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Our Story Your Story

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:08:05 +1000

The horizon of eternity: living and dying in ancient Egypt

Journey with The British Museum's Dr John Taylor as he takes us back to ancient Egypt, to explore the lifestyles of the ancient Egyptians and the secrets of the ancient Egyptian Afterlife. This feature presentation supports the exhibition Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb and is part of our ongoing series of thought-provoking feature presentations for Our Story Your Story.

Our Story Your Story

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:33:34 +1000

Forensic Egyptology
Not since the ancient embalmers mummified these Egyptians thousands of years ago have their secrets been revealed. Janet Davey, Forensic Egyptologist, will share these discoveries made possible by modern scanning technology.
This program supports the exhibition Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb and is part of our ongoing series of thought-provoking feature presentations for Our Story Your Story.

Our Story Your Story

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:28:28 +1000

Meet a modern day embalmer
Melissa Short from the Gross Anatomy Facility at the University of Queensland will provide a unique insight into the world of modern day embalming. Join Melissa as she reflects on caring for the dead every day and explore how she became an embalmer. Find out about modern funeral processes and the journey body donors undertake. This program supports the exhibition Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb and is part of our ongoing series of thought-provoking feature presentations for Our Story Your Story.

After Dark | Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb

Fri, 11 May 2012 14:42:19 +1000

Live Music from DJ Bacon, Collectors Lounge Bar and Cafe, Champagne Bar, Classic Films, Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb Exhibition + 3D Film, and experts and talks on selected nights. 18+
Films One of the best B-Movie titles featuring Karloff the Uncanny in The Mummy (1932)
Talks Monstrous Mummies at the Movies – Professor Peter Hiscock 6.30pm

Our Story Your Story

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:15:11 +1000

Monstrous mummies at the movies
Explore the world of mummies in movie culture as Professor Peter Hiscock reveals the quirky, scary and sometimes ludicrous roles of these ancient monsters.
This talk will explore the mummy films of not only Hollywood but also of British, French, and Mexican cinemas and will reveal the diversity of these films. Reanimate your interest in mummy movies.
This program supports the exhibition Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb and is part of our ongoing series of thought-provoking feature presentations for Our Story Your Story.

After Dark | Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb

Tue, 08 May 2012 10:48:03 +1000

Live Music from DJ Bacon, Collectors Lounge Bar and Cafe, Champagne Bar, Classic Films, Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb Exhibition + 3D Film, and experts and talks on selected nights. 18+
Films
One of the best B-Movie titles featuring Karloff the Uncanny in The Mummy (1932)
Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

After Dark | Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb

Tue, 08 May 2012 10:47:09 +1000

Live Music from DJ Bacon, Collectors Lounge Bar and Cafe, Champagne Bar, Classic Films, Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb Exhibition + 3D Film, and experts and talks on selected nights. 18+
Films One of the best B-Movie titles featuring Karloff the Uncanny in The Mummy (1932)
Talks Meet a Modern Day Embalmer – Melissa Short 6.30 pm

After Dark | Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb

Tue, 08 May 2012 10:46:03 +1000

Live Music from DJ Bacon, Collectors Lounge Bar and Cafe, Champagne Bar, Classic Films, Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb Exhibition + 3D Film, and experts and talks on selected nights. 18+
Films
One of the best B-Movie titles featuring Karloff the Uncanny in The Mummy (1932)
Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Our Story Your Story

Fri, 04 May 2012 11:13:39 +1000

Archangels and Archaeology: the untold story of Queensland’s Abbey Museum
A spiritualist, mystic, historian and lifelong collector of antiquities, John Ward (1885-1949) embodied the cultural turmoil of an age of collapsing empires, religious fragmentation and world war. His quirky, personal, and immensely valuable collection is displayed at the Abbey Museum, Caboolture. In this talk, Ward's biographer shares the history of this fascinating man and how his quirky and surprising museum collection came to Queensland. This talk is part of our ongoing series of thought-provoking feature presentations for Our Story Your Story.

Missing Pieces of Egyptian Book of the Dead Found

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:31:52 +1000

Content for page overview: Arts Minister Ros Bates today revealed that the missing fragments of an important ‘Book of the Dead’ manuscript have been uncovered at the Queensland Museum.

Mummies unwrapped

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:08:21 +1000

Arts Minister Ros Bates today congratulated Queensland Museum for staging a remarkable coup in securing the only Australian showing of Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb which opens 19 April.

