Old Windmill - former Queensland Museum - Brisbane - QLD - Australia - History Museums on Waymarking.com

History
The Queensland Museum was founded by the Queensland Philosophical Society on 20 January 1862, one of the principal founders being Charles Coxen, and had several temporary homes in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The temporary homes included: The Old Windmill (1862–1869), Parliament House (1869–1873) and the General Post Office (1873–1879). The first professional curator was Karl Theodor Staiger.
The Queensland Government built a home for the Museum in William Street (later called the John Oxley State Library), with Queensland Museum moving there in 1879. The museum occupied the William Street location for 20 years.
In 1899, the Queensland Museum moved into the Exhibition Hall (now called the Old Museum), on Gregory Terrace in the Brisbane suburb of Bowen Hills, remaining there for 86 years.
In 1986, the Queensland Museum moved to the Queensland Cultural Centre at South Bank, where the museum is adjacent to the Queensland Art Gallery.
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Theme: For over 150 years, we’ve been documenting, discovering, preserving and sharing Queensland’s natural and cultural heritage. More than a million items and specimens make up the State Collection that tells the changing story of Queensland. http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/About+Us/History#.WNeMhrikLRY Street Address: Wickham Terrace Spring Hill Brisbane QLD Food Court: no Gift Shop: no Hours of Operation: The Museum was open from 1862-1869 Cost: 0.00 (listed in local currency) Museum Size: Small Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]

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