From Saturday November 22, open daily from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Museum of BrisbaneLevel 3, Brisbane City Hall King George Square, Brisbane CityDirections
- Wed November 26 2025
- Thu November 27 2025
- Fri November 28 2025
Free
Art and culture collide in Stories You Wear: Magpie Goose, a must-see new exhibition at Museum of Brisbane that embraces fashion as a canvas for storytelling. Opening on Saturday November 22, the exhibition invites visitors to see how fabric, colour and pattern can carry the spirit of Country and community.
Created in collaboration with Aboriginal-owned and led fashion label Magpie Goose, the exclusive-to-Brisbane exhibition showcases garments that fuse contemporary design with the stories of First Nations artists from across Australia. Each Magpie Goose piece begins as a design created in partnership with artists and communities, before being hand printed and sewn into vibrant garments that speak to identity, heritage and place.
Stories You Wear: Magpie Goose shines a light on South East Queensland collaborations, including artists from Jinibara and Quandamooka Country. Among them are Quandamooka artist and weaver Sonja Carmichael, whose practice reflects her family’s deep cultural connection to the land and seas of Minjerribah, and long-time practising artist Belinda Close, who collaborated with her daughter Mahala Burns to create intergenerational artwork exploring the importance of the Bungwal fern.
An opening weekend event on Saturday November 22 invites audiences to an afternoon of storytelling and creativity – with a panel discussion featuring artists from Magpie Goose’s recent Quandamooka collection, a drop-in weaving workshop led by Ngugi artists Sonja and Elisa Jane Carmichael, and a live performance by rapper, singer and spoken-word poet, Sachém Parkin-Owens.
The exhibition is free and runs daily from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
This exhibition is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
Image one: Molly Rex, Jordan Unghango, Trinita Bundamurra and Zerika Clement wearing Leoni Melpi’s Waves, Graham Badari’s Nabarlek deja Ngarrbek (Rock Wallaby and Echidna), Reuben Manakgu’s Wakih (Fresh Water Prawns), Bede Tungatalum’s Tiwi Birds, Kodjdjan D Diaguma’s Murnubbarra Karrolka (Flying Magpie Geese) and Elizabeth Kandabuma’s Kun-ngol (Clouds) designs. Photo: Freedom Garvey-Warr and Kalumburu Photography Collective, Enterprise Partnerships.
Image two: Lornie Djana wearing Mitjili Napurrula’s Watiya Tjuta design. Photo: Christian Koch. Courtesy Ikuntji Artists.
Image three: Jones Billy and Dudley Forbes wearing Samuel Daylight’s Darbalun (Goanna) and Dudley Forbes’ Dakawa’ (crayfish) designs. Photo: Helen Orr.
Image four: Jayzena, Samara Billy and Lyndell wearing Samara Billy’s Rongngyi (Bush Lillies), Jones Billy’s Garrjala (Nail Fish), and Naomi Wilfred and Rocklan Hodgson’s Aboriginal Bush Tools designs. Photo: Helen Orr.
Image five: Esmeralda Philmax wearing Graham Badari’s Lambalk Kangun Mannguy (Sugar Glider Eating Flowers) and Jock Puautjimi’s Burial Sites designs. Photo: Kate Harding.