Warrajamba
Follow the mermaid in the bay.
Dive into story, culture and hands-on creativity with our latest Artist in Residence, Quandamooka artist Delvene Cockatoo-Collins.
Journey alongside Delvene to the shores of Minjerribah and discover the ancestral story of Warrajamba, the mermaid, a living cultural legacy that Delvene continues to explore as she searches for its lost ending.
Get hands-on and create your own mermaid or dugong using artist-designed stamps, connecting with the stories of Warrajamba and Yungong, the dugong. Discover Delvene’s powerful sculptural work made from materials gathered from Country—yungair/yungaire (freshwater reed), talwalpin (beach hibiscus cotton tree), and quampie shell. Come and be immersed in a space that celebrates care for land, sea and story.
Visitors are also invited to create and connect through a series of workshops, school holiday activities, and opportunities to see Delvene creating in the space. Want to be the first to know? Become a MoB Member.
Creative Leather Tooling – Open Workshop
This hands-on workshop introduces the foundational techniques of decorative leather tooling. Create your own Glasses Case, Purse or choose leather valet tray and key ring while learning how to use stamping tools to produce both simple and intricate patterns with confidence. Perfect for beginners and anyone wanting to explore a timeless craft.
This hands‑on workshop introduces participants to the foundational techniques of decorative leather tooling. Attendees will create a choice of glasses case, purse or valet tray and key ring while learning how to apply stamping tools to produce both simple and intricate designs with confidence.
**Special Discount Adult ticket now on offer for a short time only**
Workshop Content
· Introduction to creative tooling on natural vegetable-tanned leather
· Correct use and positioning of stamping tools
· Techniques for creating clean designs within borders
· Exploring how one tool can create multiple pattern effects
· Completing a leather valet tray and key ring using learned techniques
Ticket Includes:
• Entry to the Museum to explore our fascinating exhibits
*Booking fees apply.
Babies and Toddlers: Textiles Exhibition
Take a nostalgic journey through the early years of childhood with our Babies & Toddlers exhibition.
Featuring beautiful garments, accessories, and treasured keepsakes, this charming display showcases how babies and toddlers were cared for, dressed, and celebrated across generations.
A highlight of the exhibition is a beautifully restored baby pram from the Museum’s collection, carefully brought back to life by our dedicated volunteers.
Discover the stories behind these special items, reminisce about days gone by, and share your own memories as you explore this heartwarming exhibition.
Slow Stitch Sewing Workshops
Discover the creative art of slow stitching and learn the techniques of Transforming Clothing Through Textile Art. In this six-session workshop series, you’ll personalise and revitalise your clothing through decorative hand sewing, visible mending and creative textile embellishment. Guided by experienced tutors Susan Hoy and Sandra Johnson, you’ll learn a variety of hand stitches while working on your own garment. A relaxed and inspiring course celebrating creativity, sustainability and traditional textile skills.
*Booking fees apply.
Mighty Machines Day at the Museum
Celebrate the Redlands Ekka Holiday with a day of discovery at the Museum!
Explore mighty machines big and small, including vintage cars, tractors, windmills, the Model T Ford, Morris Mini, steam engine, printing press, Motorail, and more.
Perfect for curious young minds, this family-friendly event showcases how machines helped build our communities and shape everyday life.
Spoon Carving Workshop
Step back into a slower time and experience the traditional craft of wood carving in this relaxing, beginner-friendly workshop. Using time-honoured techniques and hand tools, participants will shape a wooden spoon from a pre-cut timber blank while learning carving fundamentals, wood grain direction and safe tool handling. A mindful and rewarding introduction to a timeless skill passed down through generations.
Using time-honoured techniques and hand tools, participants will shape a wooden spoon from a pre-cut timber blank while learning the fundamentals of carving, wood grain direction and safe tool handling. This workshop offers a hands-on introduction to a skill that has been passed down for generations—practical, mindful and deeply satisfying.
Hosted by Catie & Steve, you’ll be guided step-by-step through the carving process in a supportive and enjoyable environment. By the end of the session, you will leave with your own handmade spoon, ready to finish, use at home, or gift to someone special.
A variety of spoon blanks and timber types will be available to choose from (depending on availability).
Intro to Metalsmithing – Copper Pipe Ring Workshop
Step back in time—then make it your own in this hands-on workshop. Learn to design and craft textured rings using recycled copper piping, exploring foundational metalsmithing techniques with hammers and other traditional tools.
