Join us 6 & 7 March for Research Reveals, a two-day event where our 2025 State Library Fellows present the outcomes of their research projects, revealing little-known histories and insights drawn from State Library’s collections.
This year’s line up offers revelations on:
- Refugee stories and experiences of settling in Queensland.
- The history of pearling communities in the Torres Strait.
- The practice of of cross-dressing uncovered across State Library collections.
- Businesswomen who defied pre-1970s rules requiring male guarantors for business loans.
- Queensland’s sporting history through significant sites on the Queensland Heritage Register.
- Bringing historical home interior décor to life using AI and collection material.
- Insights from a fourth-generation Showperson into communities behind the EKKA, Queensland’s largest annual event.
- Filipino migrants in Queensland, explored through festivals, music industry participation and everyday life.
This event is perfect for history enthusiasts, researchers, and anyone curious about Queensland’s past.
Research Reveals is a free event, but spaces are limited!
Please book separate tickets for the Friday evening and Saturday sessions.

Redcliffe Museum invites one and all to enjoy Christmas carols and Aussie favourites like never before with a spectacular performance from Redcliffe Scottish Pine Band.

Between the resonant notes of bagpipes and the powerful bang of drums, there’s something for all ages. Music lovers will enjoy this fun, free family event on the museum grounds.

Stick around until 10:30 AM to celebrate 100 years of Anzac Avenue.

About Redcliffe Scottish Pipe Band
The Redcliffe Scottish Pipe Band was founded in August, 1953, and quickly grew with many ex-servicemen joining its ranks.

Every year the band leads Redcliffe’s Anzac Day celebrations, proudly representing the community and achieving both local and national recognition.

To this day the band remains a steadfast symbol of Scottish heritage in the region.

Celebrate National Seniors Month with the Australian Celtic Women!
The Redlands Coast Museum hosts an unforgettable musical journey celebrating Celtic heritage. Presented in collaboration with the Australian Celtic Women, this all-female ensemble blends heavenly harmonies, dazzling costumes, whirlwind fiddle playing, and breathtaking choreography into one powerful performance.
Australian Celtic Women bring together an all-female musical ensemble to transport you back to rolling hills, misty moors, and heavenly voices, with tantalizing harmonies, dazzling costumes and whirlwind fiddle playing. Stunning angelic voices, costumes and choreography combined with the richness of Celtic instruments provides an unforgettable performance full of warmth, memories and exhilaration with the audience crying out for more. With years of experience in opera, musical theatre, folk, pop and Celtic music; each individual brings together all the best elements of music in one show.
Created to showcase Australia's unique Celtic roots and celebrate women in music, this heartwarming, high-energy concert is guaranteed to leave you wanting more.
Make your afternoon extra special—pre-book a delicious individual savoury grazing box or indulgent sweet treat box, or better still... One of each!

Organisation Name: Redlands Coast Museum

Organisation Website: https://redlandscoastmuseum.org.au/

Organiser email: admin@redlandscoastmuseum.org.au

Organiser Phone: 3286 3494

Musical, poetic, and spiritual maestro Tenzin Choegyal presents his latest work, a celebration of life’s joys and the inevitability of its end.

He is joined by the dynamic, thundering rhythms of Kaya Tominaga and her Taiko Ensemble, alongside the lush orchestrations and attentive artistry of Topology’s Robert Davidson and the Sketch Ensemble.

Let yourself be carried away by a rich, boundary-crossing tapestry of sound.

Presented by Brisbane Powerhouse and BEMAC. BEMAC is a subsidiary of Settlement Services International and supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

Organisation Name: Brisbane Powerhouse

Organisation Website: https://brisbanepowerhouse.org/

A unique musical tribute to be held in the museum to honour Queensland survivor and orchestra conductor Rudolf Pekárek, by visiting Romanian musicians.