Registrations are now open for Queensland Museum’s Community Museums Seminar to be held at Queensland Museum Railway Workshops, Ipswich on Monday 18 May 2026.

Focusing on Museum Work Health and Safety, this one-day seminar will provide an insight into an array of contemporary issues affecting collecting institutions across Australia. Facilitated by Queensland Museum as part of the Enforceable Undertaking between Queensland Museum and Office of Industrial Relations, this seminar is provided free of charge to community museum staff.

Presentations from key Queensland Museum staff will cover the following topics and activities:

• Work Health and Safety in a Museum
• QM Community Museums WHS Tool Kit
• Repatriation of First Nations objects
• Mould remediation of collection items
• Preventive Conservation
• WHS in Curation
• Complimentary Morning Tea and complimentary Lunch

This is a unique opportunity to gather with colleagues from other institutions, share knowledge and ideas, and grow your professional network.

Offer closes COB Friday 1 May 2026 unless booked out prior.

Travel, accommodation and other expenses are the responsibility of each attendee. Please ensure you are planning your attendance with consideration of the activities on offer. We encourage all attendees to plan for the best, safest and most comfortable way to get the most out of the offer. For further information you can reach the QM Team on 07 3153 4464 during office hours. We look forward to seeing you there!

Please note, Queensland Museum Rail Workshops is temporarily closed to the public due to storm damage sustained in October 2025. The area hosting the seminar was unaffected and will be open for this event. The Museum collections and indoor exhibitions remain closed while remediation works continue.