Kids Dig It! Viking Family Fun

Join us in the September 2023 School Holidays for a week of Family Fun! 25 - 29 September Kids Dig It! is back these school holidays with Viking Family Fun. Join us at the Abbey Museum for a week of hands on, educational fun for the whole family. Kids can: • Practice archery. • Carve […]

Friends Presentation & Lunch: “From sacrificing to god to loving god: the emergence of Classical Hinduism” by Dr Adam Bowles

Friends Presentation Event Join us Saturday 28 October The Abbey Museum Friends invite you to their Annual Lunch and Presentation on Saturday 28 October. The presentation, by Dr Adam Bowles, will be about the cultural transition in Ancient India from around 500 BCE to the mid 1st millennium, which witnessed the emergence of many of […]

Museum at the Movies – Napoleon Fundraising Screening CANCELLED

EVENT CANCELLED All ticket holders have been contacted and issued a refund. We thank you for your support. Join us for Museum at the Movies at the new Limelight Cinemas Morayfield for this exclusive Abbey Museum screening of Napoleon by Ridley Scott featuring Joaquin Phoenix. This is a fundraising screening event to raise funds for […]

A Medieval Christmas: A Gregorian Chant Matinee

Join us for A Medieval Christmas in 2023 A Medieval Christmas: A Gregorian Chant 3pm Matinee At this special matinee session, Gregorian Chant Choir, Schola Cantorum, will perform a series of medieval Christmas chants in the Abbey Museum. Guests are invited to arrive at 3.00 pm to tour the Museum and enjoy a repast of wine and […]

A Medieval Christmas: An Evening of Gregorian Chant

Join us for A Medieval Christmas in 2023 A Medieval Christmas: An Evening of Gregorian Chant Gregorian Chant Choir, Schola Cantorum, will perform a series of medieval Advent and Christmas chants in the ambience of the Abbey Church in what is now a traditional commencement to Advent for the Abbey Museum. The recital is followed […]

A Very Victorian Christmas: A High Tea Experience – 10.30am Morning Session

Join us for A Very Victorian Christmas in 2023 Join us for a Very Victorian Christmas - 10.30am Morning Session. We are thrilled to enhance your Christmas spirit with a Victorian-themed High Tea at the Abbey Museum. Our guests at ‘A Very Victorian Christmas’ will enjoy a delicious High Tea including delectable sandwiches, light and […]

A Very Victorian Christmas: A High Tea Experience – 2.30pm Afternoon Session

Join us for A Very Victorian Christmas in 2023 Join us for a Very Victorian Christmas - 2.30pm Afternoon Session. We are thrilled to enhance your Christmas spirit with a Victorian-themed High Tea at the Abbey Museum. Our guests at ‘A Very Victorian Christmas’ will enjoy a delicious High Tea including delectable sandwiches, light and […]

Friends Presentation & AGM – ‘Symbols of health: coins and Roman Goddesses’ by Prof John Pearn

Professor John Pearn presents an enlightening exploration into the numismatic world, where coins and medals are more than just currency - they are storytellers of health and well-being throughout the ages. Why not come a little earlier and visit the Museum to see the collections of coins, sculpture, glass, stained glass, ceramics, carvings, lacquerware, prehistoric […]

Kids Dig It! Roman Family Fun

Join us at the Abbey Museum for a week of family fun Monday 8 - Friday 12 April Dive into the World of Ancient Rome! 🏺 🛡️ Become a Roman Warrior! Learn about the mighty weapons and impenetrable armour of a Roman Legionary. Feel the weight of history in your hands! 🛣️ Build & Taste […]

Medieval High Tea – Bribie Island Community Arts Event

Bribie Island Community Arts Centre has partnered with the Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology to proudly host: “Medieval High Tea with Lady Rosalie”. Saturday April 13, 2.30 – 5pm. Join us for an afternoon High Tea with entertainment by Lady Rosalie, who will present the life of a Medieval Lady; beauty, bathing and hygiene […]

Abbey Trivia Night

Join us for an evening of exploration and adventure from the comfort of the Abbey Hall at the Friends' April Trivia Night, themed "Travel and Transport: Destinations, Journeys, and Discoveries." Trivia Master Libby challenges you to dive into a world of thrilling travel and new horizons. To whet your appetite, here are a couple of […]

Friends Presentation – ‘The Medieval Supernatural’ by Chris White, Jenny Davis Barnett and Dr Beth Spacey

Join three UQ researchers as they explore three aspects of the medieval supernatural, discussing what medieval Europeans believed, and how and why they wrote about these phenomena. Dr. Beth Spacey, Lecturer in Medieval History, will present a selection of mysterious signs supposedly witnessed by medieval crusaders and discuss how these were interpreted by observers and […]