Museum of Lands, Mapping and Surveying. 1946, taken during the RNA show The front facade contains pinnacles and domed turrets created in rose and cream bricks, cream limestone, and floor-to-ceiling stained glass windows. 1879 – First purpose-built museum building completed, William Street, Brisbane. Members of the cast included Geoffrey Rush, Jane Menelaus and Russell Dykstra.[4]. Originally built as an exhibition hall and concert hall in 1891, the building sits on the site of an earlier building that burned down in 1888. Old Queensland Museums in Brisbane William Street Brisbane . [5], In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations, the Old Museum Building was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for its role as a "structure and engineering feat". Contact: E: museum@police.qld.gov.au The Old Museum building is now also home to Qld Youth Choir, Qld National Ballet, Qld Police Pipe and Drums, and the innovative Zen Zen Zo physical theatre company. [3] The edifice was built over a period of 12 months by over 300 workers. The building was constructed out of brick and sandstone, and has eight second-storey columns along the front facade. In late 1944, at just 16 years of age, Ivor Filmer walked down Gregory Terrace from Brisbane Grammar School one day, to the Queensland Museum. Title: Old Museum Building conservation management plan Author: Peter Marquis-Kyle Created Date: 7/11/2002 11:04:48 AM Because of the Queensland Museum's long occupancy of the building, the building is now known as the Old Museum. 1985 – Closed the Museum’s home of 86 years, Brisbane’s Exhibition building. The building was constructed in 1891 for the … The Old Museum building was also used as one of the sites for the 1980s Australian series of Mission: Impossible. Alterations included the construction of a gallery within the main hall, addition of a line of windows in the main northern wall and the modification of the basement dining room into offices, preparation and storage spaces. Credit was freely available in the booming 1880s at the time of its construction. History of the building The Old Museum has been the site of cultural and educational facilities for over 110 years. A side entrance to the Old Museum building. The historic photographs of Brisbane in this collection are indexed on old maps. Queensland's important geological collections were housed initially in a cottage next door to the old Post Office and then a building in William Street . The glazed bricks were made locally by James Campbell and roofing imported from England. The Brisbane Racing Club, in association with the Thoroughbred Racing History Association Inc., have created a dedicated heritage unit with a brief to preserve the history of thoroughbred horse-racing in Queensland and to welcome you to the Eagle Farm and Doomben Racecourses; racecourses that are truly ‘museums without walls’ and which are home to the Old Tote Racing Museum (Eagle Farm) and the … In 1899, the Exhibition Hall became home to the Queensland Museum, with the museum remaining in the building until the museum's relocation to the Queensland Cultural Centre in 1986. In 1891 the museum collection was moved to a newly acquired Queensland Museum building on Bowen Bridge Road Brisbane. It includes the ar During the Queensland Museum's 86 years in the building, other parts of the building were used as a Concert Hall and an Art Gallery. Today Addison's red-brick Old Queensland Museum building has a new role as the headquarters of the Queensland Youth Orchestra and other organisations. The Old Museum is located on land once known as Barrambin (York’s Hollow (Barrambin) is the most important Aboriginal cultural heritage site known within the Study Corridor, and is the place most frequently referred to in the literature concerning Aborigines and early Brisbane. A £1 900 contract was let in September 1900 for conversion of the former Queensland museum building into premises for the free Public Library of Queensland and opened in the refurbished building in April 1902. Set against the picturesque backdrop of one of Brisbane’s most iconic suburbs, History on the Hill is an interactive walking tour that lifts the lid on the hidden histories of Spring Hill. Take a virtual tour Museum collections, services and research resources Historical maps and plans Historical land administration History of mapping and surveying of land in Queensland Artefact gallery Video gallery Historical photographs Fire Brigades' Historical Society Q'ld Inc Y M C A Old Petrie Town Dayboro Road Kurwongbah Q'ld 4503 Queensland Fire Museum. On 23rd April 1891 it became a combination of a concert hall and home of the Queensland Museum. Art Galleries • Libraries. 1. From 1891 to 1930, the Old Museum Concert Hall was the main venue for concerts in Brisbane, including recitals by Dame Nellie Melba and Ignaz Paderewski. Bankrupted in the 1890s depression he later set up an architect's office and again enjoyed success. The foundation stone was laid on 25 April 1891 and the entire building was completed by August of the same year. The new exhibition building was designed by the architect George Henry Male Addison (1857–1922). Museum of Brisbane brings our city’s vibrant culture and history to life. Ivor was informed that most of the staff were at the war, and he would be ‘very useful’. Revisit yesteryear at Old Petrie Town, a charming restored historic village spread … The Storytellers. The play Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare, was also presented in the Old Museum building in 1989. The Fire Brigades Historical Society Queensland Inc All correspondence should be addressed to. From 1930 to 1974 part of the building was occupied by the Queensland Art Gallery. Very well equipped … A must see is The Stanley Room which houses the collection of Bill and Evelyn Stanley, well known owners in … The Old Museum was originally called the Exhibition Building and Concert Hall. He migrated to Melbourne and later came to Brisbane, where he obtained some renown after designing Fernbrook, a grandiose family home at Indooroopilly. a cottage next door to the old Post Office, The imposing building at Bowen Bridge Road, concert hall and home of the Queensland Museum. [6], Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}27°27′07″S 153°01′46″E / 27.451875°S 153.029369°E / -27.451875; 153.029369, Queensland National Agricultural and Industrial Association, "Ekka's people's building has always been a stunner", "Style and Climate in Addison's Brisbane Exhibition Building", "Troilus and Cressida" at the Old Museum Building, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Old_Museum_Building,_Brisbane&oldid=1001490397, Buildings and structures completed in 1891, Romanesque Revival architecture in Australia, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Infobox mapframe without OSM relation ID on Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.