Products and Services

The Queensland Museum is more than an exciting place to visit. We are the supplier of a wide range of products and services: from answering your questions on Queensland history and wildlife; to making you a life-sized replica of Muttaburrasaurus.

If you are interested in purchasing any services or products listed below please contact the Queensland Museum Inquiry Centre

email: InquiryCentre@qm.qld.gov.au

phone: +61 (0)7 3840 7555

Regional Services

• Museum loans regional network for pre-schools, schools, colleges and universities care centres
  
• The Queensland Museum employs six Museum Development Officers (MDOs) working from Museum Resource Centres in areas of regional Queensland.
  The Museum Development Officers provide advice, information and training to small museums and galleries. Advice is provided in areas such as policy development, collection management, conservation, display development, programming and grant writing.
  The Museum Resource Centres have been established under tripartite agreements between the Queensland Museum, Local Government and Arts Queensland.

Services for everybody

• The Inquiry Centre offers an identification service for natural history specimens and artefacts, and answers questions related to Queensland's natural and cultural heritage. It is your first point of contact for the services listed below.

Services for students and educators

• Holiday activities
• Museum loans for preschools, schools, colleges, universities and care centres
• Workshops
• Support materials
• Outreach programs

Professional services and products - Biodiversity

• Authoritative taxonomic identifications
• Taxonomic collection and surveys of fauna
• Distribution records, assessments of the status of rare and endangered species
• Environmental consulting and geoheritage surveys
• Database and technical reporting on collections
• Scientific illustrating, including tutoring
• Access to approved valuers for collections of most animal groups
• Advice on display and maintenance of living and preserved animals, fossils and specialist replication services of fossil material
• Specialist taxonomic training, workshops and post-graduate student supervision
• Advisory, information and library services
• Specimen-based workshops and loan materials covering aspects of biodiversity

Professional services and products - Cultures and Histories

• The Accessioning Resource Kit for small museums including the historical database
• Advice on Local Museums and Keeping Places

Professional services and products - Museums and Exhibitors

• Exhibition planning, design and construction
• Model making, casting and sculpture
• Taxidermy and construction of display skeletons
• Professional photography
• Graphic design
• Training in exhibition design and construction
• Authentic replicas of prehistoric animals and skeletons
• Authentic artefact replicas
• Editorial services
• Photograpic Library