Queensland Museum Rail Workshops is currently closed due to roof damage from the severe hailstorm on 26 October 2025. Restoration work is underway to ensure the safety of visitors, staff, and collections.
Temporary Closure
Queensland Museum Rail Workshops is currently closed due to roof damage from the severe hailstorm on 26 October 2025.
Restoration work is underway to ensure the safety of visitors, staff, and collections.
Annual pass memberships will be extended for the closure period. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
Frequently Asked Questions
Queensland Museum Rail Workshops was severely damaged by the hailstorm on 26 October 2025. The site is closed temporarily for safety while remediation takes place.
We don’t yet have a reopening date to share, but we’ll continue to keep our community updated as work progresses. As a historic, heritage-listed site, the museum requires highly specialised care during all remediation works. Repairs must be completed safely, sustainably and in a way that protects the building’s significant heritage.
Protecting our collection is a priority. Significant items have been moved to secure offsite or alternate onsite locations to keep them safe during repairs. Everything is being carefully monitored by our collections team.
Follow the Queensland Museum website and social media channels for the latest updates. Thank you for your understanding and support as we work to restore the museum.
All Annual Pass holders have been automatically extended to cover the duration of the closure, so you won’t miss a moment when we reopen. In the meantime, your Annual Pass also gives you unlimited entry to SparkLab at Queensland Museum Kurilpa in Brisbane. Queensland Museum Cobb+Co in Toowoomba have also offered FREE entry to all Queensland Museum Rail Workshops Annual Pass Holders for the duration of our closure. Simply present your Annual Pass at the front counter when you arrive and explore all Queensland Museum Cobb+Co has to offer with interactive displays, exhibitions and more.