Behind the Scenes Tour

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:51:25 +1000

Behind the Scenes tours at Queensland Museum

Behind the Scenes Tour

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:51:10 +1000

Behind the Scenes tours at Queensland Museum

bespoke

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:51:30 +1000

Queensland Museum’s new Collectors Café stays open from 5pm-8pm to launch the new designer space, bespoke, with live music by DJ/VJ Simulcast.

Be seen at bespoke

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:49:40 +1000

bespoke is a new designer space located inside the refurbished Collectors Café at the Queensland Museum & Sciencentre, South Bank.

Discover More: Year 5 Science

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:00:44 +1000

Australian Curriculum Science year 5 Teacher Professional Development

Discover More - Whodunit?

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:43:34 +1000

This teacher program provides an exclusive preview of the Whodunit? Exhibition, providing teachers with a relaxed opportunity to explore the exhibition, discover our teacher resources and speak one-on-one with Museum learning staff about your specific needs.

M[YOU]SEUM 150

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:39:55 +1000

To celebrate 150 years of collecting and connecting, Museum curators have chosen 150 objects from the collection stores that help us tell the story of Queensland

Our Story Your Story: Bouncing Back From Disaster

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:55:12 +1000

The behind the scenes story of an exhibition about natural disasters that many people are still recovering from. Join the curators who conceived the exhibition to explore what it is about human societies, and ecosystems, that allows them to survive the natural disasters that occur all over the world. Speaker: Tracy Ryan, Senior Curator – Queensland Stories

Our Story Your Story: Bouncing Back From Disaster

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:29:11 +1000

Behind the Scenes: Biodiversity Collection Tour

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:49:55 +1000

Behind the Scenes tours at Queensland Museum

Insectarium

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:33:30 +1000

Enter a world of insect discovery. Delicate, vivid and amazing, insects fill our world with shape, colour and patterns. Create My Butterfly or become an Insect Artist. Learn about insects at our Daily Discoveries talks.
Level 3, Discovery Centre

Mummy Secrets of the Tomb

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:43:51 +1000

Pre-Order Now!

The 3000-year-old mummy of the ancient Egyptian priest, Nesperennub, has never been removed from its beautifully painted case. Just like a freshly discovered archaeological site, it contains a wealth of data about the remote past, yet this information remained inaccessible to us until recently, when technology unlocked its secrets.

Tumble Stone Lucky Dip

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:43:28 +1000

A great gift for collectors and little aspiring geologists alike!

Australian Dinosaur Hatching Egg

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:43:10 +1000

The ever-popular hatching eggs are now available in amazing Australian dinosaur designs!

Warning: small parts

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:53:47 +1000

Syms Covington loves collecting. The problem is – he’s collected everything already! A tale of bugs, a mermaid, a platypus and objects to touch in this delightful theatre performance for children 3 - 10 years. Presented by Grin and Tonic Theatre Troupe. 2-5 & 10-13 April 2012. Ticketed performance.

Insectarium

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:47:15 +1000

Come face to face with colourful insects as you enter a world of discovery filled with colour and pattern in the Insectarium. Look closely at insects with Magnify, become an Insect Artist or create My Butterfly. Hunt for insects across the Museum with Eye Spy Insects and uncover Wonderful Wings and camouflaged creatures in the ICentre.

Our Story Your Story: From Little Things Big Things Grow

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:07:35 +1000

Join our Senior Curator of Cultures, Customs & Country as she explores the From Little Things Big Things Grow exhibition at Queensland Museum

Our Story Your Story: From Little Things Big Things Grow

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:06:48 +1000

Join our Senior Curator of Cultures, Customs & Country as she explores the From Little Things Big Things Grow exhibition at Queensland Museum

Our Story Your Story: Aftermath

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:43:39 +1000

Join the team from ABC Open as they discuss their interactive online documentary, Aftermath, created with survivors of natural disaster.

Behind the Scenes: Cultures and Histories Collection Tour

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:55:02 +1000

Behind the Scenes tours at Queensland Museum

Behind the Scenes: Cultures and Histories Collection Tour

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:45:01 +1000

Behind the Scenes tours at Queensland Museum

Behind the Scenes: Biodiversity Collection Tour

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:44:19 +1000

Behind the Scenes tours at Queensland Museum

Behind the Scenes: Biodiversity Collection Tour

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:42:03 +1000

Behind the Scenes tours at Queensland Museum

Ants of Brisbane

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:30:42 +1000

This guide will help readers identify some of Brisbane's more common ant species.

