The University of Queensland Art Museum (UQ Art Museum) is located in the James and Mary Emelia Mayne Centre on The University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus, and is recognised as one of the nation’s most beautifully designed university art museums.

Through an active range of exhibitions, public programs, events and publications, the Art Museum seeks to engage with the University and broader community, and welcomes a diverse audience. 

The University of Queensland began collecting art in the early 1940s. The University of Queensland Art Collection is now the second largest public art collection in Queensland.

As custodian of the Collection, the Art Museum is charged to acquire, preserve and present Australian art, with a particular emphasis on Queensland art.

A dialogue with global perspectives is explored through exhibitions, public programs and publications.

The Art Museum actively acquires innovative contemporary art. Historic works of art enter the Collection primarily through gifts, donations and bequests.

A key aim of the UQ Art Museum is to foster critical enquiry, enjoyment and appreciation of art and visual culture.