Queensland Museum

Queensland Museum Kurilpa is Queensland's state museum at the Queensland Cultural Centre in Brisbane's South Bank precinct. Its public galleries connect natural history, palaeontology, biodiversity, technology, cultural history and First Nations stories with the museum's active collections and research. The Kurilpa name identifies the South Bank museum within a wider Queensland Museum network. Daily 09:30–17:00. Anzac Day (25 April): 13:30–17:00. Closed on Good Friday (3 April in 2026), Christmas Day (25 December), and Boxing Day (26 December). Daily 09:30–17:00. Anzac Day (25 April): 13:30–17:00. General admission is free; no booking is required. SparkLab, some exhibitions, and some events charge separate admission.

Permanent galleries span several floors. Dinosaurs Unearthed covers 250 million years of prehistoric Queensland and features Australovenator, giant marine reptiles, megafauna and geological evidence. Wild State moves through five environments: arid outback, open forest, rainforest, coast and marine habitat. The Discovery Centre displays more than 1,300 specimens, objects and artefacts with live snakes, insects and staff identification help. Other visitor spaces include SparkLab, the Anzac Legacy Gallery, café and museum shop. General admission is free; no booking is required. Closed on Good Friday (3 April in 2026), Christmas Day (25 December), and Boxing Day (26 December).

The free Highlights Tour lasts one hour, but it is an introduction to selected objects rather than a complete museum circuit. A self-guided visit can combine four public levels, permanent natural-history galleries, interactive areas and any current temporary exhibition. Families using the Discovery Centre or SparkLab will follow a different pace from visitors concentrating on Dinosaurs Unearthed or Wild State. Check the floor map and choose priority galleries before arrival instead of treating the tour length as a whole-museum estimate. General admission is free; no booking is required. SparkLab, some exhibitions, and some events charge separate admission.

Queensland Museum Kurilpa opens daily from 9:30am to 5:00pm. It is closed on Good Friday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, and opens at 1:30pm on Anzac Day. The museum's accessibility guidance identifies 2:00pm to 4:00pm on school days as a usually quieter period and February as its quietest month. Daily 09:30–17:00. Daily 09:30–17:00. Anzac Day (25 April): 13:30–17:00. All museum entrances and visitor areas are wheelchair accessible. Central lifts provide access to every museum level; lifts also connect the lower-level accessible parking area with the Level 2 main entrance. Single-user accessible toilets are available on Levels 0, 1, and 2.

General admission to Queensland Museum Kurilpa is free and does not require advance booking. SparkLab, some temporary exhibitions and events charge admission and can be booked online through the official QTIX ticketing system. SparkLab uses timed sessions, and its ticket is valid from the printed session start time. General admission is free; no booking is required. General admission is free; no booking is required. SparkLab, some exhibitions, and some events charge separate admission. All museum entrances and visitor areas are wheelchair accessible. Central lifts provide access to every museum level; lifts also connect the lower-level accessible parking area with the Level 2 main entrance.

Queensland Museum Kurilpa is at the corner of Grey and Melbourne Streets, South Bank, South Brisbane. The operator describes it as a short walk from Brisbane's central business district across either Victoria Bridge or Kurilpa Bridge. Check the latest entry notice before arrival. The museum is at the corner of Grey and Melbourne Streets in South Bank. It is within walking distance of South Brisbane railway station, Cultural Centre Busway station, and the South Bank CityCat and ferry terminals. From Brisbane CBD, pedestrians can cross by Victoria Bridge or Kurilpa Bridge. Queensland Cultural Centre Car Park P2 is beneath the museum, with vehicle entry through the Stanley Place tunnel.

Queensland Museum Kurilpa's entry conditions prohibit smoking, food, drink, luggage and backpacks in collection areas. SparkLab and ticketed exhibitions can require a timed ticket; the barcode must be presented, and Annual Pass users may need their pass and identification. The museum warns that unauthorised third-party tickets may be cancelled or refused. All museum entrances and visitor areas are wheelchair accessible. Single-user accessible toilets are available on Levels 0, 1, and 2. Manual wheelchairs can be borrowed free from the Level 2 Cloakroom, subject to availability; motorised wheelchairs are permitted.

Queensland Museum publishes exhibition-specific policies: some ticketed shows allow personal photography but prohibit commercial use, flash, tripods and selfie sticks, and sensitive displays can add further restrictions. That means permission in one gallery cannot be assumed elsewhere. Follow the signs at each exhibition and ask staff before photographing people, live-animal areas or culturally sensitive material. Commercial, media and reproduction requests should be arranged through the museum rather than treated as ordinary visitor photography. Manual wheelchairs can be borrowed free from the Level 2 Cloakroom, subject to availability; motorised wheelchairs are permitted.