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We pay our respects to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ancestors of this land, their spirits and their legacy. The foundations laid by these ancestors give strength, inspiration and courage to current and future generations, both First Nations and non-First Nations peoples, towards creating a better Queensland.

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    QPAC Museum is currently undergoing upgrades to the collection storage and database. We are not accepting donations to the QPAC Museum Collection at this time.

In many ways, what we see on stage is the tip of the iceberg, a fleeting moment that is the culmination of vast preparation, not only by performers, but by networks of writers, composers, directors, designers and costumiers, scenery builders, make-up artists, technicians, theatre managers, photographers and producers.

QPAC Collections began gathering the material evidence of those fleeting moments – the tangible stuff of live performance in Queensland - from the time the Centre opened in 1985. The collection now consists of over 80,000 items including costumes, photographs, set designs, costume designs and drawings, scripts, programs, posters, clippings, artefacts and ephemera.

We collect from across Queensland. Amateur and professional, big or small, established or emerging, our intention is to build a collection that paints a dynamic picture of live performance in Queensland in the broadest possible sense. Significance is not just about fame. Much of what the collection holds documents our extraordinary level of community participation in the arts, both as performers and audiences, as well as our changing social attitudes and tastes.

For further information contact the QPAC Museum on (07) 3840 7516 or email qpac.collections@qpac.com.au.

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