Warrajamba at Museum of Brisbane: a Free City Hall Outing

City Hall offers a free indoor outing that connects Brisbane visitors with stories from Minjerribah. Warrajamba, by Quandamooka artist Delvene Cockatoo-Collins, is open at Museum of Brisbane until Sunday 22 November 2026.

You can see the work and take part in a hands-on activity during the museum’s daily opening hours. It's a useful choice for an unhurried city visit, including a day when rain sends you indoors.

Cockatoo-Collins is a Quandamooka woman who lives and works on Minjerribah, also known as North Stradbroke Island. The museum’s exhibition information connects her work with the ancestral story of Warrajamba, the mermaid, whose lost ending she continues to explore.

Let the artist’s interpretation lead your visit. The story has a specific cultural setting, and the museum presents it through her relationship with Country and family. Read the interpretation alongside the work before moving to the activity.

The exhibition also includes sculptural work using materials gathered from Country. Look closely at the materials and their texture, then return to the labels to understand how the artist describes them.

Warrajamba at Museum of Brisbane. Photo: Joe Ruckli / Museum of Brisbane.

Visitors can use artist-designed stamps to create a mermaid or dugong. The activity connects with Warrajamba and Yungong, the dugong, and gives you something practical to do after looking at the work.

The museum lists the exhibition as suitable for all ages. Adults can take part too. If you're bringing children, it recommends parental supervision around the water-based ink and stamps.

Allow the visit to follow your interest. You might spend most of your time with the artwork, or pause at the activity table. A free-entry outing leaves room to change pace without measuring every minute against a ticket price.

Museum of Brisbane is on Level 3 of Brisbane City Hall at King George Square. Its visitor guide lists daily opening from 10am to 5pm and describes a 10-minute walk from Central or Roma Street station.

Bus options include services stopping on Adelaide and Ann streets, plus King George Square and Queen Street bus stations. Check your actual service and any changes before leaving; the best stop depends on where you're coming from.

Keep food and transport in a separate budget. Free exhibition entry makes the cultural part of the trip predictable, while a city lunch or parking can still change the total.

The museum’s access guide confirms wheelchair and pram access, with accessible toilets on Level 3 and the ground floor. It also provides more detailed information for visitors who need to plan their route.

City Hall’s Clock Tower has different access restrictions. Treat a tower visit as a separate activity with its own arrangements, even though it shares the building.

Warrajamba’s page says artist studio dates will be announced separately. Don't promise yourself a meeting with Cockatoo-Collins on an ordinary exhibition visit.

For more of her story, the museum’s Where I Belong episode offers an account of her return to Minjerribah and her artistic practice.