Immerse yourself in history at Qantas Founders Museum

Qantas Founders Museum is dedicated to telling the extraordinary story of Qantas, from its early days in Outback Queensland in the 1920s to present day. In 2020, Qantas will celebrate its centenary and Qantas Founders Museum has incredible new experiences and events to mark this important milestone.

From May 2020, Qantas Founders Museum’s new sound and light experience will commence, the only one of its kind in the world. The show will tell the story of Qantas by projecting images onto the fuselages of the Museum’s Boeing 747, Boeing 707 and Super Constellation, an incredible experience to enjoy. The Museum will also open its new Super Constellation display from mid-April 2020, where guests will learn the important role the Super Constellations played in overseas travel for Qantas.

Qantas Founders Museum’s Qantas Centenary Program includes a variety of exciting events throughout the year to suit all ages. The Museum will also offer its popular school holiday activities in addition to the many things to see and do in our Museum for young aviators.

Open seven days, the museum is totally dedicated to the story of Qantas, the airline which started with an Avro 504K, which could carry two people (the pilot and a passenger). A replica of the aircraft is the central exhibit inside the museum and is a graphic reminder of just how simple these flying machines were.

Key features

Kids’ club
No

Educational programs
Yes

Cloakroom
No

Restaurants
Yes

BBQ areas
Yes

Help desk
Yes

Family ticket packages
Yes

Guided tours
Yes

Wheelchair accessible
Yes

Daily shows
No

Kids area
Yes

Parenting rooms
Yes

Play

Guided tours are available of the magnificent Qantas 747 Jumbo jet “City of Bunbury” and the Boeing 707 “City of Canberra”, the first Qantas jet aircraft registered in Australia. These tours give you the opportunity to get up close and personal and learn some of the amazing facts and figures of these aircraft.

Museum visitors also get the chance to view a consolidated PBY Catalina purchased in Spain in 2011.

New additions to the Museum include the daily Hangar Tour, Super Constellation display and children’s activities including school holidays children’s tours of the Boeing 747 and Museum.

Kids only

Kids area

Kids trail

Children’s booklet

747 kids tour

GOMA kids on tour program

Fun for all

Aircraft tours

Grown ups

747 wing walk

Getting there

Qantas Founders Museum is located at 1 Sir Hudson Fysh Drive, Longreach. (Landsborough Highway) near the Longreach airport. You can get to Longreach by air (Daily QantasLink flights from Brisbane), train (two trains a week from Brisbane) or by road.