Planning Your Visit

If travelling by bus or minibus, please contact the Antiquities Museum, or note this in your Group Visit Booking Form. We will then notify you for the best location to park.

If arriving by car please be aware that parking on campus is limited and fees apply. For more information visit the Parking @ UQ website or contact Properties and Facilities.

Parking @ UQ

If arriving by public transport, please refer to the UQ transport page. 

Getting to UQ

Groups should aim to arrive at the Antiquities Museum 10 – 15 minutes prior to their scheduled commencement time. Our staff will meet you at the entrance to the Museum, unless another meeting location has been specified.

Please contact the Museum Office on (07) 3365 3010 if you expect to be more than 15 minutes late. Unfortunately, we are unable to extend programs past the scheduled conclusion time.

Our tour guides are responsible for facilitating your program and overseeing object handling. Teachers and other carers are required to remain with their group throughout the duration of the program to supervise students.

We request a minimum of 1 teacher/carer for every 24 students for this purpose.  Please notify the Museum when making your booking if this will not be possible.  Larger ratios of students to teachers may impact your group’s experience.

Parents, carers, and/or non-teaching staff are welcome to accompany your group to help with student supervision at no extra charge.

Students should bring:

• Pens, pencils, etc.
• Notebook
• Bottled water
• Lunch and snacks if taking a break before or after visiting the Museum, or during a scheduled break in your program

All other materials will be provided.

The Museum encourages photography in the gallery.  However, we do ask that you do not use flash.

The Antiquities Museum is located adjacent to the iconic Great Court at the centre of The University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus. There is plenty of space for students to take a break before or after visiting the Museum, or to have lunch during a scheduled break in your program.

A number of food outlets are located on campus including nearby Darwin’s in the Biological Sciences Library (94) and Bar Merlo located in the Duhig Building (2) opening onto the Great Court.

The full range of food outlets can be found at the About UQ website.  

Click here to review our Education Program Risk Assessment.

• Archaeology Experience: A hands-on activity held at the ATARC (Archaeology Teaching and Research Centre) located on the bank of the Brisbane River where students excavate and analyse artefacts including stone, bone, metal, and glass (www.socialscience.uq.edu.au/arca-experience)
• UQ Anthropology Museum: Visit the Anthropology Museum located on Level 1 of the Michie Building (9) and take a guided tour of the current exhibition (www.anthropologymuseum.uq.edu.au)
• UQ Art Museum: Visit the UQ Art Museum located in the James and Mary Emelia Mayne Centre (11) opposite the Michie Building (9) (www.artmuseum.uq.edu.au)
• Campus Tours: UQ campus tours allow you to take a closer look at our facilities, talk to current students, ask questions and see firsthand why our campus is unique (future-students.uq.edu.au/campus-tours) 

Visit UQ Campus Activities for more information about these and other activities and workshops offered on campus.