Thomas Dixon Centre

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Go behind the scenes of the Queensland Ballet company. Explore where costumes and sets are made and housed, visit the studios and watch dancers put the finishing touches on an upcoming performance. 

Food or drinks availablePublic toilets availableWheelchair accessibleHeritage listed

Where to go: 10am – 3pm

Where to go: Corner Drake Street and Montague Road, West End

Tours: Self guided tours

Building type: Ballet Centre

Built: 1908

Architects: Richard Gailey

Web: www.queenslandballet.com.au

Did you know...
The sandstone tablet above the Drake Street entrance is inscribed ‘ESTABLISHED 1873’, which was the year that Quaker Thomas Coar Dixon commenced his business. In 1928 the Duke of York (later King George VI) was photographed in this doorway after inspecting the Thomas Dixon factory.

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