Abbey Museum is a GAMAA Award Winner

Abbey Museum is a GAMAA Award Winner

The Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology was last night announced as a winner and a finalist at the GAMAA awards.  The awards – Gallery and Museum Achievement Awards – are presented annually to honour the achievements of individuals and organisations in striving...
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...
A Very Brief History of Camping

A Very Brief History of Camping

Here in Australia, camping is a huge past time – you can go camping with your friends, family, and children. Sometimes you go camping for a weekend out, sometimes you can camp for weeks on end for your school or work holidays. But did you know the history of this past...

Visit Us

Location, Hours & Admission The Abbey Museum is open from Monday to Saturday from 10am to 4pm. The Museum is open all school and public holidays except Good Friday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Anzac Day morning. Admission Prices (incl GST) Adults $12.00...

History of the Abbey Museum

JSM Ward and the History of the Abbey Museum The story of the Abbey Museum spans more than eighty years, from its beginnings in England as the Abbey Folk Park to its re-emergence as today’s Abbey Museum in Caboolture. The Abbey Folk Park, Britain’s first social...