North Stradbroke Island Museum on Minjerribah
Highlights
- Explore 65,000 years of Aboriginal history through engaging displays at the North Stradbroke Island Museum.
- Discover the complex shared history of Minjerribah, including stories of the Quandamooka people and British colonisation.
- Browse local publications and unique gifts at the museum shop, including the renowned cumquat marmalade.
- Enjoy a family-friendly atmosphere with well-behaved dogs welcome in this award-winning museum on unceded Quandamooka Lands.
The museum’s objective and rationale is to represent the 65,000 years or so of Aboriginal history, the British invasion and colonisation and a complex shared history of less than 200 years. The Museum aims to properly engage with, document and display the shared journey of living together on Minjerribah and that the museum is on unceded Quandamooka Lands.
Experience Minjerribah’s history through the stories of the people who have lived here.
There are a range of permanent displays about the Quandamooka people, British invasion, convict history, shipwrecks and maritime history, the story of sand mining on the Island, as well as lots of photos of the old fishing shacks, boats and buses that helped kick off the tourism industry on Straddie.
There is also a room dedicated to sharing the story of the Dunwich Benevolent Asylum, and the political struggle of the Quandamooka workers, known as the ‘Aboriginal Gang’, to get equal wages with the white workers.
Everyone can enjoy the award-winning family-friendly museum and are welcome to browse through the Museum shop for local publications, gifts or a jar of the famous cumquat marmalade.
Well behaved dogs welcome.
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Accreditations
- Australian Museums and Galleries Association
- Queensland Tourism Industry Council
Features
Tags
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
- A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility.
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Grab rails in the bathroom
- Seating in common areas including reception area
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- Accessible seating areas in theatrette
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
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