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Museum of Brisbane explores the people, places and stories of Brisbane. Open 10am-5pm daily and until 7pm Fridays. Entry is FREE. www.museumofbrisbane.com.au
Museum of Brisbane explores the people, places and stories of Brisbane through an ever changing exhibition program.
30/07/2026
Missed Cribb Island: Brisbane’s Lost Suburb at Museum of Brisbane?
The exhibition may have finished, but the stories of Cribbie live on. Explore the archived exhibition, featuring Joyce Hyam’s evocative watercolours of this lost suburb alongside recollections from Warunghu, Aunty Raelene Baker.
Explore the exhibition online 👉
museumofbrisbane.com.au/cribb-island-brisbanes-lost-suburb
📷 Warunghu, Aunty Raelene Baker and her brother Ramon on Cribb Island. Courtesy Aunty Raelene Baker | Cribb Island: Brisbane’s Lost Suburb. Artworks: Joyce Hyam. Cribb Island Mangrove Tree Study I, c1962. Watercolour and ink on paper & Through a Porthole, Cribb Island early 1960s. Watercolour on paper. Photo: Katie Bennett. Gift of Vivien Harris 2021. Museum of Brisbane Collection.
29/07/2026
This World Embroidery Day 🧵we’re celebrating every stitch behind The Red Dress with moments from our special Behind the Seams event with British artist Kirstie Macleod, as she installed the long-awaited garment at MoB.
Created over 14 years by more than 380 embroiderers across 51 countries, this internationally recognised collaborative project celebrates extraordinary craftsmanship while sharing the stories and perspectives of its many contributors, including the Australian contribution by Brisbane’s Allthreads Embroidery community.
See The Red Dress at Museum of Brisbane ❤️
Open 10am-5pm daily | Level 3, City Hall | Entry is free
Discover 👉 museumofbrisbane.com.au/the-red-dress
MoB is supported by Brisbane City Council, our Founding and Major Supporter.
The Red Dress is presented by Museum of Brisbane with support from Allthreads Embroidery, Queensland Women’s Historical Association, Queensland Embroidery Guild, National Council of Women Australia and private donors. Project supported by the Queensland Government Multicultural Affairs Queensland . The Red Dress project is supported by charities, social enterprises, and funding bodies, including the British Council Dubai, Arts Council England, and others.
📷 Claudia Baxter. The Red Dress
28/07/2026
What will the artworks inspire you to write? ✨
Explore the colours, stories and details found throughout our galleries at MoB’s Ekphrastic Writing Club, where artworks become a starting point for creative writing.
Join us on the first Saturday of every month from 2:30pm. Enjoy a relaxed afternoon of writing with complimentary tea and coffee.
Next session: Saturday 1 August
Book now 👉 museumofbrisbane.com.au/ekphrastic-writing-club
Book 3 sessions and save.
📷 Ekphrastic Writing Club at Perspectives of Brisbane & The Red Dress. Artworks: The Red Dress by Kirstie Macleod, Still... 2017 by Richard Bell. Museum of Brisbane Collection. Photo: MoB.
27/07/2026
Your morning, reimagined in colour 🌈
Step into the world of MoB Artist in Residence Renee Kire with Paper, Pattern, Pause, a creative morning exploring shape, colour and form.
Cut, layer and create your own paper composition inspired by Renee’s playful sculptural practice. No experience needed, just curiosity and a love of making.
✂️ MoB Mindful Art Mornings: Paper, Pattern, Pause
with Renee Kire
Wednesdays 16 & 23 September | 7:30am–8:30am
Free workshop
Book now 👉 museumofbrisbane.com.au/mindful-art-mornings
Also explore Hands on Country with artist Nadine McDonald-Dowd.
Mindful Art Mornings are presented by Museum of Brisbane in association with Brisbane Festival.
26/07/2026
Staff picks 💙 “Everyone loves a fun pair of socks.” – Bryson
Bryson’s latest favourites from MoB Shop include the charming Little Building Co Double Gable Cottage kit, Hive & Harvest Hive & Harvest Seaside Honey, and Spenser and Flynn Spencer Flynn x Amy Barbara design socks.
Discover these small joys and more in-store or online
👉 mobshop.com.au
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Tune in to our latest Sunday Story with Brian and journey with us through the vibrant tale of Brisbane's tram network! 🚃
From the lively clatter of horse-drawn trams to a bustling network that carried thousands daily, these iconic vehicles were once the pulse of Brisbane’s streets.
Share your own tram memories in the comments below.
📷 Horse drawn tram c1888. | Woolloongabba to Breakfast Creek, Tram 1886. | Brisbane Tramways employee wearing the union badge on his watch chain. | Tram strike, Brisbane, 1912 | Gordon Foot, Observational view of partially completed sections of the Riverside Expressway during construction Brisbane. Courtesy Brisbane John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.
