We share Queensland’s stories with the world and bring the world’s stories to Queensland. Donate now to support Queensland Museum’s scientific and cultural research, collections, exhibitions and learning programs across Queensland. Donations of $2 or more are tax deductible.
Giving
Your support can help our network of museums inspire curiosity and deepen knowledge, using our remarkable collections to share Queensland’s stories with the world and bring the world’s stories to Queensland.
Donations of $2 or more are tax deductible. Learn more about our work below.
First Nations
We are committed to ensuring our museums are culturally safe places of truth-telling and critical reflection, that recognise and observe the vibrant living cultures of our First Nations people.
Queensland Museum Research
Uncovering new discoveries and shaping fresh perspectives is part of our DNA. Your gift can support our authoritative research on Queensland’s natural environment, social and cultural heritage.
Join the Guardians
Become a Guardian of Queensland Museum and go behind the scenes on a voyage of discovery with our expert curators, collection managers and scientists.
Care for collections
Our museums and their objects tell remarkable stories of people, places and planet. Your gift can help us protect and preserve over 15 million precious objects and specimens.
Learning & engagement
Help us excite and engage the next generation of explorers, scientists, critical thinkers and problem solvers through our extensive program of education activities and learning resources.
Leave a bequest
A gift in your will is an extraordinary act of generosity, ensuring Queensland’s stories can live on long into the future.
About Queensland Museum Foundation
Queensland Museum Foundation is a registered charity which raises funds to support Queensland Museum’s activities.
Impact stories
Philanthropic support helps us protect and share Queensland’s stories.
Queensland Museum is the custodian of the State Collection: a magnificent assemblage of millions of significant cultural objects, natural history specimens and geological treasures, many of which have been generously donated by individual collectors and enthusiasts.
To make a cultural gift to Queensland Museum is to make a gift that will be seen and studied by future generations, deepening our knowledge and appreciation of the world around us.
The State Collection holds a diverse range of objects which contribute to our technological, mechanical, scientific and social history collections — items such as toys, clothing, household items, ceramics, manuscripts, cars, furniture, fossils and specimens. What connects these objects is the role they play in telling the stories of Queensland’s cultural and natural history.
How to make a cultural gift
If you are interested in making a cultural gift, we invite you to contact the Queensland Museum Foundation to discuss your intentions in the first instance.
Cultural gifts to Queensland Museum are accepted in accordance with our Cultural Gift Guidelines.
Queensland Museum is a participating institution in the Federal Government's Cultural Gifts Program which provides tax incentives to encourage Australians to donate culturally significant items from private collections to public art galleries, museums, libraries and archives.
Please be aware that the museum cannot accept every item for donation. If we are unable to accept your gift, it may be of interest to specialist museums or collectors.
Thank you to our circle of Guardians and all supporters whose generosity and commitment make it possible for us to inspire curiosity, care for our collections and share Queensland’s remarkable stories.
| Guardians | Supporters |
|---|---|
| Storytellers |
Anonymous x 5 |
| The Raulings family | Andrea Abrams |
| Elinor Scambler | Georgina Anthonisz |
| Michael Barnett | |
| Curators | Johanne Bawden |
| Avril Quail | Dr Bianca Beetson |
| Bradley Bognuda | |
| Keepers |
Hugh Botting |
| Entomological Society of Queensland | Alexandra Brosnan |
| Prof. Margaret Sheil AO | Lesley Bryant |
| Michelle Cartlidge | |
| Collectors | Stacy Chapman |
| Frank and Karen Alpert | Tennille Chase |
| Dr Jim Thompson PSM | Joanne Clark |
| The Geoff Ross Endowment (APS Foundation) | Louise Cornege |
| Chantel Delany | |
| Explorers | Peter Denham |
| Robert Dumke | Daniel Feeney |
| Valamy Hill | Myia Fewster |
| Rachel Leung | Greg Gola |
| Catherine Taylor | Sally Anna Hamilton |
| Queensland Community Foundation | Toni Harten |
| Ashby Utting Foundation | Dianne Heley |
| Judith Herman | |
| The Coxen Circle |
Cheyenne Hayward |
| Bolton-Cardell family in memory of William Bolton MBE | Tara Horner |
| The late Joe Francese | Kylie Johnson |
| The late Peter John Fry | Katherine Kerr |
| The late Vera Thiess | Andy Keeys |
| The Harry West Memorial Fund | Paul Marangelli |
| The late Thora Whitehead | Shan Marshall |
| Ryan McFarlane | |
| Cultural Gifts Program | Liz McKay |
| Robert Brownhall | Mary Novello |
| Andrew Osborn | |
| Graham Palmer | |
| Sririta Peebles | |
| Ann Richardson | |
| Alan Rix | |
| Karen Roberts | |
| Michael Roberts | |
| Kathryn Russell | |
| Chris Salter | |
| Robin Schleich | |
| Elin Schran | |
| Samantha Searle | |
| Margaret Stacey | |
| Allan Stork | |
| Ingrid Strasser | |
| Hollie Twidale | |
| Julia Waters | |
| Shane Watson | |
| Eugene White | |
| Margaret White | |
| Birgit Willadsen |
We would also like to acknowledge the 2,100+ individuals who made a donation at one of our museums or when purchasing a ticket.
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Become a member, join our team or support us by donating, providing a cultural gift or bequest, or through a corporate partnership.
Partner with us
Our corporate partnerships play an invaluable role in supporting our research and education work across Queensland. Find our more about the benefits of becoming a Queensland Museum partner.
Contact Foundation
Get in touch with the Queensland Museum Foundation for more information on donating, becoming a partner or making a bequest.