Thanks to the bequest of Professor Barry Nurcombe AM and the goodwill of his son, Professor Victor Nurcombe, the RD Milns Antiquities Museum opens its doors to the public on selected weekends.

Select Weekend Openings for 2025
Saturday 1 March, 10am – 4pm (UQ Museums Block Party)
Saturday 22 March, 10am – 2pm (FOA Ancient History Day)
Sunday 6 April, 10am – 2pm
Sunday 4 May, 10am – 2pm
Sunday 1 June, 10am – 2pm
Sunday 6 July, 10am – 2pm
Sunday 3 August, 9am – 3pm (UQ Open Day)
Sunday 10 August, 10am – 2pm
Sunday 14 September, 10am – 2pm
Sunday 5 October, 10am – 2pm
Sunday 2 November, 10am – 2pm

Sunday 6 July Weekend Opening

6 July 2025 10:00am2:00pm
Free public event
Friends of Antiquity July Sunday Series: Dr James Lancaster, From Tartarus to Inferno: Classical Figures in Dante’s Inferno

Sunday 10 August Weekend Opening

10 August 2025 10:00am2:00pm
Free public event
Friends of Antiquity Milns Visiting Professor Lecture: Prof. Kelly Olsen, Western U, Ontario, Styles and Status: Roman Women and the Art of Hair

Sunday 1 June Weekend Opening

1 June 2025 10:00am2:00pm
Free public event
Friends of Antiquity June Sunday Series: Travels from Greece

Sunday 4 May Weekend Opening

4 May 2025 10:00am2:00pm
Free public event
Friends of Antiquity May Sunday Series: Prof. Alastair Blanshard, Mr Michael Halliday & Dr Paul Eliadis, Ancient Medicine and any Lessons for Modern Doctors
Photo: Joe Ruckli

Sunday 6 April Weekend Opening

6 April 2025 10:00am2:00pm
Museum Weekend Openings 2025

Saturday 22 March Weekend Opening (FOA 2025 Ancient History Day)

22 March 2025 10:00am2:00pm
Museum Weekend Openings 2025

Saturday 1 March Weekend Opening (UQ Museum Block Party)

1 March 2025 10:00am4:00pm
Museum Weekend Openings 2025