Collections Online
Did you know you don’t have to come to the museum to see our collection?
Over 10,000 items of our cultural collection and over 1 million specimens are now accessible online for free.
All you need is your device and a little bit of inspiration to explore Queensland’s cultural and natural heritage.
Our collections are a unique major international resource accessed by the international community. They reflect Queensland’s unique natural environments and the key taxa that form them.
The collection includes a rich diversity of cultural objects including significant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander collections, material from the Pacific Islands and important social history, archaeology and technology collections.
The Geosciences Collection is the largest geological collection of minerals, rocks and fossils in the Southern Hemisphere and enables new knowledge of Queensland’s recent and extinct biota to be made.
Search a selection of 811,260 cultural artefacts, historical objects, biological specimens and geological samples held by Queensland Museum.
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Since 1862, we’ve been dedicated to collecting and researching Queensland's unique natural and cultural heritage.
Find out about our cultural and natural collections and explore thousands of specimens and artefacts online.