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Queensland Arts Showcase Program (QASP) Funding Announced

The Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology has been awarded funding from the Queensland Government from the Queensland Arts Showcase Program. The latest round of the Queensland Arts Showcase Program (QASP) is supporting projects across the spectrum of art forms, from new...

Successful funding from Regional Arts Development Fund grant

Successful funding from Regional Arts Development Fund grant

The Abbey Museum is proud to announce that we are the successful recipients of a Regional Arts Development Fund grant towards the artist commission fees for Lyndon Davis, acclaimed First Nations Kabi Kabi artist and traditional custodian, to create a new sculptural...

Celebrating Edith Cuffe’s 30 years of service

Celebrating Edith Cuffe’s 30 years of service

On Saturday 18 March, business partners, colleagues and friends of our former Director Edith Cuffe gathered to celebrate Edith’s 30 years of service to the Abbey Museum and Abbey Medieval Festival. The Abbey Museum’s Chairman of the Board, Paul Garcia led the official...

What is Provenance and why is it so important?

What is Provenance and why is it so important?

Written By Gabrielle PowellA museum may be offered an unparalleled, exceptionally significant object that would automatically become a collection highlight and attract many visitors to the museum to learn about an important part of history and culture. But there is...

Federal Government Funding Supports the Abbey Museum

Federal Government Funding Supports the Abbey Museum

Edith Cuffe & Terry Young MP After the impact of COVID and two years of cancellation of the Abbey Medieval Festival, the Abbey Museum’s largest fundraiser, the Museum’s future was not looking bright. Faced with the prospect of losing staff and closing its doors,...

View our 2022 Gift Guide

View our 2022 Gift Guide

'Tis the Season to Shop & Support LocalDiscover the delights of our Abbey Shop with the release of our first ever 2022 Gift Guide, featuring exclusive products and gifts to celebrate the silly season. This year we release the final ever limited edition Teddies of...

Abbey Icons take Flight

Abbey Icons take Flight

On Wednesday 2nd February 2022, a large truck from International Art Services spirited away two of the Abbey Museum’s collection of icons. This was the start of a journey for “Saint Michael as Guardian of the Host” and “Forty Martyrs of Sebaste” to Auckland Art...

A Little Roman Bling

A Little Roman Bling

If you were lucky enough to find yourself time-travelling back to ancient Rome, you would no doubt notice many Roman women wearing jewellery that we are familiar with today. Finger rings were among the most popular form of personal jewellery, worn by both men and...

A Small Medieval Treasure

A Small Medieval Treasure

The Collection Management Team was abuzz with excitement on Saturday with the arrival of a new artefact; a silver-gilt rectangular plate from a Medieval book cover. The plate dates from around the  13th to 15th century and depicts a saint possibly St Peter seated...

New to the Abbey Museum collection

New to the Abbey Museum collection

It is always exciting to receive new objects into the Abbey Museum collection and over the last four weeks a number of artefacts have been donated. These include an early Victorian prie-dieu,  a Pygmy bow and 8 arrows,  a small collection of Roman bow brooches and a...

The Journey of a Sofer: a study into spiritual calligraphy

The Journey of a Sofer: a study into spiritual calligraphy

Discovering more about the creation of some of the fascinating religious texts on display in the Abbey Museum. On Saturday 24 April, Mr Brodie Taylor, Curator (Arts and Exhibitions), University of Southern Queensland, will give a presentation to the Abbey Museum...

Rosalie Gilbert: Secret Women’s Business

Rosalie Gilbert: Secret Women’s Business

With her upcoming talk Secret Women's Business: Feminine Hygiene in the Middle Ages, we caught up with Rosalie Gilbert to get to know a bit about her work as a researcher, author and reenactor as well as gain insight about the lives of medieval women.How did your...

Dr Terry Fitzsimmons – Doc by Day…

Dr Terry Fitzsimmons – Doc by Day…

If you have ever strolled through the Abbey Medieval Festival, you may likely have been fascinated with historical re-enactment.  But what is it all about? Fundamentally, it is bringing the past to life in an inspiring first person display. The Abbey Medieval Festival...

Festive Fashion – Finesse or Fiasco?

Festive Fashion – Finesse or Fiasco?

Does anyone own an ugly Christmas woolly jumper? Or more appropriately for our hot summer climate an ugly Christmas ‘Santa on surfboard’ tropical shirt? Do you do the ‘Christmas family photos’ all wearing the same festive shirt or reindeer antlers or in Santa‘s hat?...