Plan your group visit

Before visiting the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery there are a few things you can do to make the most of your time at the Museum. First make sure you have booked your group in!

Talk to your group about the theme and the aims of their excursion and, where appropriate, do some pre-visit activities on your chosen theme – there are lots of resources available through our Resources page.

To ensure your group and other visitors have an enjoyable experience, please talk with your students about appropriate behaviour, including: respecting other museum visitors, keeping voice volume low, not touching objects or exhibits unless a staff member or gallery sign invites them to do so, and not running. Please ensure your group will have adequate adult supervision at all times. We have a minimum requirement of an adult to student ratio of 10:1.

Watch our 6 minute Introduction to TMAG video designed for Primary School students:

Parking

Buses and passenger vans can drop off and pick up students in Campbell Street, outside the Hotel Grand Chancellor, or on Argyle Street, opposite the Maritime Museum. Car parking, including accessible parking, is available in the Dunn Street car park, council parking fees apply.

On Arrival

Groups should use the main visitor entrance through the Watergate and Courtyard. If you have booked an education program, an education officer will meet you in the courtyard before the program start time.

Level access for wheelchair users is provided through the same entrance, and a limited number of wheelchairs are available to borrow free of charge.

Student bags are not permitted within the museum and should be left on the bus if possible. Limited storage for student bags is available near the visitor information desk.

Toilet facilities are located on the ground floor near the visitor information desk.

A floor map can be obtained online prior to your visit or you can collect one as you enter.

Inside the galleries

Please provide students with pencils, rather than pens to use when working inside the galleries, and bring clipboards for students to lean on. Visitors are invited to take photographs for personal use within the Museum and Art Gallery unless otherwise indicated.

Eating at TMAG

No food or drink is permitted in the galleries. There is limited seating within the Courtyard and outside the main gates for groups to use. Café seating, including the seating along the veranda is for use by café patrons only and not available for use as group seating.  Mawson Place is close by and may provide a suitable alternative for larger groups.

Public Liability

Please note that the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery is a business unit of the Department of State Growth and as such we maintain full public liability insurance. The provision of a risk assessment is the onus of the visiting organisation and is not TMAG’s responsibility.