Brisbane residents and visitors have only until Christmas Eve to catch four Museum of Brisbane (MoB) exhibitions showing in City Hall before the dear old girl is closed for up to three years for much-needed repair work.
The exhibitions are City Machine, Brisbane Celebrates: 2009 Lord Mayor’s Photographic Awards, Karla Dickens and Up the Coast: Day tripping, weekenders and getting away.
Lord Mayor Campbell Newman says MoB would be relocated in early 2010 with two gallery spaces set within 157 Ann Street while City Hall undergoes restoration.
“MoB has become well-known for its informative and entertaining exhibitions that tell many important stories about Brisbane,” Cr Newman said. “Through its exhibitions, MoB will continue to lead conversations about Brisbane’s diversity, its community and our City’s place in the world.
“City Hall holds a special place in Brisbane’s history which is why MoB is located here. “The next few weeks are a great opportunity to take a cultural journey and catch some fascinating exhibitions in the building’s pre-restoration state.”
City Machine (Space 2) reveals Brisbane’s building blocks and how the city was ‘made’. The exhibition features historical photographs, documents and illustrations from the last 150 years such as proclamations, plans and diagrams of Brisbane’s first roads, bridges, reservoirs and tramways.
Brisbane Celebrates: 2009 Lord Mayor’s Photographic Awards (Space 3) is an exhibition of more than 150 photographic works including winning and finalist entries from the 2009 Lord Mayor’s Photographic Awards, which pay tribute to how Brisbane celebrated memorable moments and events throughout our 150th year.
Karla Dickens: In loving memory I found the black virgin (Space 4) is a solo exhibition of colourful collaged paintings exploring the artist’s journey of self discovery. Up the Coast: Day tripping, weekenders and getting away (Story Hall) celebrates the affinity Brisbane residents have for coastal getaways to the Sunshine Coast from the 19th Century to present day.
Open 10am-5pm, seven days a week, MoB is located on the ground floor of City Hall. Admission is free.
Bahman Omidvar of Sinnamon Park has won the People’s Choice category in the 2009 Lord Mayor’s Photographic Awards with this entry, A Feast of Food, Friendship and Faith, showing an Iranian New Year (NowRooz) celebration in Brisbane. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said A Feast of Food, Friendship and Faith illustratedthe importance of diverse cultural celebrations in Brisbane’s community.
