Queensland Museum Kurilpa

Queensland Museum Kurilpa

Queensland Museum Kurilpa
4.5
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
About
Queensland Museum Kurilpa is a museum of natural history, cultural heritage, science and human achievement that tells the changing story of Queensland, Australia. Queensland Museum Kurilpa is the flagship campus of Queensland Museum and is located at South Bank, in the heart of Brisbane’s Cultural Precinct. The museum hosts an annual calendar of national and international travelling exhibitions and offers a range of events and public programs including the annual World Science Festival Brisbane.
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  • catkid3
    Victoria, Australia156 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Impressive displays you can access for free!
    Was very impressed with this free museum. The Lego Jurassic World exhibit was under construction during our visit and will require a ticket to access, but the rest of the museum was open to the public. Current exhibits involved insects, dinosaurs and a collection of Australian animals & objects. A cafe is present but is quite pricey and had a small menu. No water fountains are present unless you want to fill up from the taps in the toilets. Worth checking out if you need to fill in a few hours or want to escape the heat.
    Visited November 2023
    Traveled with family
    Written November 27, 2023
  • djsmu
    Ontario, Canada92 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Queensland Museum a must!
    Museum was excellent, had a nice little café there as well. Really enjoyed the warm museum on the lower floor and really like the history of Australia on the fourth floor. It was also completely free and easy to get to
    Visited January 2024
    Traveled solo
    Written February 16, 2024
  • KBofLB
    Littleborough, United Kingdom555 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Find the tank
    This museum specialises in the natural history of Queensland and regional Aboriginal culture and has a wide range of relevant exhibits. It has a separate section which deals with ANZAC from a local perspective and is quite illuminating (especially by reference to some appaling treatment of Aboriginal servicemen). One of the exhibits is an early German tank which was 'captured' by an ANZAC unit and brought to Brisbane as 'spoils of victory'. The museum is well worth visiting.
    Visited February 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written March 18, 2024
  • Cassandra G
    9 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Wonderful way to spend a few hours
    Was a wonderful experience and we thoroughly enjoyed the dinosaur exhibition. The museum itself was a lot smaller than I expected. We did not pay to see the Lego exhibition but there were several in the free area that were very impressive. My only negative feedback (aside from parents needing to control their wild screaming children) …it was difficult to identify some bones/animals because of a lack of numbering/lettering beside the specimen. Otherwise I highly recommend a visit!!! Oh….and the books in the souvenir shop 😍
    Visited February 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written March 26, 2024
  • Joan S
    34 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Brickmans Jurassic Park
    Visited Brickmans Jurassic Park - was absolutely wonderful. Loved that you were able to try and build things, for which I am hopeless, but tried. Managed to do a foot print. The signage was really great and there was a great story going through. Unfortunately, I had not seen the last Jurassic Park film, but got the gist...
    Visited June 2024
    Traveled solo
    Written July 14, 2024
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SantarosaDuo
Hervey Bay, Australia44 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2020
Booked July 2020 for 2 people for 1.00pm Sat 21 Nov 2020. Filled out appropriate Forms, printed out tickets in advance. All Ready to go. Online advice said to arrive 5 minutes before entry time, and no earlier. Arrived as per instruction all the way from Hervey Bay. Found 200 plus! people in a queue. Asked lady at entry if we could enter as per our booking, advising we had everything here completely filled out. She asked what time was the booking for. We advised 1pm (exactly on time). She gave us a lame sorry, you have to go to the end of the queue, turned her back on us and walked off. We did not stay. They were nowhere near starting to process any of these poor people standing in the queue which was so daunting. With a specified time also for staying in the museum itself, it was impossible to see how this timeline was going to be achieved. Incredibly bad preparation for alot of people, including us. And disgraceful customer service from the staff. We will not be back. It should have been a brilliant experience but left a very bad taste in our mouths. Again, disgraceful.
Written November 22, 2020
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Rebecca
Adelaide, Australia2,215 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2020 • Solo
Crazy busy and loud with running and shouting children. I think it's a great place to take kids btw but if you are interested in the exhibitions come in the morning to avoid those school holiday crowds. It's free though and I like that. Also some of the exhibitions are very interesting and worth the time
Written January 4, 2021
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LSQRD1
Kent, OH869 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2023
We were in the area and decided to stop in. The museum was free and we paid for the patagonia dinosaur special exhibit. The special exhibit was okay but not among the top dinosaur traveling exhibits we have seen in other countries. There was also some work going on so some areas were closed. There were some nice displays of specimens of various types but it was pretty busy when we were there so that was a little distracting. Overall, if you are in the area, this relatively small museum is worth a stop.
Written August 16, 2023
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Robyn E
Adelaide, Australia131 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
Displays are well set out, informative, interactive and very easy to navigate through. Being greeted at the entrance with valuable information was very helpful. Findings in Qld of dinosaur remnants is absolutely amazing and still more to come according to recent media reports.
Written January 18, 2020
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Will Kitchener
Wellington, New Zealand88 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020 • Couples
Would have given it 5 star but we were around it in an hour as there wasn’t all that much to see. Frustratingly, arguably the main attraction of the museum, the dinosaur section, was closed which was very disappointing. Probably explained why we weren’t there for long.

Nonetheless what they did have there was great with a wide range of artefacts from ancient civilisations to a huge variety of stuffed animals from around Australia.

The German tank in the War exhibit was easily the highlight and the collection they had here was fantastic.
Written February 29, 2020
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Toni G
Theodore, Australia404 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2022 • Couples
As a free entertainment offering, you can’t go past the museum. Being able to move around at your own pace in air conditioned comfort is a definite bonus in summer. The special offerings, such as the lego display, require both pre-booking and payment but I am sure it is worth it for those who are interested in these.
Written January 5, 2022
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Kirby
Yeppoon, Australia134 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2021
We spent an entire day at the Museum exploring all of the artefacts and then visiting the ticket dinosaur exhibit. It was a wonderful day out. Entrance was free and we never felt rushed at all. We did over spend in the gift shop but there were just too many beautiful things to buy.
Written July 13, 2021
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Jeff M
Perth, Australia110 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2020
An excellent museum with plenty of artworks to offer. Very tidy floors, security is everywhere, but they are so quiet that you don't notice their presence, and everyone was wearing their masks which maintained a level of safety and calmness around. Looks like the museum is at good hands with management always finding new installations to showcase!
Written August 9, 2021
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Wingecarribee
Canberra, Australia2,346 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2022
Like most museums there is always something interesting or new to see and learn about. And a good place to visit on a rainy day. Queensland Museum is easy to access in South Brisbane and from South Bank and the CBD. Various themes/displays occur on several levels, including an Anzac Legacy Gallery, minerals, Australian coral reef research, the Pacific, Science learning centre for children/school groups (entry fee to SparkLab), and a diverse exhibition of Australian fauna and habitats (Wild State). Lots of information and photographs provided.

The Museum also holds temporary exhibitions, and during my stay in Brisbane I enjoyed 'Disney: The Magic of Animation' (fee applied). Free entry to the Museum and most of the exhibits.
Written February 11, 2023
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Allan M
Australia12 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2022
Closed on our arrival and open the last day of our holiday, was lucky to get a tour of the Museum in.
Free entry - Plenty to see and very informative.
Can travel and view everything at your own pace, sit back and learn.
Science section - Paid entry was also very informative.
Museum attendant at the Musical Pipes out gave us a very entertaining rendition of a few tunes he had learned. Was a great and loved it.
Written March 19, 2022
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