MUSEUMS ST LUCIA

The Museum was established in 1988 to display scientific instruments and devices dating back to the origin of The University of Queensland in 1911. Optical, electrical, acoustical and many other types of equipment are represented. As well as the near antiques, with their shining brass and glowing mahogany, the collection also houses examples of more modern but equally obsolete items like electron tubes, spiral slide rules, a computer cardpunch and sheets of computer magnetic core memory. Most of the items on display are of interest as they illustrate principles of physics and highlight the craftsmanship involved in their making. The museum also has collections of relevant books, catalogues and instruction manuals.

With more than 3,000 works on display, The University of Queensland Art Collection is Queensland's second-largest public art collection. The Collection comprises works by Australian artists from the colonial era to the present, and the Nat Yuen Collection of Chinese antiquities. As well as these, UQ Art Museum is developing the National Collection of Artists' Self Portraits, the only collection of its kind in Australia. Architect Hamilton Wilson of Wilson Architects transformed the Museum in 2004, after the building was originally designed in 1973 as the University's graduation hall. Guided tours are available to the general public on request.

The University of Queensland Anthropology Museum celebrates the culture, arts and crafts of the indigenous peoples of Australia and the Greater Oceanic Region. The Museum houses a extraordinary collection of ethnographic material, showcasing over 19,000 artefacts and over 6,500 photographs. It is the largest of the University of Queensland's Museum collections and the largest university collection of ethnographic material and visual culture in Australia. Rare and unique items are displayed. The Anthropology Museum welcomes visitors and researchers. Guided tours can be booked for the gallery and researchers are invited to explore the collection. Additionally, the Gallery is available as an event venue.

The UQ Antiquities Museum has on display a broad range of ancient artefacts stemming from Western Asia, Egypt, and the Greek and Roman worlds. The collection features over 7,000 original objects, and provides a comprehensive surrey of ancient Mediterranean antiquities, spanning almost 4,000 years of history. The Antiquities Museum is open to school students of all ages, interest groups and private individuals, and enhances study of the ancient world. Members of the public are welcome to visit the Museum between the hours of 9.00am and 5.00pm Monday to Friday.