Gab Titui Cultural Centre

Top choice in Thursday Island & Horn Island

LoginSave

The superb Gab Titui Cultural Centre, near the ferry dock on Thursday Island, houses a contemporary gallery displaying the cultural history of the Torres Strait, and hosts cultural events and changing exhibitions by local artists.

There are two main galleries: the Wabunaw Geth Gallery is dedicated to contemporary works by local artists from around the Torres Strait Islands, while the Ephraim Bani Gallery is a more permanent art space with displays, artefacts and artworks of cultural significance to the islands, including the pearling industry. Tours (per person $8) by appointment.

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

  • Torres Strait Heritage Museum

    Torres Strait Heritage Museum

    2.16 MILES

    Fascinating educational tours revealing the island's significant and all-but-forgotten military history, including fixed gun sites and aircraft wrecks,…

  • Green Hill Fort

    Green Hill Fort

    0.45 MILES

    The highest point on Thursday Island, Green Hill is home to the well-preserved remains of a 19th-century fort, built in 1891 in preparation for a possible…

  • Thursday Island Cemetery

    Thursday Island Cemetery

    0.6 MILES

    This heritage-listed cemetery includes the graves of more than 600 Japanese pearl divers and a memorial erected by the Japanese consulate in 1979. Look…

View more attractions

Nearby Thursday Island & Horn Island attractions

2. Green Hill Fort

0.45 MILES

The highest point on Thursday Island, Green Hill is home to the well-preserved remains of a 19th-century fort, built in 1891 in preparation for a possible…

3. Thursday Island Cemetery

0.6 MILES

This heritage-listed cemetery includes the graves of more than 600 Japanese pearl divers and a memorial erected by the Japanese consulate in 1979. Look…

4. Torres Strait Heritage Museum

2.16 MILES

Fascinating educational tours revealing the island's significant and all-but-forgotten military history, including fixed gun sites and aircraft wrecks,…