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Progressing the World Expo '88 Vision
- A non-government not-for-profit entity celebrating Brisbane's World Expo '88 -
About World Expo '88
The
World Expo '88 Heritage Trail
AND The World Expo '88 Network Guide Pamphlet!
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1. Gidon Graetz "Mirage"
Have a break by visiting some of the cultural venues along the way!
And don't forget to ask someone for directions if needed!
* Please ring in advance if you wish to take part in a tour
Read some of the
Press Releases regarding the Trail and
Guide's development!
31 DECEMBER 2006 - LAUNCH OF THE WORLD EXPO '88 NETWORK GUIDE!
11 MARCH 2007 - WORLD EXPO '88 NETWORK GUIDE 500TH RECIPIENT!
The World Expo
'88 Heritage Trail and the Brisbane World
Expo '88 Network Guide Pamphlet are two
initiatives of Foundation Expo '88 that
celebrate our rich World Expositions
heritage.
Do a 'virtual visit' of the Trail's path and hyperlinks today - and download the Network Guide Pamphlet - you'll get the chance to whet your appetite for your visit to Brisbane City to follow the Trail/Guide in person - and you'll also get to view and visit some of the City's excellent cultural infrastructure - many of which are also for free!
Walk Part 1 - Works
1,2,3,4Do a 'virtual visit' of the Trail's path and hyperlinks today - and download the Network Guide Pamphlet - you'll get the chance to whet your appetite for your visit to Brisbane City to follow the Trail/Guide in person - and you'll also get to view and visit some of the City's excellent cultural infrastructure - many of which are also for free!
1. Gidon Graetz "Mirage"
Inside
Brisbane Arcade, Queen Street Mall
* Enjoy
this beautifully restored Art Deco arcade
Brisbane City Hall King George Square
* Also
pay a visit to the new Museum of Brisbane, inside City Hall.
Admission is Free.
Roma
Street Forum
* This
space is popular for social justice rallies and
marches.
Walk through Roma Street
Railway Station to the new Roma Street Parklands and the next work, at the
northern most tip of the Park. At the platforms
entrance to Roma Street Station, pick up automatic
station platform ticket (free) - and continue to
walk through the Station until you reach the last
Exit - on the left. Exit the Station, cross Taxi
Rank, and walk towards Park escalators, at top
turn 180 deg and you will soon see the Parkland
Cafe 'melangè'. If you are
doing the Full Day Walk, this is the time to have
a meal-stop and break! Continue walking straight
ahead till the end of the Park, and you will soon
see the Park Exit and Carpark. You are nearly
there.
Roma
Street Parklands Visitors Carpark
Option [End Walk 1]: End walk here, return to the Park Entrance and have a bite to eat and drink at the popular 'melangè' cafe. Their raisin fruit bread and coffee is highly recommended! This will then return you to the centre of the City and work number 1. Start the second part of the walk - from work number 5 - on another day!
Option [Full Day Walk]: Continue from work number 4 and re-enter the Roma Street Parklands - walking up to the upper left end of the park and you will exit on College Road. Turn left noting the Victorian architecture of Brisbane Grammar School up on your right, then continue walking left till you arrive at Countess Street at the next intersection. Turn left again down Countess Street until you arrive at the Grey Street (or William Jolly) Bridge. Cross the Bridge to South Brisbane, passing by the famous Dinosaur Garden (free to enter and browse) entrance to the Queensland Museum.
The Museum is part of the award-winning Queensland Cultural Centre designed by renowned Brisbane architect Robin Gibson featuring the State Library, Museum, Art Gallery and the Queensland Performing Arts Complex (known as QPAC) - containing the 2000-seat Lyric Theatre, 1850-seat Concert Hall, 850-seat Playhouse, and the 312-seat Cremorne Theatre. The site will also soon play host to the new 'Queensland Gallery of Modern Art', which is presently under construction and part of the Queensland Government's 'Millennium Arts Project'.
Option [End Walk 1]: End walk here, return to the Park Entrance and have a bite to eat and drink at the popular 'melangè' cafe. Their raisin fruit bread and coffee is highly recommended! This will then return you to the centre of the City and work number 1. Start the second part of the walk - from work number 5 - on another day!
Option [Full Day Walk]: Continue from work number 4 and re-enter the Roma Street Parklands - walking up to the upper left end of the park and you will exit on College Road. Turn left noting the Victorian architecture of Brisbane Grammar School up on your right, then continue walking left till you arrive at Countess Street at the next intersection. Turn left again down Countess Street until you arrive at the Grey Street (or William Jolly) Bridge. Cross the Bridge to South Brisbane, passing by the famous Dinosaur Garden (free to enter and browse) entrance to the Queensland Museum.
