We share Queensland’s stories with the world and bring the world’s stories to Queensland. Donate now to support Queensland Museum Network’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 Network’s activities.
Impact stories
Philanthropic support helps us protect and share Queensland’s stories.
Queensland Museum Network 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 Network 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 philanthropic supporters whose generosity and commitment make it possible for us to inspire discovery, care for our collections and share Queensland’s remarkable stories.
| Founder | Donors |
|---|---|
| Avril Quaill |
Hamish Andreatta |
| Peter Raulings |
Candice Badinski |
| Elinor Scambler |
Cheryl Barrett |
| Tina Bellas | |
| Supporter | Darren Bennett |
| Frank Alpert | Hugh Botting |
| APS Foundation |
Lesley Bryant |
| Robert Dumke |
Michelle Cartlidge |
| Valmay Hill | Robert Charteris |
| Rachel Leung |
Tennille Chase |
| Prof Margaret Sheil AO | Joanne Clark |
| Dr Jim Thompson PSM | Kerry Cody |
| Ashby Utting Foundation | Marina Couchman |
| David Dean | |
| Charles Coxon Circle |
Peter Denham |
| Bolton-Cardell family in memory of William Bolton MBE | Criodan Dunford |
| The late Joe Francese | Michael Dyer |
| The late Peter John Fry | Dorothy Farrell |
| The late Vera Thiess | Daniel Feeney |
| The Harry West Memorial Fund | Patrice Fogarty |
| The late Thora Whitehead | Greg Gola |
| Victoria Green | |
| Cultural Gifts Program | Bronwyn Harch |
| Robert Brownhall | Mark Heaney |
| Tara Horner | |
| Cathy James | |
| Mary Karkkainen | |
| Kerry Law | |
| Mel Lawrence | |
| Sharon Lau | |
| Jiordana Maltby | |
| Paul Marangelli | |
| Lucy Martinez | |
| Jacqueline Mountford | |
| Public Trustee Community Funds | |
| Deborah Marshall | |
| Ruth Manze | |
| Arfa Noor | |
| Graham Palmer | |
| Lynette Parsons | |
| Fergus Pascoe | |
| Carole Pearson | |
| Thomas Perovic | |
| Matthew Power | |
| Alan Rix | |
| Ian Rix | |
| Dr Peter Rothlisberg | |
| Christopher Salter | |
| Samantha Searle | |
| David Smith | |
| Claire Speedie | |
| Donna Tanner | |
| Catherine Taylor | |
| Jegan Thanapalasingam | |
| Cheryl Thomas | |
| Shalon Thompson | |
| Julie Toussaint | |
| Rachelle Uhlmann | |
| V Unwin | |
| Julia Waters | |
| Sue Watson | |
| Eugene White | |
| Victoria Whiting | |
| Birgit Willadsen | |
| Tracey Wright| | |
| Humayun Yousaf |
Queensland Museum Network also thanks those who have chosen to support it anonymously.
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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 Network partner.
Contact Foundation
Get in touch with the Queensland Museum Foundation for more information on donating, becoming a partner or making a bequest.