One American Too Many: Boss Badger and the Brisbane Trams

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:39:33 +1000

This new book from The Workshops Rail Museum tells the story of Joseph Stillman Badger, the American ‘Boss’ who revolutionised Brisbane’s transport system, and his uncompromising stand against Australia’s fledgling unions.

150th birthday celebrations

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:48:51 +1000

Queensland Museum is turning 150 and celebrating with a three day program of activities for all ages at the Queensland Museum & Sciencentre.

Museum puts call out for Gwen Gillam gowns

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:26:14 +1000

Queensland Museum is putting a call out for garments designed by influential Brisbane fashion icon Gwen Gillam.

Curator Michael Marendy said as well as her garments, typical of the classic and currently popular ‘Mad Men-esque’ styles, the Museum was keen to hear stories about this fashion icon and successful business woman as part of a new research project and possible retrospective exhibition.

Dinosaur Picnic

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:21:27 +1000

Join us for Dinosaur fun on the Melbourne Street Green.

Caboolture and District

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:10:20 +1000

The Caboolture District, just north of Brisbane, is an undiscovered environmental gem. Covering an area of 135,062 sq km, it includes sandy ocean beaches, fertile coastal plains and forest-covered mountains. These habitats support more than 1400 species of plants and more than 600 species of vertebrate animals, many of them rare and endangered. The book includes more than 130 full colour photographs and illustrations.
68 pages

Birds of Brisbane

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:09:51 +1000

The city of Brisbane is a ‘bird-watcher’s paradise’, with more species recorded than for any other Australian capital. In Brisbane, birds are never very far away, whether chattering among the street trees, drinking in city fountains, or nesting high on multi-storey office blocks. It is possible to see at least 30 different species on a casual walk through the Central Business District. Birds of Brisbane includes 138 full-colour photographs and concise information to help birdwatchers identify more than 100 species of birds that are likely to be seen in the heart of Brisbane.

Frogs of South-east Queensland

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:08:48 +1000

Our native frogs come in an astounding variety of shapes, colours and sizes and some live truly amazing lives. This small identification guide contains 95 colour images and illustrations to assist with identifying frogs, their habitats and calls.

Heritage Guide to the Scenic Rim

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:07:35 +1000

The rich cultural landscape of the region unfolds in the Heritage Guide to the Scenic Rim.

Wildlife of the Scenic Rim

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:07:17 +1000

Although difficult to contain the wealth of information about the wildlife to be found in the Scenic Rim region in such a small book, it is sure to provide visitors and residents alike with a taste of what makes this region of Queensland such an extraordinary place.
68 pages

Wild Guide to the Scenic Rim

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:06:56 +1000

This pocket-sized guide takes the reader on a journey of discovery from lush forests and high peaks between Mt Tamborine, the Lamington Plateau and Main Range to the rolling landscape and waterways at the foot of the mountains.

Snakes of South-East Queensland

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:06:08 +1000

The essential 'pocket Wild Guide' to 56 species of snakes that live in South-East Queensland.

Ancient secrets revealed in exclusive Brisbane exhibition

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:39:48 +1000

In what is another coup for the Queensland events calendar, Arts Minister Rachel Nolan today announced Queensland Museum South Bank will be the only Australian venue to host Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb.

Set of 3 Queensland Museum Posters

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:39:46 +1000

Buy Australia's Insect Giants!, Insects of Australia and Frogs of Queensland posters as a set for a hugely discounted price!

1. Australia's Insect Giants displays life size illustrations of Australia's spectacular giant insect population.
2. Insects of Australia is a beautifully illustrated guide to Australian insect orders.
3. Frogs of Queensland is the perfect classroom or bedroom wall reference, showing close-up photographs and useful information.

With a normal retail value of $30.00, buy the set for just $19.95!

Wild Guide to Moreton Bay and Adjacent Coasts

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:32:51 +1000

This new edition of the Queensland Museum’s best-selling, popular guide, Wild Guide to Moreton Bay and Adjacent Coasts, celebrates the fascinating marine life and outstanding natural environments of Moreton Bay and southern Queensland.

Wild Guide to Moreton Bay and Adjacent Coasts

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:32:51 +1000