DISCOVER CAIRNS PAST & PRESENT
Offering a snapshot of our fascinating, beautiful, dynamic frontier region and its people, Cairns Museum’s incredible collection holds the secrets and memories of the people, places, events and changing environment of Far North Queensland.
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exhibits
Learn, play, explore and be excited at Cairns Museum with interactive, engaging and fun displays.
kids & families
Keep the kids entertained with Cairns Museum’s great range of inclusive kids and family activities.
CAIRNS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Making history accessible for current and future generations. The Cairns Historical Society has nurtured the collections on display at Cairns Museum, led research into the region’s past and continues to preserve this remarkable history for generations to come.
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James Cutten’s Diary
As part of Echo of the Past, one of the families in the display are the Cuttens, early European settlers at Clump Point.
Cats and Dogs – All at Sea
Cats and Dogs — All at Sea consists of black and white photographs made by the Sydney photographer Samuel Hood who went on board countless Read More
Echo of the Past
Echo of the Past – Historical photographs from Mission Beach 1890s-1950s. Showing themes of community, sea and land, and the Djiru culture.
Acknowledgement of Country
The Cairns Historical Society and Cairns Museum respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we stand, and we extend our respect to all First Nations Peoples across Cairns, Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait.
