How did a giant piece of 1970s roadside architecture become one of Queensland’s cultural icons? 

For the final Heritage talk of the year, we invite you to discover the story of the Big Pineapple, from the rise of roadside tourism and Queensland’s pineapple industry to a little-known rivalry between two giant pineapples. Explore how family holidays, nostalgia and community memory transformed a tourist attraction into a cultural icon, and why the Big Pineapple became Queensland’s first heritage-listed Big Thing.

Before the talk, join us for an exclusive curator's tour of our summer exhibition, Big Things, and be among the first to experience it ahead of its public opening.

This event is free to attend, but bookings are essential. Exhibition tour spaces are limited.