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Journal · 1 November 2026
A Saturday morning with the public art
If you reach Brisbane on Saturday morning, you have six hours before check-in. The guided public art tour fills the first ninety minutes of them neatly — and it finishes on the Sky Deck.
The facts from the official page
| Run by | Museum of Brisbane (MoB) guides |
|---|---|
| When | Saturdays 9:00 – 10:30 am; Wednesdays 3:00 – 4:30 pm |
| Length | 90 minutes on foot |
| Starts | At Lindy Lee's Being Swallowed by the Milky Way |
| Ends | On the Sky Deck |
| Group size | No more than 15 people |
| Access | Designed for most fitness levels; lifts, ramps and public toilets along the way |
| Tickets | $35 general admission, $30 concession or MoB member, plus a booking fee, as listed on 1 November 2026 |
What you see
The tour page talks about large works by First Nations, Queensland and international artists, alongside the precinct's historic buildings and landmarks: murals, digital light projections, tall sculptures and floating gardens. The artists it names are Tony Albert, Antony Gormley, Tom Friedman, Lindy Lee, Samuel Tupou, Wukun Wanambi and Justene Williams. The precinct owner describes the art programme as one of the largest art procurements by a corporate entity in Queensland.
The starting point is the strongest work to begin with. Lindy Lee's sculpture is an illuminated bronze, eight metres high and weighing eight tonnes, and Lee was born in Brisbane.
Fitting it into the weekend
Saturday morning
- Leave bags
If you arrive early, ask the hotel whether it can hold your luggage until 3 pm.
- Tour starts
Meet at the Lindy Lee sculpture.
- Tour ends on the Sky Deck
Babblers is right there and open since 7 am.
Saturday midday
- Brunch
Aloria's weekend brunch seating, if you booked it.
- Riverline walk
Down the Brisbane Steps to the mangrove boardwalk.
- Check in
Then the pool, as in our main plan.
Why we like it
It turns the hours before check-in, usually wasted, into the part of the weekend where you learn where you are. After it, the rest of our plan — the deck, the bridge, The Terrace — reads differently, because you know what the buildings and the sculptures are.
Groups are small, so book ahead for a particular Saturday. If the Saturday tour is full, the self-guided walk is always possible; The Star counts ten works in the precinct.