Over 3 hours, you’ll have the opportunity to create 2–3 rings, adding your own creative touches while developing key skills in this timeless craft.
Under the guidance of Silversmith Jemica Ostrofski, learn how to design and fabricate textured rings using recycled copper piping. The basic metalsmithing techniques of ring making can be explored using various hammers and other tools. You will have the opportunity to add your creative touches to your designs along the way, while learning key techniques and skills.
The workshop will run for 3 hours during which you will have the option of making 2 – 3 rings.
Intro to Metalsmithing – Copper Pipe Ring Workshop
Step back in time—then make it your own in this hands-on workshop. Learn to design and craft textured rings using recycled copper piping, exploring foundational metalsmithing techniques with hammers and other traditional tools.
Over 3 hours, you’ll have the opportunity to create 2–3 rings, adding your own creative touches while developing key skills in this timeless craft.
Under the guidance of Silversmith Jemica Ostrofski, learn how to design and fabricate textured rings using recycled copper piping. The basic metalsmithing techniques of ring making can be explored using various hammers and other tools. You will have the opportunity to add your creative touches to your designs along the way, while learning key techniques and skills.
The workshop will run for 3 hours during which you will have the option of making 2 – 3 rings.
Intro to Silversmithing – Drop Earring/Stud/Clip On Earring Making Workshop
Step back in time—then make it your own in this hands-on silversmithing workshop. Learn to design and create textured earrings using recycled metals, exploring basic metalsmithing techniques such as mark-making, hand sawing, and stamping with letters and numbers.
You’ll also discover essential silversmithing skills, including soldering on stud posts and clip-on fittings, and ball making. Over 3 hours, you’ll craft 1–2 pairs of earrings, choosing from drop earrings, studs, or clip-ons, while adding your own creative touches and building practical skills in this timeless craft.
Under the guidance of Silversmith Jemica Ostrofski, learn how to design and fabricate textured earrings using recycled metals. The basic metalsmithing techniques of mark-making and hand sawing will be explored using various hammers, letter stamps, number stamps and other tools. You will also learn some basic silversmithing techniques, from soldering on stud posts and clip on earrings, and ball making. You will have the opportunity to add your own creative touches to your design along the way, while learning key techniques and skills.
Kids workshop: Movable animal puppets
Join us at Redcliffe Museum as we embark on a creative quest to make your own movable animal puppets!
Spark your child’s imagination in this school holiday workshop led by local artist Russell Solomon.
They will transform everyday craft materials into wacky, movable animal puppets.
Inspired by the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, your kids will create a take-home expressive animal puppet, master simple mechanics and bring funny, quirky characters to life.
About the artist
Russell Solomon is a multidisciplinary artist with more than 30 years’ experience. He creates evocative sculptures that explore the intersection of the natural world and our human impact on it. Russell has lived in Redcliffe for the past 25 years and has continuously exhibited and facilitated workshops within the community.
Middle Earth Dance
One Does Not Simply Walk into Mordor...…but perhaps you can dance!
Join us for an evening of Medieval and English folk dances inspired by The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and all things Middle-earth. Whether you’re a seasoned dancer or new to historical dance, come celebrate the spirit of adventure, friendship, and joyful movement that fills the Shire and beyond.
This event invites you to experience the charm and camaraderie of the Shire through lively, easy-to-learn dances that will transport you to a time of hobbits, elves, and epic quests. Feel the rhythm of the Old World as you dance with friends new and old, sharing laughter and fun in a welcoming, inclusive atmosphere.
Middle-earth attire is warmly encouraged to add to the festive mood— whether you come as a brave ranger, a merry hobbit, a wise wizard, or a graceful elf. But don’t worry if you don’t have a costume; your enthusiasm is all you need! You’re welcome to come alone, with friends, or with your whole fellowship. No partner or prior dance experience is necessary.
Harvesting stories - artefact exploration workshop
Step into creativity and storytelling with artist and fifth generation farmer Kylie Harries as part of Redcliffe Museum’s Harvest exhibition.
In this hands-on workshop, Kylie invites visitors of all ages to explore the region’s agricultural history through slow looking, drawing and visual storytelling.
Participants will create artworks inspired by historical farming objects, capturing memories and observations along the way.
Whether you’re an artist, writer, or simply curious, this two-hour session offers a unique chance to connect, discover, and create.
Free - bookings essential. All ages. Materials provided.
