Exhibitions
To Catch A Tiger5 November 2011 – 12 March 2012
To Catch a Tiger explores the human compulsion to connect with something which is just out of reach.
In this installation by Tasmanian artist James Newitt, the thylacine (or Tasmanian tiger) creates a point of connection between issues and opinions related to conservation, wildness, Tasmanian identity and scientific ‘truth’.
To Catch a Tiger is part of Star/Dust, a year-long series of contemporary art experiences developed by three Tasmanian artists and presented with the support of Detached Cultural Organisation.
Stories from the state numismatics collection
Permanent exhibition, Medals and Money Gallery
Containing more than 350 medals and coins, including part of one of the most important collections of Roman coins in Australia donated by Lord Talbot de Malahide, this exhibition examines literally hundreds of stories taking in everything from the end of convict transportation to federation banknotes and the start of decimal currency.
Permanent exhibition, Antarctic Gallery
Islands to Ice explores the definitions, perceptions, mythology and motivations of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. It explores the places, the people, the creatures and the phenomena that make the great southern wilderness a world of its own. It is an invitation to journey south from Hobart across wild sapphire oceans to the crystal desert of the Antarctic.
Touring
The Tayenebe exhibition began in 2009 as an art project in which Tasmanian Aboriginal women revived traditional fibre skills.
Traversing Antarctica: the Australian experience
2 December 2011 – 26 February 2012
Traversing Antarctica marks the 100th anniversary of the 1911-14 Australasian Antarctic Expedition, led by Douglas Mawson. The exhibition is a journey of discovery through the stories, science and wonder of Antarctica's past, present and future.
Artists in Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic
26 November 2011 – 1 April 2012
Artists in Antarctica is an exhibition developed to present work by key artists who have travelled to Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic region. Selected from the TMAG collection, the paintings, drawings and prints highlight Antarctica as both subject and inspiration.