The Museum is part of the award-winning Queensland Cultural Centre designed by renowned Brisbane architect Robin Gibson featuring the State Library, Museum, Art Gallery and the Queensland Performing Arts Complex (known as QPAC) - containing the 2000-seat Lyric Theatre, 1850-seat Concert Hall, 850-seat Playhouse, and the 312-seat Cremorne Theatre. The site will also soon play host to the new 'Queensland Gallery of Modern Art', which is presently under construction and part of the Queensland Government's 'Millennium Arts Project'.
With the exception of
special exhibitions, entrance to the State
Library, Queensland Museum and Art Gallery is free.
Walk Part 2 - Works 5,6,7,8
Turn right into
Melbourne Street - in the distance you should
be able to see the next work - the Stefan
Skyneedle. Continue walking until you arrive
at the corner of Manning Street and Melbourne
Street. The base of the Skyneedle can be
viewed from the street. There is an Italian
Pasta/Coffee/and Cake shop just near across
the road from the intersection of Manning and
Melbourne Streets - duck in here for some
'worth enough to travel to Italy' for -
Tiramisu - and freshly brewed coffee.
Walk Part 2 - Works 5,6,7,8
5. Robert Owen/Charles Sutherland "Night
Companion" (can be seen from a
distance)
Now known as the 'Stefan
Sky Needle' - the footprint of this work is
located in the car park of the Stefan
Hairdressing Empire H.Q., at the corners of
Melbourne and Manning Street, West End. The car
park is closed to the general public - if
you wish to observe this work close at hand, an
excellent view of the base of the structure is
available from the street. The work is slightly
raised higher here than it's height at Expo.
Facing the City, walk to the right along Melbourne Street until you pass by the new Cultural Centre BusWay station. Turn right and walk along the SouthBank Parklands Entrance Forecourt, turn towards the riverside, and continue walking along the riverside Boulevard. Soon on your immediate right you will see the next work - the Nepalese Peace Pagoda.
Facing the City, walk to the right along Melbourne Street until you pass by the new Cultural Centre BusWay station. Turn right and walk along the SouthBank Parklands Entrance Forecourt, turn towards the riverside, and continue walking along the riverside Boulevard. Soon on your immediate right you will see the next work - the Nepalese Peace Pagoda.
6. The Nepalese Peace Pagoda (only remaining
Pavilion from World Expo '88 at South Bank)
South
Bank Parklands
You are now in the
former Exposition precinct. Walk along the new South Bank Boulevard, stopping for
a swim at the salt-water
artificial beach - it's fun!
Keep walking along the 'Energex Arbour Boulevard' - with it's wonderful signature mauve bouganvillea vines and steel tendrils - past the entrance to the Goodwill Bridge, and follow the path along the riverside for the next few hundred metres. You will see the next group of primary-coloured artworks, in steel, playfully arching into the river, footpath and stairwells.
Keep walking along the 'Energex Arbour Boulevard' - with it's wonderful signature mauve bouganvillea vines and steel tendrils - past the entrance to the Goodwill Bridge, and follow the path along the riverside for the next few hundred metres. You will see the next group of primary-coloured artworks, in steel, playfully arching into the river, footpath and stairwells.
7. Peter D. Cole "Man
& Matter"
Various
works along the Kangaroo Point City Boardwalk
Walk back towards the
new Goodwill Bridge from the Maritime Museum to the Botanic Gardens.
Walk through the Queensland University of Technology campus to the State Parliament of Queensland (a lovely building in
itself - constructed
in 1868), enter the Botanic Gardens from the
Parliament House entrance - the next work is in front of you on the
right.
Brisbane City Botanic Gardens
*
Enjoy this last work in the tranquility of the
Botanic Gardens. Follow the signs to the Café
for a cool drink.
Please Note:
Walk 1 (works
1,2,3,4)
will take about 3 hours, at a fairly
sedentary pace, and also includes
some up-hill walking - only persons
of reasonable fitness level should
attempt it. Walk 2 (works
5,
6, 7, 8) will also take approximately 3
hours. Why not do one walk one weekend -
the other another day? And, don't forget
to do the Queensland 'slip, slop, slap' -
slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen and
slap on a hat - and BYO water!
Things to Do
Each work has a
commemorative plaque stating it's role
in World Expo '88 - bend over and take a
closer look!,
Have a break by visiting some of the cultural venues along the way!
And don't forget to ask someone for directions if needed!
Admission to the
majority of cultural venues noted on this
trail is FREE
* Please ring in advance if you wish to take part in a tour
Foundation Expo
'88 gives no warranty in relation to the
data (including accuracy, reliability,
completeness or
suitability) and accepts no liability
(including without limitation, liability
in negligence) for any
loss, damage or costs (including
consequential damage) relating to any use
of the data.
31 DECEMBER 2006 - LAUNCH OF THE WORLD EXPO '88 NETWORK GUIDE!
11 MARCH 2007 - WORLD EXPO '88 NETWORK GUIDE 500TH RECIPIENT!