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18/03/2008
Unearthing the Past
The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery is undertaking archaeological exploration to find the possible depth, extent and condition of underground storage vaults. These vaults were part of the 1820s Bond Store complex and figured as top security storage for early Hobart Town. To find these vaults archaeologists are digging pits in the TMAG Courtyard and outside the Watergate wall.

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13/07/2007
Giant squid frozen at TMAG
A rare giant squid washed up on Ocean Beach near Strahan on the state's west coast is now in the freezer at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.
TMAG staff drove the body of the animal from Strahan to Hobart, arriving late Thursday afternoon.
The giant squid (Architeuthis) was discovered on Tuesday night in several pieces.
It weighs more than 150 kilograms and is believed to have been more than 7 metres long.

images: Dr Walker-Smith talking to the media, with the giant squid, and the beak of the giant squid.

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collection

Collection is a publication that encapsulates the very best of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. And at the heart of TMAG are the objects.

Each of the 250 objects featured in Collection has been chosen by our curatorial team. The result is a clear illustration of the diversity of the collections.

Collection also contains a history of TMAG and the suite of heritage buildings on the site. Collection offers a glimpse inside one of the most diverse collections in Australia.

Available now from the museum shop
40 Macquarie Street Hobart or museum shop online store

The Museum of Old and New Art
State Collection of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery is proud to present one of the most significant collections of Huon pine furniture in the world. These treasures have been acquired for TMAG through the generosity of the Museum of Old and New Art.

Meet the Collector tours (PDF flyer)

22 November 2005
Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery

Colonial gem to remain in Tasmania
One of Australia’s most important pieces of colonial furniture will be added to the State Collection at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG). 

A rare colonial double end couch, featuring Tasmanian blue gum and dating back to the early 1800s, was bought at auction last weekend by the Federal Group with support from the Art Foundation of Tasmania.

TMAG Director Bill Bleathman said it was an outstanding purchase and is believed to be one of the earliest examples of Tasmanian-made colonial pieces still in existence.

Mr Bleathman paid tribute to the Federal Group which paid $310,000 for the couch and will donate it to the museum.