Originally called the Exhibition Building and Concert Hall, the first Exhibition Building was built in 1876 for the Queensland National Agricultural and Industrial Association. It was located on the corner of Bowen Bridge Road and Gregory Terrace, on land had been used by the Acclimatisation Society of Queensland from 1863-1875. The original building burnt down on 13 June 1888 and a new brick building, designed by George Henry Male Addison, was erected on the same site in 1891. The building was taken over by the Queensland government after the association ran into financial difficulties, and it later became the home of the Queensland Museum on 26 January 1901. During the Queensland Museum's 86 years in the building, other parts of the building were used as a Concert Hall and an Art Gallery. It remained the museum until 1986 and is still known as the "Old Museum Building". It continues to be a venue for plays, concerts and other exhibitions.