Brisbane Opal Museum

Brisbane Opal Museum G'Day my name is Geoff McDonald and I am the curator of Opal Museum and along with our staff help to run the Opal Jewellery shop. And much more!

Discover the intriguing & colorful history behind the Australian opal & opal mining industry. The Brisbane Opal Museum is a collection of opal specimens, opalized
fossils and rare photographs. Opals have played an important role in Australia’s culture & history. Come and find out for yourself how it all unfolded....

Once you enter via our underground mine you will see....

Types of opal found in

Australia and around the world.

- How opal is formed and why there is colour.
- Opalized fossils.
- Photos of how opal has been mined over the years.
- Different mining techniques used today to unearth opal.
- How opal rough is turned into a cut and polished stone.
- Photos of opal jewellery by world renowned jewellers. Listen to the stories of...

- The largest opal ever discovered (and then stolen),
- The legendary Hayrick’s Opal mine.
- How opal is priced.
- The history of opal in Australia through the ‘boom and bust’
times. Free 10 minutes tour

Address

194 Albion Road
Windsor, QLD
4030

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday 10am - 3pm
Sunday 10am - 1pm

Telephone

+61738577740

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