About Museum of Tropical Queensland
The Museum of Tropical Queensland is the Townsville campus of the Queensland Museum network, located on Flinders Street in Townsville City. Opened in its current purpose-built premises in 2000, it interprets the natural and cultural heritage of tropical North Queensland. It is best known for the HMS Pandora gallery displaying artefacts from the 1791 wreck on the Great Barrier Reef, alongside exhibits on reefs, rainforests and regional history.
Visitors guide
Visitors can explore two levels of galleries in a modern waterfront building near Ross Creek. Expect the HMS Pandora gallery with recovered hull timbers and artefacts, displays on the Great Barrier Reef and tropical rainforests, natural history specimens, and cultural heritage exhibits including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. The museum offers permanent and temporary exhibitions, interactive displays, a museum shop and cafe, with self-guided exploration and occasional guided tours.
Key highlights
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HMS Pandora gallery with artefacts from the 1791 shipwreck on the Great Barrier Reef
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Great Barrier Reef and marine biodiversity displays
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Enchanted Rainforest and tropical North Queensland natural history exhibits
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage displays
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