From convict ruins to a modern day café society, the
Redcliffe Museum documents the history of the First Settlement City.
Situated on Anzac Avenue and open Tuesday to Sunday between 10am and 6pm, the Redcliffe Museum has an old world feel in modern surroundings.
The museum hosts a changing major exhibition, currently “The Archaeology of First Settlement” and constant displays of items from Redcliffe’s convict past, its sporting heritage, links to sister cities, Winton and Onoda and the Shed. The Shed is a wonderful assortment of early to mid 20th Century tools and household appliances. For people interested in craft, there is a display of quilts and an opportunity to touch.
For kids, the Redcliffe Museum has an area where little ones can draw, pretend to be sailors and also a touch table, where old telephones and typewriters come to life. Well worth watching is the short documentary on the history of Redcliffe which plays every 15 minutes in a dedicated movie theatre.
For a family day out, the Redcliffe Museum is great value as entry is free and the grounds of the museum are a lovely place to have a picnic by Humpybong Creek.
Some pictures of the Redcliffe Museum and surrounds:-
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The Redcliffe Museum Building
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Faces of Redcliffe Exhibit
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Humpybong Creek, a nice place to picnic after visiting the Redcliffe Museum
