The RD Milns Antiquities Museum

13/04/2026

Later this week we're welcoming Dr Monica M. Jackson FSA for a talk about Hellenistic gold jewellery in the age of AI. Today is the last day to register!

In an age of AI, can technology replicate the skill and discipline of the human artisan?

Join us for Timeless Techniques: Hellenistic Gold Jewellery in the Era of AI, presented by the Antiquities Museum with guest speaker Dr Monica M. Jackson.

Explore the 4th century BC, the era of Alexander the Great, when goldsmithing reached extraordinary levels of precision and artistry in royal Macedonian workshops.

Date: Thursday 16 April 2026
Time: Reception from 5:30pm for 6pm–7pm Lecture
Location: RD Milns Antiquities Museum, Level 2, Building 9 (Michie), UQ St Lucia
Register: https://brnw.ch/21x1xej

24/02/2026

Our friends at UQ Anthropology Museum have just opened their stunning new show "Shields: Design and functionality", open through to September - a must do on your next visit out to St Lucia.

11/02/2026

A great write up on NOSTOI today in InDaily Queensland by Phil Brown. Have you made it out to visit the exhibition yet?

Parents are worried about school kids on e-bikes and e-scooters, citing their lack of road-rule knowledge and speed as inherent dangers.

05/12/2025

We are so grateful to Kytherian Australian artist Chrys Zantis for sharing her wonderful images of Kythera with us to use in NOSTOI | Homecomings. She also shared objects and artworks, contributed an oral history interview and was one of our community curators. Thank you Chrys!

03/12/2025

It's been a week already since we opened NOSTOI | Homecomings with the Ionian Islands community in Brisbane - see some photos from the opening night here! Have you been to see the show yet? If not, or you'd like to see it again, we're open this Saturday from 10am - 1pm with free coffee and sweets available and a performance from The Kytherian Association of Queensland youth dancers from 10:30. Free Parking on campus!
📷: Joe Ruckli
https://events.humanitix.com/community-open-day-nostoi-homecomings-stories-of-the-ionian-island-diaspora-in-queensland

28/11/2025

Some coverage of the opening of NOSTOI | Homecomings by The Greek Herald

An extraordinary celebration of Hellenic heritage unfolded at The University of Queensland’s RD Milns Antiquities Museum on Wednesday.

28/11/2025

Our new exhibition - ΝΟΣΤΟΙ | Homecomings: Stories of the Ionian Island Diaspora in Queensland - is now open!

ΝΟΣΤΟΙ explores the way that storytelling, history, myth, memory and experience of the Ionian Islands off the western coast of Greece (Kerkyra, Paxi, Lefkada, Ithaki, Kefalonia, Zakynthos and Kythera) fuels the imagination and identity of the diaspora in Queensland.

The exhibition is the result of a three-year collaboration between the Antiquities Museum, the Ithacan Society Queensland and The Kytherian Association of Queensland. It combines artefacts, documents, garments and photographs from public and private collections with newly recorded oral histories to create a rich tapestry of how the islands are remembered, experienced and passed on to future generations.

20/10/2025

The Antiquities Museum will be closed from 20 October to 19 November for exhibition change over. We apologise for any inconvenience.

14/10/2025

It's UQ Giving Day! The Antiquities Museum community has a long history of philanthropic giving: in the past these gifts supported purchses for the Museum collection, and today, our generous donors are supporting a range of initiatives that give UQ students the opporunity to gain hands-on skills in the GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) sector while completing their studies.

With the recently launch of UQ Arts, this Giving Day we're promoting donations to the UQ Arts fund that supports art, music, performance, writing, history and culture across UQ's campuses. Giving Day is about participation. Every gift, big or small, has a huge impact and the UQ Arts Fund is benefiting from matched giving this year for gifts up to $20,000. Please consider joining us in making a gift of any size to support the important work of this program.

UQ Arts is the creative heart of UQ – where art, music, performance, writing, history and culture come together to spark new ideas and inspire change. Gifts to the UQ Arts Fund will be directed to exhibitions, performances, public programs and cultural learning opportunities, connecting people and...

05/09/2025

Our friends at the The Kytherian Association of Queensland are hosting their annual Spaletta dance on Saturday the 15th of November at the Greek Club, West End. This is an incredibly important event for the Kytherian community in Queensland Adulst $70 Kids $35, purchase tickets via Kytherian Association website

Our Spaletta dance returns on Saturday the 15th of November at the Greek Club, West End 🏺

Tickets are $70 for adults & $35 for kids.

Come enjoy a night of dancing, eating & celebrating the traditional way. Tickets are available now via our website. Just follow the link in our bio 🎟️

31/08/2025

Join the QLD Friends of the Australian Archaeological Institute of Athens for the 2025 Gale AAIA Visiting Professor Lecture and Lunch.

Professor Alexander Mazaraki Ainian, University of Thessaly, will speak on the topic of 'Homer and Archaeology: Is the quest worth it?'

Sunday 14 September at 11:30, Room E109 Forgan Smith Building, UQ St Lucia. $25 Member/Guest, $15 Students