Tram No. 65 on Adelaide Street, Brisbane City 1968. | Tram No. 404 crossing Victoria Bridge 1969. | Interior of tram No. 479 1968. | Tram No. 495 passing cargo ship on Kingsford Smith Drive, Hamilton 1969. | Landscape shot of tram No. 406 on Gladstone Road possibly near Beaconsfield Street, Highgate Hill 1969. | Tram no. 47 at Milton workshop 1968. | Trams No. 495 and No. 512 on Queen Street from Edward Street lit up with neon signs 1969. | Tram No. 378 on Adelaide Street outside City Hall 1968. | Tram No. 295 on Queen Street with skyline 1968. | Tram No. 452 in Queen Street picking up passengers, Brisbane City 1962. | Launch of City Express Bus - King George Square 1982 | Tram No. 231 at Annerley depot with retired tramways staff gathered 1969. Courtesy Brisbane City Council.
The Red Dress opens today ❤️
380 embroiderers. 51 countries. 1 dress.
A 14-year global collaborative embroidery project by British artist Kirstie Macleod, connecting makers, cultures and stories through the beauty of hand embroidery.
Experience The Red Dress at Museum of Brisbane from today until 13 September 2026.
Plan your visit this weekend 👉museumofbrisbane.com.au/visit-us
Presented by Museum of Brisbane and Warwick Art Gallery with support from Allthreads Embroidery, Queensland Women’s Historical Association, Queensland Embroidery Guild, National Council of Women Australia and private donors. Project supported by the Queensland Government Multicultural Affairs Queensland. The Red Dress project is supported by charities, social enterprises, and funding bodies, including the British Council Dubai, Arts Council England, and others.
MoB is supported by Brisbane City Council, our Founding and Major Supporter.
🎥 Black Bark Films. Courtesy The Red Dress project.
Brisbane, the wait is over ❤️
After travelling the world, with a stop at Warwick Art Gallery, The Red Dress has arrived at Museum of Brisbane. We can’t wait to share this extraordinary global embroidery project with you.
Be among the first to see it this weekend!
✨The Red Dress✨
25 July to 13 September 2026
Free entry | Level 3, Brisbane City Hall
museumofbrisbane.com.au/the-red-dress
MoB is supported by Brisbane City Council, our Founding and Major Supporter.
The Red Dress is presented by Museum of Brisbane and Warwick Art Gallery with support from Allthreads Embroidery, Queensland Women’s Historical Association, Queensland Embroidery Guild, National Council of Women Australia and private donors. Project supported by the Queensland Government . The Red Dress project is supported by charities, social enterprises, and funding bodies, including the British Council Dubai, Arts Council England, and others.
23/07/2026
🎤 Meet MoB Artist in Residence, Sachém Parkin-Owens.
A proud Noonuccal and African American artist, Sachém’s practice moves across poetry, music and performance, exploring identity, connection and creative expression.
This October, step into an intimate after-hours evening where live music and spoken words collide.
Live at MoB: Sachém Parkin-Owens
🖤 Friday 9 October
6–8pm (doors open 5:30pm)
🖤 Tickets from $15
Free community mob-tix available using code MOBTIX
18+ event | Cash bar
Book now 👉 museumofbrisbane.com.au/sachem-live
📷 Sachém Parkin-Owens. Image courtesy the artist.
Sachém's residency was designed to activate Museum of Brisbane's major exhibition Stories You Wear: Magpie Goose.
MoB is supported by Brisbane City Council, our Founding and Major Supporter. MoB’s Artist in Residence program is supported by Tim Fairfax AC. Stories You Wear: Magpie Goose is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
22/07/2026
Event announcement ❤️ Tea & Tour with Kirstie Macleod
Join internationally acclaimed artist Kirstie Macleod for an intimate Tea & Tour experience at MoB.
Over tea and cake, hear directly from Kirstie as she shares insights into her extraordinary collaborative embroidery project The Red Dress, her creative practice, and the stories stitched into this global work.
A rare opportunity to experience The Red Dress through the eyes of the artist, with reflections on the 14-year journey behind this remarkable work.
❤️ Saturday 12 September
Choose your session
10:30am–12:30pm or 2pm–4pm
Be quick! Tickets are selling fast.
Book now 👉 museumofbrisbane.com.au/kirstie-macleod
📷 The Red Dress and Kirstie Macleod at the Zig Zag Building, Galstonbury. Photo by Kiyah Cross.
MoB is supported by Brisbane City Council, our Founding and Major Supporter.
The Red Dress is presented by Museum of Brisbane and Warwick Art Gallery with support from Allthreads Embroidery, Queensland Women’s Historical Association, Queensland Embroidery Guild, National Council of Women Australia and private donors. Project supported by the Queensland Government Multicultural Affairs Queensland. The Red Dress project is supported by charities, social enterprises, and funding bodies, including the British Council Dubai, Arts Council England, and others.
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