Oliffe Richmond

Opening date : 23-05-2025   Closing date : 12-10-2025

An exhibition of works by Oliffe Richmond (1919–1977), a Tasmanian-born sculptor who built a distinguished career in Britain, working alongside Henry Moore before becoming a sculpture teacher at Chelsea School of Art. The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery holds a significant collection of his works on paper, spanning from the 1940s to the 1960s. These drawings trace the evolution of his artistic practice, from early explorations of form to studies reflecting his mature sculptural vision. This selection builds on a 1989 exhibition that first highlighted Richmond’s lesser-known works on paper, offering a deeper insight into his artistic journey.

Inside Pompeii: Origins of a European Way of Life

Opening date : 05-04-2025   Closing date : 29-06-2025

The European Union presents Inside Pompeii: Origins of a European Way of Life is a breathtaking exhibition showcasing the evocative photography of Luigi Spina, capturing the ancient city of Pompeii like never before. During the global pandemic, with the Archaeological Park of Pompeii closed to the public, Spina had the unprecedented opportunity to immerse himself in its timeless spaces.

The World of Beetles

Opening date : 20-03-2025   Closing date : 27-07-2025

The World of Beetles exhibition celebrates the incredible diversity, beauty, and scientific importance of beetles.

On Island

Opening date : 06-12-2024   Closing date : 21-09-2025

On Island explores connections between artists and the archipelago of 334 islands that make up Lutruwita/Tasmania. It evokes the artists’ physical presence here, as well diverse narratives and perspectives about this place. Some of the artists live here, while others have either visited or moved elsewhere. All artworks are from the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery collection.

Islands to Ice

Explore the Antarctic and Southern Ocean region, from the animals that inhabit these special environments to the hidden stories of the people who work, live and play on the frozen continent.

mapiya lumi | around here

TMAG's long-term exhibition for children 0-7 years explores lutruwita/Tasmania as a 'little big home'.

ningina tunapri

The exhibition explores the journey of Tasmanian Aboriginal people and is a celebration of all Tasmanian Aboriginal generations.

Tasmania: Earth and Life

Tasmania has a unique geological history and hosts an unusual complement of plants and animals, each with its own story to tell. This exhibition explores these fascinating species and environments through the objects found in the State Collection.

The Thylacine: Skinned, Stuffed, Pickled and Persecuted

This gallery tells the story of the Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, and its interactions with society through objects from the State Collection.

Dispossessions and Possessions

In Dispossessions and Possessions, explore treasures of our Colonial and Arts and Crafts collections, including works by notable artists such as John Glover, Benjamin Duterreau and W C Piguenit.

This Too Shall Pass

This exhibition showcases artworks from TMAG's Art Collection and includes portraits and self-portraits, along with still-life paintings and artefacts that reflect on impermanence and the inevitable transience of life, beauty and material things.

Not So Easy: Australian Design and Identity since Federation

Not So Easy is an exhibition that draws on the TMAG Decorative Arts collection to explore the changing relationship between design and identity in Australia.

Fifty Shades of Blue

A display of over 150 blue transfer printed plates from the TMAG collection, spanning from the late 18th century to the early 20th century.

(Dis)placed

(Dis)placed is a complementary exhibition to Not so Easy and includes archaeological ceramics given to the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery in 1939, by the Guildhall Museum in London.

Our living land: Encountering an upside down world

Discover how Tasmania's natural environment influenced the development of the colony and how some species vanished, others prospered and new ones arrived.

Our changing land: Creating Tasmania

Featuring a rich collection of objects and stories, this exhibition focuses on the period from the 1800s to 1901, a time of spectacular transformation in from Van Diemen's Land to Tasmania.

Our land: parrawa, parrawa! Go away!

Go on an immersive journey through this dark period of history, with objects, contemporary historical accounts and specially commissioned films all helping to bring the story to life.

Taypani Community Engagement

Following on from the exhibition taypani milaythina-tu: Return to Country, the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery invites the Tasmanian Aboriginal community to visit, view and engage with the Ancestral cultural belongings that have returned to lutruwita on loan from nine overseas institutions and Museums Victoria, until August 2025. Please note this program is exclusively for the Tasmanian Aboriginal Community.

Private Secretary's Cottage

The Private Secretary's Cottage ( c. 1813) is the second-oldest building in the TMAG complex after the Commissariat Store, and is open for admission by guided tour.

Shaping Tasmania: a journey in 100 objects

Shaping Tasmania is an online exhibition of 100 objects selected from those on display throughout the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.