What’s On in Brisbane for Families
Families Magazine shares what’s on for families with kids of all ages across Brisbane, Ipswich, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Toowoomba. In our ‘What’s On’ in Brisbane this weekend for families calendar you will find our team’s suggestions for weekday, weekend, night-time and school holiday events and activities. All our suggestions suit families and are kid friendly.
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Sensory Friendly: Discovering Ancient Egypt at Queensland Museum Kurilpa
1 February @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

They’re turning the sound down and creating a relaxed, fun and supportive atmosphere that welcomes people on the autism spectrum or with other access requirements to experience the museum and Discovering Ancient Egypt.
Queensland Museum Sensory Friendly Sessions create a supportive environment where people of all ages can spend quiet time, wander at their own pace, and engage in conversations with museum staff.
- Entry is free to the museum’s permanent galleries, no booking required.
- Discovering Ancient Egypt is paid entry and numbers are strictly limited. Your paid ticket includes access to the museum’s permanent galleries.
- Companion cards and children under 5 years old are free, no booking required.
Thursday 28 November 2024
Saturday 1 February 2025
Saturday 17 May 2025
Thursday 17 July 2025
Saturday 2 August 2025
8:15am – 10am
3:30pm – 4:45pm (17 May 2025)
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The highly anticipated Discovering Ancient Egypt exhibition is set to captivate audiences when it opens at Queensland Museum Kurilpa this October as it uncovers the mysteries of one history’s most fascinating civilisations.
Featuring more than 200 objects spanning 3000 years, the exhibition allows visitors to step into the world of pharaohs, gods, and hieroglyphs, and explore meticulously curated artefacts, and intricate objects that offer a glimpse into the daily lives, beliefs, and innovations of the ancient Egyptians.
This exhibition offers audiences a rare insight into the mysteries of the afterlife with five sarcophaguses respectfully displayed.
Visitors will be able to peel back the layers of history through recent CT scans conducted on Egyptian mummified human and animal remains, with the results of the analysis being made public in Australia for the first time via a cutting-edge digital interactive.
Other highlights include colourful papyrus sheets of the Egyptian Book of the Dead; a sizable collection of exquisitely painted funerary coffins; and a group of beautifully carved statues from the Saqqara necropolis.
The collection, considered among the top 10 Egyptian collections worldwide outside its country of origin, is on tour from the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities (RMO) as part of a collaboration between the Western Australian Museum, National Museum of Australia, and Queensland Museum.