Museum of Brisbane's 20th Birthday Celebration
Brisbane City Hall's gallery and museum is marking two decades of exhibitions, talks and tours with a free day-long party.
Overview
On Saturday, October 25, 2003, Brisbane scored a new place to see art, items and exhibitions that highlight this town of ours. That's when Museum of Brisbane opened its doors, with the City Hall gallery spending two decades since celebrating all things Brissie — including showcases dedicated to music, fashion, jewellery, getting playful, how Brisbane has been immortalised on canvas, storytelling and more.
Over that time, the space has hosted more than 170 exhibitions, in fact. And, over 5,199,797 folks have wandered around inside. On Saturday, October 21, 2023, the venue wants to up that number — so it's throwing a big (and free) 20th birthday celebration.
Making Place, Josh Woning
From 10am–5pm, hitting up MoB involves free cupcakes, Indigenous cultural performances, getting weaving, and hearing from MoB's CEO and Director Zoe Graham — plus other staff working in curatorial and collections roles. There's also three tours on offer: MoB highlights, exploring City Hall and going up to the Clock Tower.
The shindig also coincides with the Clay: Collected Ceramics exhibition's final hurrah, so you can check out its wares and take part in an Impossible Pots workshop as well.
