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Balloon release by David McCarthy

 

About Us

Queensland Performing Arts Centre [QPAC] opened on April 20th, 1985, as a place for the public and creatives to connect, create and celebrate. We showcase a remarkable range of performing arts events, share stories and traditions, create educational spaces and foster research and engagement in our community. QPAC Collections has been the custodian of Queensland’s rich performing arts memory ever since, collecting, protecting and sharing objects and artefacts that help to capture and preserve our unique performing arts history and cultural heritage.

 

QPAC is an important public space and a second home to many local performing artists, creatives and companies who have donated significant material to our Collections. We currently hold around 90,000 items, including our prestigious UNESCO Memory of the World material which is recognised internationally as a collection of irreplaceable cultural heritage.

 

QPAC acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the unceded Meanjin land, skies and waterways on which our community lives, works and comes together.

Access and cultural sensitivity

Access

We provide personal access to our material by appointment only, please use the contact form provided on our Contact Us page to arrange a suitable time. Please include as much detail as possible about the material you wish to access. 

 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people please be aware that this website contains images, voices and names of deceased persons.

 

Materials included on this website may be subject to access conditions imposed by First Nations communities and/or depositors. Users are advised that access to some materials may be subject to these terms and conditions, which QPAC is required to maintain.

 

Cultural sensitivity

Some material on this website may contain words, descriptions and terms that are culturally sensitive and reflect the period in which the content was created, but, may not be considered appropriate today. These views are not necessarily the views of QPAC, and while the information may not reflect our current position it is provided in an historical context.

Services

We provide the following services:

  • respond to research enquiries and requests

  • access to physical material 

  • displays and exhibitions

Donations

QPAC Collections is not currently accepting any new donations, but will update this information as soon possible.