Queensland Air Museum

 

I went to see the Queensland Air Museum the other day. It's in Caloundra, at the old aerodrome.

 

It's packed full of old planes, civil and military, in various states of disrepair. Aviation enthusiasts love it, I'm sure.

 

 

I specially liked the exhibits that commemorated various defunct airlines. Australia has a particularly rich aviation history, and lots of brave ventures have come and gone.

 

 

I got to pondering what exactly constitutes a 'museum'. If it's a collection of old stuff, then this is quite a museum. 

 

But if it's to do with a careful 'curated' display of old things, with attention to education, aesthetics, and comfortable sense of space, then maybe this place doesn't quite get there?

 

 

Some of it is rather jumbled and higgledy-piggledy, let's face it.

 

There's a similar museum in NSW's Illawarra, called the HARS Aviation Museum. That was a much better organised kettle of fish, I thought.

Four out of ten to this one then.