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Gympie has an important and colourful past and the Museum houses a vast collection of documentation, artefacts and photographs from the discovery of gold in 1867 by James Nash to the current operations of the Gympie Eldorado Goldmine which is the 8th greatest gold producing mine in Australia today.

Gympie is known as the town that saved the State of Queensland from bankruptcy.

The Museum site comprises over 5 hectares containing over 30 display areas in and around 15 major buildings with entry through a café and souvenir shop.

The site of the Museum is that of the former No2 South Great Eastern Mine with some original relics still on site and an operational authentic steam winding engine, compound air compressor and generator reconstructed on the original footings. There are also relics of later mining and gold recovery, including an operational 50hp Ruston engine above..

See the special events page for Running and Steaming days

                    The Historical section includes a one teacher school, Andrew Fisher Cottage, a dentist surgery, a communications room, blacksmiths shop, shell, gem and bottle collections and many relics of the timber industry, dairy industry, railways and farming, all part of the history of Gympie and the surrounding areas. There are more than 10,000 items in the collection