$250,000 Funding to Complete Art Gallery and Cafe

$250,000 Funding to Complete Art Gallery and Cafe

Following the $2.1M funding announcement in 2022 to award $1.7 Million towards the construction of the Abbey Museum Art Gallery and Café, and $400,000 towards the Abbey Medieval Festival, today we are delighted to announce a further $250,000 has been awarded to the...

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...
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,...
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...