Overview
Queensland people have a strong state identity. Shaped by, and often at the mercy of, our environment we have a lifestyle that embraces living outdoors and we market ourselves as a poster child for the “Australian Way of Life”.
Queensland is home to two distinct First Nations cultures, connected to their 60 000-year past and home to the oldest practiced culture in the world. From Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait) in the north, to Birdsville on Wangkangurru-Yarluyandi country in the west, and east to Point Lookout on Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island), our state boasts a landscape as diverse as our people.
Our lives have been transformed through time by the environment, by politics and social movements, by innovation and industry, and by communities that are ever changing. Queensland Museum documents the forces, both internal and external, that have influenced how we represent our state, how we are viewed by others, and the way we live today.
Explore with us the rich and diverse stories of Queensland’s people, our contemporary life and identity, and places across our state.