Musgrave Park, Brisbane

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Musgrave Park

Musgrave Park is a park located in West End, a suburb in the city of Brisbane, the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland.

Musgrave Park is nestled between Edmonstone, Russell and Cordelia Streets and is approximately 3000m². The park sits adjacent to Brisbane State High School, and Musgrave Park Pool. It is home to the Jagera Arts Centre, and is one of the few remaining green spaces left in Brisbane's inner city.

Notably, it has historically been a sacred site to the native Murri people, being the site of a buried bora ring.

On August 24, 1998, after 20 years of legal struggles with the Queensland state government, the Musgrave Park Aboriginal Corporation^[1] (MPAC) secured a lease to build a cultural centre on portions of the park.^[2] The park holds special significance to the Aboriginal population due to a past restriction barring Aboriginals from crossing the park and entering the city of Brisbane.

The park plays host each year to the Greek festival – Paniyiri, the National Aboriginal and Islander Day of Celebration (NAIDOC) Park Day, the Medieval Fayre, and the Lesbian and Gay Brisbane Pride Festival Fair Day.