Precious

Museum of Brisbane’s major exhibition Precious showcases a stunning assemblage of more than 3,000 items generously loaned from around 30 remarkable collections and collectors from April 2nd. 

With many on public display for the first time, Precious offers an exhilarating glimpse into the cherished collections that lie within suburban homes and buildings across Brisbane.

Honouring the dedication and expertise of enthusiasts and professional collectors, Precious reveals intriguing stories of culture, place, family and tradition, travel and trade. Rare, beautiful, and intriguing, the collections featured in Precious are as diverse as the collectors themselves, all of whom call Brisbane home or have ties to the city.

From international dolls to Queensland Rugby League memorabilia, model ships to ornamental eggs, wind-up tin toys, woven textiles from First Nations communities to rare band posters tracing Brisbane’s music scene, the vast number of objects and breadth of collections on display will pique the curiosity and imagination of all visitors

Objects from some of the city’s most fascinating institutions such as the Embroiders’Guild(Qld), Queensland Maritime Museum, and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (Qld), sit alongside personal collections featuring antique beaded purses, self-pouring teapots, intricate picture frames, and an extraordinary selection of ‘Aboriginalia’ from the personal collection of one of Australia’s foremost contemporary artists, Tony Albert.

These lovingly gathered curiosities will be complemented with remarkable pieces from Museum of Brisbane’s own prized collections, including fashion designs from the much-loved Easton Pearson Archive and other treasures of the city.

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