Eric Clews
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Q&A: Laura Mudge
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Q&A: Kathy Gardiner
Queen Elizabeth II and her Lady in Waiting arrive at a Women’s Reception at Brisbane City Hall, 1954. Couresty State Library.
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MoB Sunday Stories: The Queen’s first visit to Brisbane
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MoB Sunday Stories: Toohey Forest Park
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MoB Sunday Stories: Rose Gardens of New Farm Park
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MoB Sunday Stories: Kurilpa Library
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MoB Sunday Stories: Mount Coot-tha Lookout and Kiosk
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MoB Sunday Stories: Centenary Pool
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Q&A: Marlyn Radley
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MoB Sunday Stories: Paddington Tram Depot Fire
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MoB Sunday Stories: Cloudland Ballroom
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Q&A: Vanghoua Anthony Vue
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Q&A: Gordon Hookey
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Q&A: Anita Holtsclaw
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Q&A: Nina Woodrow
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How to Conserve Your Textiles
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MoB Sunday Stories: Anzac Square
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MoB Sunday Stories: Lilian Cooper and Josephine Bedford
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High Rotation
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MoB Sunday Stories: Christmas Tree in King George Square
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MoB Tour: City Hall Basement
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Collection Inspection: World Expo 88
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MoB Sunday Stories: Full Bloom Sunflower Wall
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One Million Stars to End Violence
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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BRISTOPIA
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Jason Tong
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Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra
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Anna Colville
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Alice Buckingham
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Elias Kokkoris
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Helena Wang
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Brendan Joyce
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Jonny Ng
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Katherine Philp
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MoB Sunday Stories: The Great Flood of 1893
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Mao’s Last Dancer the Exhibition: A Portrait of Li Cunxin
Discover one man’s incredible journey from poverty to world-famous artist. This exclusive exhibition featured never-before-seen interviews, performance footage and personal artefacts.
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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.
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MoB Sunday Stories: Eleanor Roosevelt Visits Brisbane City Hall
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MoB Sunday Stories: The Regent Theatre
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MoB Sunday Stories: The Oasis
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MoB Sunday Stories: Oodgeroo Noonuccal
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MoB Sunday Stories: Spring Hill Baths
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MoB Sunday Stories: Emma Miller
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MoB Sunday Stories: Ludwig Hirschfield-Mack’s Light Colour Plays
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City Hall Anniversary
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MoB Sunday Stories: The Walter Taylor Bridge
Sir Laurence and Lady Olivier Disembarking from the plant Archerfield Aerodrome. June 1948. Courtesy State Library Queensland.
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MoB Sunday Stories: Tinseltown in the Tropics
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MoB Sunday Stories: Falling in Love from a Dizzying Height
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Brisbane City Hall: An Icon
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MoB Sunday Stories: Ships Ashore at City Botanic Gardens
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Food & Art: Elizabeth Willing
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MoB Sunday Stories: The School of Arts
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Brisbane City Hall: Style and Structure
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MoB Sunday Stories: James Mooney Fountain
Women with visiting American sailors, Brisbane, Queensland, 1941, courtesy State Library of Queensland
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MoB Sunday Stories: War Brides of Brisbane
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Q&A Brendan Joyce
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Q&A: Simon Cleary
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Q&A: Todd Fuller
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Q&A: Ellen van Neerven
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Q&A: Judy Watson
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Q&A: Bee One Third
Funeral hearse of T J Ryan at Toowong Cemetery, 1921. Courtesy Brisbane City Council.
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MoB Sunday Stories: the Toowong Cemetery
City Hall Main Auditorium – Restoration progress, 2013, courtesy Brisbane City Council.
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MoB Sunday Stories: Treasures from the restoration
King George V and Lions Statue – Albert Square in front of City Hall, 1958. Courtesy Brisbane City Council.
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MoB Sunday Stories: the Lions
Craig & Karl, Individual 1-6 2019, digital print on adhesive film. Photo: Toby Scott, courtesy the artists.
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Q&A: Craig & Karl
Old Windmill; Brisbane Observatory – 226 Wickham Terrace – Spring Hill, 1981, Courtesy of Brisbane City Council.
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MoB Sunday Stories: the Old Windmill
Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium Foyer – Toowong. 1978, Courtesy Brisbane City Council, Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium – Mt Coot-tha, 1978, courtesy Brisbane City Council. 
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MoB Sunday Stories: Planetarium, Mt Coot-tha
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MoB Sunday Stories: Dundalli
John Davidson Anthony Jeffery and David Jeffery at the Brisbane Exhibition 1949, Courtesy of State Library of Queensland.
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MoB Sunday Stories: Ekka Strawberry Sundaes
McWhirters Store – Fortitude Valley, 1909, Courtesy Brisbane City Council
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MoB Sunday Stories: McWhirters
Jacaranda Flowering in New farm Park Brisbane, 2004. Courtesy of artist.
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MoB Sunday Stories: Brisbane’s first Jacaranda
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Q&A: Nicolette Johnson
North Quay and Milton Reach of the Brisbane River. Courtesy State Library of Queensland. 
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MoB Sunday Stories: Brisbane Trams
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Alethea Beetson | Reflections on MoB residency and City Hall
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Q&A: erinswindow
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Q&A: Alfredo & Isabel Aquilizan
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Q&A: Ingrid Bartkowiak
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Q&A: Erin Lightfoot
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Q&A: Danielle Leedie Gray
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Q&A: Illyswall
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Q&A: Debra Hood
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Q&A: Bianca Mavrick
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Q&A: Concrete Jellyfish
Ronelle Clarke Ceramics
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Q&A: Ronelle Clarke
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Q&A: Busy Head
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Q&A: Maddison Bygrave
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Q&A: Lawn Bowls
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Q&A: Ruby Phyllis
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High Rotation Q&A: Lars Brandle
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Bush Tucker: Carol McGregor
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Q&A: Ivy & Wood
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Food & Image: Marian Drew
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Q&A: Summer Stories
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Q&A: dunkle authentic
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MoB Sunday Stories: Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
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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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Easton Pearson Archive On Tour
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MoB Sunday Stories: Riparian Plaza
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Market Place: Sean Rafferty
Kindercraft Civic Nursery Under 5’s Week Activities in King George Square, 6 June 1975, image courtesy Brisbane City Council.
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MoB Sunday Stories: Kindercraft
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