Museums in Brisbane

The Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium at Mt Coot-tha is the largest planetarium in Australia, offering cosmic skydome shows, astronomy exhibitions, and a public observatory. Named after the Scottish astronomer and former Governor of New South Wales.

The Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) is the elder sibling of GOMA, housing an extensive collection of Australian, European, and Asian art from the Renaissance through the 20th century. The Brutalist concrete building, designed by Robin Gibson, has been a South Bank institution since 1982.

The Queensland Museum & Sciencentre sits alongside GOMA in the South Bank Cultural Precinct, exploring Queensland's natural history, cultural heritage, and scientific discovery. Its permanent collections span fossils, indigenous artefacts, reef ecosystems, and aerospace exhibits.

The Museum of Brisbane is a free civic museum located on Level 3 of Brisbane City Hall, dedicated to telling the city's social, architectural, and cultural stories. Its exhibitions rotate regularly, blending contemporary art with local history.

Boggo Road Gaol is a former maximum-security prison in Dutton Park, now preserved as a heritage museum offering guided tours and ghost tours through its historic cellblocks. It is one of the few remaining 19th-century prisons in Australia open to the public.

The Commissariat Store is one of Brisbane's two surviving convict-era buildings, dating from 1829. Now operated by the Royal Historical Society of Queensland, the heritage museum documents early colonial Brisbane through original artefacts, photographs, and convict records.