Bribie Island Seaside Museum
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Bribie Island Seaside Museum opened on 14 May 2010 at 1 South Esplanade, Bongaree, on the Pumicestone Passage side of Bribie Island, Moreton Bay Region in Queensland
, Australia
. It is run by Moreton Bay Regional Council
.
The purpose-built museum has a contemporary design, naturally lit interiors, polished hardwood floors, dark ceilings and a facade of timber slats with views to the landscape and beach beyond. A micro-cinema seats around 10 with another 5 standing. The main reception area houses the museum shop. There is a purpose-built ventilated display case to house preserved fish specimens dating from 1904.
The museum opened with three permanent displays, the Matthew Flinders
1799 expedition, the life and art of Ian Fairweather
, and the story of Bribie Fish and Fishing featuring the early 1900s fish collection of the Bribie Island Amateur Fishing Association of Queensland. The collection was started by J Douglas Ogilby, a world-class ichthyologist. At the time of the opening a travelling exhibition on beach culture occupied the touring exhibition space.
The Queensland government contributed $1 million to the construction of the museum through its Q150 Legacy Infrastructure program.
During her visit in August 2010, Queensland Local Government Minister Desley Boyle
suggested Bribie Island was arguably the birthplace of Queensland's tourism industry, referring to the steam ship Koopa
's regular run to the island carrying 800 passengers. She recounted that during the War Bribie Island was under United States
control and was referred to as Fortress Bribie and that artist Ian Fairweather
spent many years living in a basic shack on the island.
Volunteers, mostly island residents, manage much of the museum's day-to-day activities, including front desk and shop sales, visitor welcome and customer service, phone inquiries and visitor orientation events.
Museum visiting hours are 10am to 4pm, Thursdays and Fridays and 10am to 3pm Saturdays and Sundays. Entry is free.
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is run by Moreton Bay Regional Council
Moreton Bay Regional Council
The Moreton Bay Region is a Local Government Area located in South East Queensland, Australia, immediately to the north of Brisbane, the state capital...
.
The purpose-built museum has a contemporary design, naturally lit interiors, polished hardwood floors, dark ceilings and a facade of timber slats with views to the landscape and beach beyond. A micro-cinema seats around 10 with another 5 standing. The main reception area houses the museum shop. There is a purpose-built ventilated display case to house preserved fish specimens dating from 1904.
The museum opened with three permanent displays, the Matthew Flinders
Matthew Flinders
Captain Matthew Flinders RN was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age. In a career that spanned just over twenty years, he sailed with Captain William Bligh, circumnavigated Australia and encouraged the use of that name for the continent, which had previously been...
1799 expedition, the life and art of Ian Fairweather
Ian Fairweather
Ian Fairweather was an Australian painter. Fairweather was born in Scotland in 1891 and arrived in Melbourne in February 1934...
, and the story of Bribie Fish and Fishing featuring the early 1900s fish collection of the Bribie Island Amateur Fishing Association of Queensland. The collection was started by J Douglas Ogilby, a world-class ichthyologist. At the time of the opening a travelling exhibition on beach culture occupied the touring exhibition space.
The Queensland government contributed $1 million to the construction of the museum through its Q150 Legacy Infrastructure program.
During her visit in August 2010, Queensland Local Government Minister Desley Boyle
Desley Boyle
Desley Carole Boyle is an Australian Labor Party politician. Boyle represents the electoral district of Cairns, Queensland in the Queensland Legislative Assembly and was elected in the 1998 State election-Career:...
suggested Bribie Island was arguably the birthplace of Queensland's tourism industry, referring to the steam ship Koopa
Koopa
King Koopa, The Mario franchise's villain, Bowser's nicknameKoopa may also refer to other characters in the Mario series:*Koopa Troopa, an enemy*Koopalings, charactersIt may refer to:*Koopa , a UK band...
's regular run to the island carrying 800 passengers. She recounted that during the War Bribie Island was under United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
control and was referred to as Fortress Bribie and that artist Ian Fairweather
Ian Fairweather
Ian Fairweather was an Australian painter. Fairweather was born in Scotland in 1891 and arrived in Melbourne in February 1934...
spent many years living in a basic shack on the island.
Volunteers, mostly island residents, manage much of the museum's day-to-day activities, including front desk and shop sales, visitor welcome and customer service, phone inquiries and visitor orientation events.
Museum visiting hours are 10am to 4pm, Thursdays and Fridays and 10am to 3pm Saturdays and Sundays. Entry is free.