Qantas Founders Museum

The Qantas Founders Outback Museum is a museum located in Longreach, Queensland, Australia.The museum was opened on 9 June 1996 in the heritage-listed Qantas Hangar, built by Qantas in 1922.

Stage 2 of the Qantas Founders Museum was part of a 1999 A$110 million Queensland and federal government project, the heritage trails network. The Qantas Founders Museum is located 177 kilometres (110 mi ... The Museum tells the history of Australia's national airline Qantas, from its early beginnings in Outback Queensland in the 1920s to present day. Qantas was registered on 16 November 1920 and held its first Board Meeting in Winton in 1921 where it was decided to move operations to Longreach. The Qantas Founders Museum has a variety of interactive displays and exhibits telling the many stories of the airline over its 100-year history.