About the artist
Kylie Harries is a multidisciplinary artist and educator whose work is shaped by the natural world on her Moreton Bay farm. Guided by seasonal changes, waterways, and local flora and fauna, she uses environmentally conscious, low waste art practices to tell rich, nature inspired stories.
Redcliffe Museum is open Wednesday to Friday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Saturday - Sunday 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM.
Heritage Artisan Faire Workshops
As part of AdventureFest 2026, Redlands Coast Museum presents The Heritage Artisan Faire Workshops — a celebration of traditional skills and modern creativity.
Across ten inspiring days, discover the crafts that helped shape the Redlands Coast.
Learn hands-on techniques from skilled local artisans and dedicated Museum volunteer
HOTMESS x Make a Scene: surreal life drawing
A playful, inclusive art activation celebrating fashion and self-expression through immersive creative drawing. Step into a world where fashion breaks the rules and self-expression takes centre stage!
Unleash your inner artist and let your creativity run riot at HOTMESS x Make A Scene. Inspired by Queensland Museum’s fabulous Make A Scene: Fashioning Queer Identity and Club Culture in the 90s exhibition, this outrageous, hands-on art experience is an unmissable invitation to strut your stuff on paper. Created by multidisciplinary artists Sophie May and Gabrielle Miller, HOTMESS is part immersive theatre, part life drawing, and part artistic liberation.
All materials are provided and enjoy a free drink on arrival.
Early session recommended for 18+. Late session strictly 18+.
Seasoned artists and first-time sketchers welcome!
Sketching the Mona Lisa
Join local award-winning artist Jamie Congdon to recreate Da Vinci’s masterpiece - the Mona Lisa.
Jamie won the 2023 Moreton Bay Art Prize and will guide you in adopting Da Vinci’s artistic style to copy this renowned artwork. Assisted by local artist Deb Eddy, enjoy snacks and beverages along the way. Materials provided.
Explore the exhibition Da Vinci Machines: Inventions brought to life prior to the event and be inspired by Da Vinci’s classic work including The Annunciation and The Last Supper.
Cost $10 - bookings required. For adults.
Redcliffe Museum is open Wednesday to Friday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Saturday - Sunday 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM.
Weaving pods of inspiration
:You are invited to weave a small pod or bowl under the guidance of a First Nations’ artist in this free workshop.
During the weaving process, traditional cultural inventions, knowledge and celebrations will be discussed and shared.
You can add a message to yourself to read in 12 months’ time, based on learning from the workshop conversations that may enhance your life in the future.
Free. Bookings required for catering purposes. All ages. This workshop is also being held at North Lakes Library.
About the facilitator
Sharni Ferrari is a proud Wakka Wakka woman, living on beautiful Kabi Kabi Country.
Sharni creates woven and crystal jewellery, accessories and home decor inspired by nature and culture in her business From the Flame Trees. She has a passion for weaving with humble, natural, sustainable and recycled materials.
redcliffe-museum@moretonbay.qld.gov.au
ph 0734806700
Discovering bush tucker with Murri Tukka
Cook up delicious First Nations treats in this school holiday workshop at Bribie Island Seaside Museum.
In collaboration with Bruce Phillips, proud Batjala man and founder of Murri Tukka, young people can explore elements of First Nations cuisine.
Bruce will deliver an engaging and educational workshop, where children will learn about local bush foods and participate in a hands-on program.
They will prepare delicious treats using well known and readily available bush foods, easy to replicate in the comfort of your own home.
Bruce's work shares thousand-year-old knowledge of how First Nations people would gather and prepare food, connecting land to plate through education and meal preparation with local bush ingredients.
Bilum Stitch Scarf, with Ranu James artist, cultural practitioner and educator.
“Crafted by the hands of Bubus (grandmothers), Mothers, Aunties and Sisters, the bilum is a symbol of life for many Papua New Guineans. In particular, a bilum is a symbol of PNG women – their lives, their strength and their stories.”
Moale James (https://ascensionmag.com/bilum-mama/)
This workshop will take you on a cultural journey through storytelling and traditional knowledge as you learn the bilum stitch. The bilum stitch technique is used by women throughout Papua New Guinea to create beautiful, intricately woven bags.
Throughout the workshop, Ranu will share aspects of her Motuan culture. Participants are invited to sit in a circle and experience the sense of community that forms when women gather to weave. You will learn the bilum technique of twisting and looping string in a rhythmic motion—a skill passed down through generations—to begin creating your own unique bilum-stitch scarf.
