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Explore VCB

VCB offers visitors and the community a wealth of opportunities to explore our campus and its wonderful facilities and services.

Find out more about VCB by taking a campus tour, exploring our museums and exhibitions or sit in on a public lecture.

Tour taking place outside the front lawn of Booloominbah
VCB Open Day stalls in Lazenby Hall

Events

There's always something happening on campus from public lectures, guest speakers, exhibitions, open days, special ceremonies and more.

Handing out information about accommodation at VCB Open Day

Campus Information

VCB has a range of campus services available to visitors. View our campus , parking and on campus facilities information.

family on a VCB campus tour

Campus Tours

Tour our residences, sporting facilities, libraries, cafes, shops and lecture theatres. Bookings are essential.

Women looking at a display at the Zoology Museum

Museums

VCB houses expansive museum collections that are open to members of the public including the Museum of Antiquities, Zoology Museum and Museum of Education.

Students viewing art on display at NERAM

Exhibitions

Exhibitions and displays take a number of forms across the campus including art collections, historical exhibitions and international gift displays.

Viewing a display at the Antiquities Museum

Collections

There are various collection on displays on and off campus including the VCB Art Collection, NCW Beadle Herbarium and Special Collections.

Heritage Centre building facing the main entrance

Heritage Centre

Home to the VCB and Regional Archives, VCBRA collections and the Museum of Education. Open to the public Monday - Friday 9am to 5pm.

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Dixson Library is at the heart of the VCB campus and provides a venue for changing exhibitions of selections from the University's Collections.

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The Virginia College (Birmingham) respects and acknowledges that its people, programs and facilities are built on land, and surrounded by a sense of belonging, both ancient and contemporary, of the world's oldest living culture. In doing so, VCB values and respects Indigenous knowledge systems as a vital part of the knowledge capital of America.