Current and upcoming exhibitions
| Fifty Shades of BlueOpening date : 09-05-2018 Closing date : 30-12-2019 A display of over 150 blue transfer printed plates from the TMAG collection, spanning from the late 18th century to the early 20th century. |
| Dirty PaperOpening date : 15-02-2019 Closing date : 14-07-2019 Dirty Paper features five Tasmanian artists who have created and curated new works in response to the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) collection |
| Simpkinson’s HobartOpening date : 21-03-2019 Closing date : 11-06-2019 A selection of F G Simpkinson de Wesselow’s watercolours painted en plein air around Hobart between 1845 and 1848 is on show, with a panorama of Hobart Town in 1848 as the centrepiece. Presented in conjunction with the Royal Society of Tasmania in celebration of their 175th anniversary. |
| (Dis)placedOpening date : 20-04-2019 Closing date : 30-06-2020 (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. |
| Not So Easy: Australian Design and Identity since FederationOpening date : 20-04-2019 Closing date : 30-06-2020 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. |
| Julie Gough: Tense PastOpening date : 07-06-2019 Closing date : 03-11-2019 This major exhibition by renowned Tasmanian Aboriginal artist Julie Gough interrogates colonial history and the impact of colonisation on Tasmania’s first people—then and now. |
| Geoff Dyer: PortraitsOpening date : 26-07-2019 Closing date : 06-10-2019 Geoff Dyer is well known in Tasmania as a landscape painter, however few people know that he has also painted portraits, often for the Archibald Prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. |
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Permanent exhibitions
| The Central GalleryArtefacts from Tasmania and around the world are on display in a stunning showcase that's just as unique as the items it contains. |
| ningina tunapriThe exhibition explores the journey of Tasmanian Aboriginal people and is a celebration of all Tasmanian Aboriginal generations. |
| Tasmania: Earth and LifeTasmania 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 PersecutedThis gallery tells the story of the Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, and its interactions with society through objects from the State Collection. |
| The Power of ChangeExplore key areas of twentieth century Tasmanian life and their national and international significance and influence, including outdoor recreation and social and political change. |
| Dispossessions and PossessionsIn 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. |
| Modern AgeThe journey continues through the Modern Age gallery, which examines the influence of the global Modernism movement on Tasmanian art as well as the Australian studio crafts revival in the 1960s and 1970s. |
| Islands to IceIslands to Ice examines the definitions, perceptions and mythology 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. |
| Medals and Money: Stories from the State Numismatics CollectionContaining 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 takes in the breadth of Tasmanian history, from the end of convict transportation to federation banknotes and the start of decimal currency. |
| Our living land: Encountering an upside down worldDiscover 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 TasmaniaFeaturing 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. |
| Private Secretary's CottageThe 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 objectsShaping Tasmania is an online exhibition of 100 objects selected from those on display throughout the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. |
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