The bilum is unique to Papua New Guinea and is commonly used by women to carry babies, transport vegetables to market, and as handbags or clothing. In this session, you will learn the figure-eight stitch, a signature technique of Papua New Guinean bilum weaving, which we will use to create a scarf.
Ranu James bio
Ranu James is a proud Papuan Australian woman who holds a M.Ed. in International Studies. She has been an educator for over 30 years, 19 of those years working with children, families and educators in remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory. Ranu is the Director and Cultural Consultant of her cultural consultancy business, Weaving Cultural Stories and has worked in many roles within the Education and Community Services. Ranu loves the opportunity to share her own culture in the community and does this through the mediums of music, dance, storytelling and craft, as a community weaver Ranu has also been running Bilum weaving and beading/bilas sessions around QLD, enabling participants to spend time sitting in circle with other Papua New Guinean women, sharing in the experience of community created when women sit together and weave.
This workshop is held in conjunction with Stories through time: Living cultures, enduring connections.
UQ Anthropology Museum presents workshop sessions with cultural arts practitioner Ranu James across two weekend dates in July and August.
Please register for one or both sessions, weavers will have the opportunity to continue making their scarf and work with Ranu during both Saturday workshops, and are encouraged to bring along favourite colours of wool to use during the workshops.
Skill level required – beginners to people who have had experience working with string
Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothes to enable sitting cross legged on the floor. Pants or shorts or a long skirt that can be tucked in.
Participants may like to bring along a floor pillow to sit on.
Contact the Museum directly if you have any questions or concerns in the lead up to the workshops.
Images: bilum stitch scarf by Ranu James, and Ranu at making, 2024. Photo: courtesy of the artist
Bilum Stitch Scarf, with Ranu James artist, cultural practitioner and educator.
Bilum Stitch Scarf, with Ranu James
“Crafted by the hands of Bubus (grandmothers), Mothers, Aunties and Sisters, the bilum is a symbol of life for many Papua New Guineans. In particular, a bilum is a symbol of PNG women – their lives, their strength and their stories.”
Moale James (https://ascensionmag.com/bilum-mama/)
This workshop will take you on a cultural journey through storytelling and traditional knowledge as you learn the bilum stitch. The bilum stitch technique is used by women throughout Papua New Guinea to create beautiful, intricately woven bags.
Throughout the workshop, Ranu will share aspects of her Motuan culture. Participants are invited to sit in a circle and experience the sense of community that forms when women gather to weave. You will learn the bilum technique of twisting and looping string in a rhythmic motion—a skill passed down through generations—to begin creating your own unique bilum-stitch scarf.
The bilum is unique to Papua New Guinea and is commonly used by women to carry babies, transport vegetables to market, and as handbags or clothing. In this session, you will learn the figure-eight stitch, a signature technique of Papua New Guinean bilum weaving, which we will use to create a scarf.
Ranu James bio
Ranu James is a proud Papuan Australian woman who holds a M.Ed. in International Studies. She has been an educator for over 30 years, 19 of those years working with children, families and educators in remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory. Ranu is the Director and Cultural Consultant of her cultural consultancy business, Weaving Cultural Stories and has worked in many roles within the Education and Community Services. Ranu loves the opportunity to share her own culture in the community and does this through the mediums of music, dance, storytelling and craft, as a community weaver Ranu has also been running Bilum weaving and beading/bilas sessions around QLD, enabling participants to spend time sitting in circle with other Papua New Guinean women, sharing in the experience of community created when women sit together and weave.
This workshop is held in conjunction with Stories through time: Living cultures, enduring connections.
UQ Anthropology Museum presents workshop sessions with cultural arts practitioner Ranu James across two weekend dates in July and August.
Please register for one or both sessions, weavers will have the opportunity to continue making their scarf and work with Ranu during both Saturday workshops, and are encouraged to bring along favourite colours of wool to use during the workshops.
Skill level required – beginners to people who have had experience working with string
Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothes to enable sitting cross legged on the floor. Pants or shorts or a long skirt that can be tucked in.
Participants may like to bring along a floor pillow to sit on.
Contact the Museum directly if you have any questions or concerns in the lead up to the workshops.
Images: bilum stitch scarf by Ranu James, and Ranu at making, 2024. Photo: courtesy of the artist