TMAG makes loan resources available to extend the reach of the Tasmanian State Collection.
Educators may book loans that allow them to explore a range of subject matters including geology, zoology, Antarctic and history collections in their classrooms.
TMAG administers the Memorial Boxes from the Australian War Memorial. This resource is free to borrow. Freight fees apply, if required ($75 in 2023-24). Free pick up is available by prearranged collection.
For information on these boxes please visit www.awm.gov.au/learn/memorial-boxes
The Ice Box is full of objects that have been carefully chosen to reflect the three broad themes of the natural Antarctic environment, history of exploration and its connections with Australia, and people in Antarctica today.
Explore learning through hands-on objects including Emperor penguin chicks, whale teeth and baleen, geological samples, and scientific and expeditionary equipment.
This resource is free to borrow. Fees apply for freight ($75 in 2023-24), but free pick up is available by prearranged collection.
Ice Box is sponsored by the Australian Antarctic Division, Tasmanian Polar Network, Antarctic Tasmania and Mr Gordon Bain.
Ice Box Antarctic Education Resource - PDF 534 KB
TMAG operates a loan service of animal, plant and rock specimens for schools. These are great objects for sketching and research.
2023-24 Loan Specimens Flyer
Loan membership is available for regular borrowers. See Loan Specimens Flyer for further information.
The iRemember In the kitchen and In the shed Memory Cases are free loan resources developed through a partnership between TMAG and the Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre in the University of Tasmania’s Faculty of Health Science. The iRemember In the shed Memory Case was funded by the Australian Government's Better Access to Palliative Care in Tasmania Program, through Palliative Care Tasmania’s 'Networking End of Life Care' Project.
The 16 objects within each case aim to assist people living with dementia and their friends, families, partners and carers to communicate more easily and enjoyably with each other. It’s about encouraging the telling of stories and the sharing of memories, using real objects to stimulate conversation and remembering.
The objects have been carefully selected and can be handled. There are cards relating to each object with additional information and discussion points which assist and encourage users to develop conversations and share experiences.
TMAG’s popular Black Box Loan Resource has been a feature of TMAG’s Aboriginal Learning Program for more than a decade. In the first half of 2024 TMAG is pausing this popular program to update the resource and make it even more relevant and accessible to Tasmanian teachers and students.
Keep an eye on the TMAG website for the relaunch of the Black Box in the second half of 2024!
Other resources in the Tasmanian Aboriginal Learning space at TMAG and beyond are available here.
The Tasmanian Fossil Kit contains a selection of the commonly occurring fossils of Tasmania, with a focus on those found around Hobart and southern Tasmania. The kit contains a teacher’s guide, including maps and information about each rock sample. It is now available to borrow as part of the Loan Service membership. For more information on how to borrow this item, please see the Loan Specimens flyer.
2023 Loan Specimens Flyer