Outdoor Gallery: Artist and curator-led walking tour, part of 'Living Observatory’ exhibition

Join artist Thom Ryan and curator Michelle Brown for a special walking tour through Brisbane City Council’s Outdoor Gallery exhibition, Living Observatory.

Living Observatory transforms the Outdoor Gallery into a city-wide exploration of citizen science, observation and care, bringing together artists responding to the natural world and the ways we observe and understand our environment.

Hear from Ryan about his featured work and artistic practice, and from curator Michelle Brown about the development of Living Observatory and bringing together art, science and observation across the city.

Take a leisurely walkthrough selected works, hear the stories and ideas behind the exhibition, and discover some of the ways art can encourage us to slow down, look more closely and notice the natural world around us.

Meeting Point: Meet on Level 3, Museum of Brisbane Foyer.

About the Outdoor Gallery:

This program is part of Council's Outdoor Gallery exhibition Living Observatory. Living Observatory transforms Brisbane City Council’s Outdoor Gallery into a city-wide celebration of nature, discovery and our connection with the environment.

Brisbane’s outdoor lifestyle and subtropical environment are an important part of what makes our city special. We share our neighbourhoods with an incredible variety of wildlife, from birds and insects in our backyards and parks to marine life in the Brisbane River and Moreton Bay.

Curated by Michelle Brown, Living Observatory encourages us to slow down, look more closely and notice the natural world around us. It invites people to think about the plants, animals and ecosystems that are part of everyday life, and how we can better understand and care for them.

Living Observatory runs until 11 April 2027 and is part of World Science Festival Brisbane 2027, presented by Queensland Museum.

Image credit: Thom Ryan, Enoggera Reservoir, 2025.

Bookings

Bookings required via Eventbrite.

Venue address

Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane City Hall, 64 Adelaide Street, Brisbane City