Museums, History and Heritage

The Gympie Gold Mining and Historical Museum

Discover the history of the ‘town that saved Queensland’ at the Gympie Gold Mining and Historical Museum and the extraordinary collection of artefacts, memorabilia and machinery from the gold mining era to today.

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The Woodworks Museum and Interpretive Centre

The Woodworks Museum and Interpretive Centre features exhibits on the history of forestry and the timber industry in the region as well as live demonstrations.

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The Gympie Bone Museum

Arts and science unite to become Australia’s first and only museum dedicated to bones and skeletons. Now located at the Gympie Woodworkers Museum and Interpretive Centre, come and see what you’ll look like later!

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Gympie Family History Society Inc.

Founded in 1980, the Gympie Family History Society started with a small group of members and is now a well-resourced organisation with a large library of reference materials and research facilities. The Society enjoys a good working relationship with the Gympie Library’s Local History section and is supported by the Gympie Regional Council.

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