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Browse the latest news and updates from across the Queensland Museum network.

• Aboriginal and Islanders stories of building Australia’s railway feature in new exhibition

  08 May 2012 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  Stories and experiences of Torres Strait Islanders, Aboriginal people and Australian South Sea Islanders who helped build the nation’s railways will be on show in a new exhibition opening today at The Workshops Rail Museum.
• Be seen at bespoke

  23 April 2012 - Queensland Museum South Bank

  bespoke is a new designer space located inside the refurbished Collectors Café at the Queensland Museum & Sciencentre, South Bank.
• Missing Pieces of Egyptian Book of the Dead Found

  20 April 2012 - Queensland Museum South Bank

  Content for page overview: Arts Minister Ros Bates today revealed that the missing fragments of an important ‘Book of the Dead’ manuscript have been uncovered at the Queensland Museum.
• Mummies unwrapped

  18 April 2012 - Queensland Museum South Bank

  Arts Minister Ros Bates today congratulated Queensland Museum for staging a remarkable coup in securing the only Australian showing of Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb which opens 19 April.
• The Workshops Bunny hops in for Easter fun

  12 March 2012 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  The fun and magic of Easter are set to be hopping good fun with The Workshops Rail Museum’s Bunny Eggventures event, 24 and 25 March 2012.
• Toyland Express event steams into The Workshops Rail Museum

  06 March 2012 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  Imaginations of young visitors and the young at heart are encouraged to step into the magical world of toys this autumn at The Workshops Rail Museum’s Toyland Express from 31 March to 15 April 2012.
• Popular Steam Train Sunday returns for taste of yesteryear

  20 February 2012 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  Journey through Brisbane in old world charm as The Workshops Rail Museum’s Steam Train Sunday returns to steam through the year with its 2012 debut on 4 March.
• Museum puts call out for Gwen Gillam gowns

  11 January 2012 - Queensland Museum South Bank

  Queensland Museum is putting a call out for garments designed by influential Brisbane fashion icon Gwen Gillam.
  
  Curator Michael Marendy said as well as her garments, typical of the classic and currently popular ‘Mad Men-esque’ styles, the Museum was keen to hear stories about this fashion icon and successful business woman as part of a new research project and possible retrospective exhibition.
• Australia welcomes back Thomas and Friends for summer fun

  06 December 2011 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  Holidaying from the Island of Sodor, the famous blue tank engine rolls into town for Australia’s biggest Thomas and Friends event, Day out with Thomas 2012 at The Workshops Rail Museum from 26 December to 29 January 2012.
• Santa checks out Workshops Down Under

  09 November 2011 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  He brings festive cheer and goodwill to many and in that famous red suit he’ll start the merry season with the Santa Celebration on 26 and 27 November at The Workshops Rail Museum.