UQ Anthropology Museum

14/04/2026

The Anthropology Seminar series presents

'Patrol Officers (Kiaps) as Political Educators: An archival ethnography of aspects of state formation in PNG'

Thursday 23rd April 3:30-5pm
ModWest 11A-131, St Lucia Brisbane Q 4072

Followed by refreshments in the Anthropology Museum foyer 5-6pm

04/03/2026

Thank you to the NITV team for covering the Shields: Design and functionality exhibition now on at the The University of Queensland Anthropology Museum. Open Monday to Friday from 11am to 3pm, through to September!
For more information:
https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/from-protection-to-power-uq-showcases-historic-and-contemporary-shields-carved-in-culture/jjbvpvtjy

Many of the 130 shields on display are over a century old, and have been marked with use and tarnished by age. READ MORE: https://tinyurl.com/3vja3t9m

24/02/2026

The exhibition Shields: Design and functionality is officially open!
Visit the Museum to view the remarkable collection, consider the history, artistic intricacies and regional variations of more than 130 shields traditionally used by Aboriginal people for demonstrations, conflict resolution and symbolic warfare.

On display Monday to Friday 11am to 3pm through to September.

https://news.uq.edu.au/2026-02-uq-showcases-history-and-artistry-indigenous-shields

24/02/2026

08/01/2026

Thanks UQ Alumni for sharing this update! The Kirrenderri exhibition is open to the public at Redcliffe Museum 15 Nov 2025 - 15 Feb 2026, visit
website for further details - https://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/Galleries-Museums/Events/RM/Kirrenderri-Heart-Of-The-Channel-Country

UQ Anthropology Museum has opened its ‘Kirrenderri, Heart of the Channel Country’ exhibition at Redcliffe Museum as part of its national tour!

The exhibition explores the history and culture of the Mithaka people and Channel Country – renowned for being an intersection for Aboriginal trade networks, alongside its monumental stone arrangements, quarries and intricate network of river channels.

In 2019, the Mithaka people of South West Queensland came together with , Australian National University and the Alice Duncan-Kemp family to create a comprehensive cultural mapping project.

This rich resource of knowledge is presented in Kirrenderri alongside objects donated to the UQ Anthropology Museum by author Alice Duncan-Kemp (1901–1988), whose family owned and ran Mooraberrie cattle station in Channel Country.

The exhibition has been curated by Mandana Mapar, Tracey Hough and Shawnee Gorringe and produced by the UQ Anthropology Museum in collaboration with the Mithaka people.

It is open until 15 February 2026.

📷 Tracey Hough (Mithaka co-curator), Shawnee Gorringe (Mithaka co-curator), Jane Willcock (Senior Registrar Anthropology Museum) and Mandana Mapar (Curator Anthropology Museum).

03/11/2025

Join us for the final two weeks of Stories through time: Living cultures, enduring connections!

Your last chance to consider some of the remarkable collection highlights cared for by the Anthropology Museum including the stunning shield, jayed | String waist skirt and scoop net from Mornington Island. Hear stories from Bereline Loogatha, Edgar Wilson and Renee Wilson as they recount family histories, artefact uses and makers, and their intrinsic connections to country and ceremony. Exhibition closing on Friday 14 November.

https://anthropologymuseum.uq.edu.au/exhibitions/stories-through-time-living-cultures-enduring-connections

25/10/2025

Stories through time: Living cultures, enduring connections - Closing soon on Friday November 14, 2025
Thank you to the almost 5000 visitors who have seen this beautiful show!

🔔 Join us in these final weeks as we consider the generations of Indigenous Australian and Pacific peoples who have worked to preserve and celebrate cultural continuity through making, sharing and documenting the everyday objects and practices of Country and Custom. Reflecting on 75 years of community collaborations, the Anthropology Museum acknowledges the many artists and researchers who continue to share valuable insights into the dynamism of living cultures with deep connections to Country and Custom.

24/10/2025

Stories through time: Living cultures, enduring connections - Closing soon…
Your last chance to see the exhibition, closing on Friday November 14, 2025
Thank you to the almost 5000 visitors have seen this beautiful show!
Join us in the final weeks as we consider the generations of Indigenous Australian and Pacific peoples who have worked to preserve and celebrate cultural continuity through making, sharing and documenting the everyday objects and practices of Country and Custom.
Reflecting on 75 years of community collaborations, the Anthropology Museum acknowledges the many artists and researchers who continue to share valuable insights into the dynamism of living cultures with deep connections to Country and Custom.
Photos: Joe Ruckli and Carl Warner

06/08/2025

An opportunity to come work at UQ Anthropology Museum as our Museum Registrar!

The University of Queensland Anthropology Museum at St Lucia, Brisbane is seeking a detail-oriented and passionate Museum Registrar to support the accessibility and preservation of the Anthropology Museum’s collections. This role is central to maintaining our collection management systems, registering new acquisitions, and coordinating digitisation projects.

The Anthropology Museum holds a significant collection of contemporary Pacific and Australian Indigenous art and artefacts, as well as audio visual material and over 8,000 historical photographs. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the stewardship of culturally important materials and support research, exhibitions, and community engagement.

This is a full time, fixed-term position until 31 July 2026

Applications close 24 August!

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06/08/2025

Join Museum staff this Friday morning with artist Chantal Fraser and curator Mandana Mapar, discussing the artist's practice encompassing photography, performance, and sculpture.

Friday 8 August, 11:00-12:00

At the UQ Anthropology Museum, Level 1 Michie Building St Lucia

Artist bio:
Born in Aotearoa/New Zealand, Chantal Fraser is a Meanjin-based Sāmoan artist working across photography, performance, and sculpture. Informed by her lived experience, Fraser’s practice examines and subverts the structures of capitalism and state authorities, often by using ornamentation and personal adornment. Fraser’s work has been included in numerous exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane; the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane; the Vancouver Art Gallery, Canada; and La Cité internationale des Arts, France.

rsvp:
[email protected]



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