Cairns Museums

The museums of Cairns in addition to depicting the beautiful architecture of the land help one to have a candid picture of the land and its history. All the museums exhibit a beautiful architecture of the land.

Cairns museum
The Cairns Museum, located in the School of Arts Building, displays a wide collection of local history and aboriginal art. The history of cairns is presented beautifully through pictorial and static displays that give you a fair idea. The full air-conditioned museum with its spacious verandahs displaying various artifacts is visited by school groups and tourists from abroad.

The Cominos House
Located at the Greenslopes Street, the Cominos museum is one of the oldest in the city. The traditional Queenslander was built in the year 1877.

Shipwreck Museum
The museum displays a great number of collections of things that were used at the time of explorations of the Great Barrier Reef. The museum is located at the Pier Market place and is open daily from 9 in the morning to 5 in the evening.

Royal Flying Doctor Service Visitor Centre
The Royal Flying Doctor Service Visitor Centre houses a former RFDS aircraft and also other range of medical instruments. The film 'A day in the life of the RFDS' is also screened. The centre is open on all days except Sunday and visitors are required to pay a minimal amount as admission fees.