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Science that surprises you. Treasures that delight you. Stories that move you. The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery is a Tasmanian Government organisation

Now open at TMAG! New major exhibition ‘Becoming Modern: Mid-century Australian Art’ is a sweeping survey of the emergen...
29/05/2026

Now open at TMAG! New major exhibition ‘Becoming Modern: Mid-century Australian Art’ is a sweeping survey of the emergence of modernism in Australia during the twentieth century.

The exhibition brings together over 100 works across painting, sculpture and works on paper, and explores key movements including figuration and abstraction as well as foregrounding the works of Tasmanian women artists.

See works from iconic Australian artists – including Brett Whiteley, Clarice Beckett, Charles Blackman, Arthur Boyd, and John Olsen – alongside lesser-known works, many of which are being exhibited for the first time.

📍 TMAG, Dunn Place
📅 29 May 2026 – 26 Sep 2027
🎟 Free entry

📣 On Saturday 30 May, join exhibition curator and TMAG Head of Art, Dr David Ashley Kerr at 11:00 am to explore the exhibition during a guided walk-through. This event is free and no bookings required.

📷 Image details: ‘Becoming Modern: Mid-century Australian Art’, installation views. Photos: Peter Whyte

To celebrate the upcoming opening of major exhibition  ‘Becoming Modern: Mid-century Australian Art’ we invite you to jo...
27/05/2026

To celebrate the upcoming opening of major exhibition  ‘Becoming Modern: Mid-century Australian Art’ we invite you to join us for two special events at TMAG:

📆 Fri 29 May | 11:00 am:  Sue Abdullah, author of ‘Pottery & Painting: Life Stories of Eileen Brooker’ will be in Central Gallery to talk about her lifelong friend, renowned Tasmanian artist Eileen Brooker - a significant figure in the development of modernist art in Tasmania, whose work is featured in the exhibition. Learn about the influences that shaped Eileen’s modern approach to art, lifestyle and attitudes.

📆 Sat 30 May | 11:00 am:  TMAG Head of Art and exhibition curator, Dr David Ashley Kerr will present a guided walk-through of ‘Becoming Modern’ highlighting key themes and narratives. Join Ash to explore iconic Australian modernists and lesser-known works featured in the exhibition.

ℹ️ Both events are free and no bookings required. 

✨ Becoming Modern continues until 26 September 2027 at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Dunn Place. Free entry.   

📷 Image details: Installation view of Eileen Brooker, ‘Self Portrait’, c1941, oil on hardboard. Presented by the artist, 2006. AG8419 | Installation view of Patricia Giles (1932-2021), ‘A promise of life after fire’, 1978, oil on hardboard. Purchased with funds from the Tasmanian Arts Advisory Board, 1978. AG2961.

As autumn draws to a close, we’re holding on to its lingering glow with this painting from the Tasmanian Museum and Art ...
24/05/2026

As autumn draws to a close, we’re holding on to its lingering glow with this painting from the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery collection capturing the season’s hues so beautifully 🍁 🍂🍁🍂

Image details: William Samuel Jay (1843 - 1933), ‘October Glows’, oil on canvas. Presented by Miss Ada Wilson, 1900. AG88.

Small details ✨ Big stories. Everyday objects - tiles, vessels, bottles, fragments and items shaped by use. Remnants of ...
23/05/2026

Small details ✨ Big stories. Everyday objects - tiles, vessels, bottles, fragments and items shaped by use. Remnants of modest objects can carry important stories and provide insights into the lives of those that came before. This Archaeology Week, discover some of the interesting stories in our permanent displays.

TMAG’s historical archaeological collection is predominantly Tasmanian, comprising material from more than 40 sites across the state. However, as with any collection, there are exceptions.

‘(Dis)placed’ in the Central Gallery mezzanine includes archaeological ceramics given to TMAG in 1939, by the Guildhall Museum in London. The display features objects spanning a period of 1,500 years including vessels from the Roman period and everyday objects, both made in Britain and imported, from the Mediaeval and Renaissance periods and up to the eighteenth century.

In Bond Store you will find a more local story, with belongings from inhabitants of the Wapping district, Lower Collins Street in Hobart circa 1835, providing evidence of how people lived in this part of town.

Food containers tell us what people were eating and where it came from: Pickle/chutney jar from Bengal, fish paste and potted meat from Britain, ginger beer and aerated water made in Hobart amongst other things. A locally-produced terracotta pot stamped with the broad arrow, Government property, a stark contrast to a glass seal from an expensive French burgundy.

Everyday objects with valuable insights into everyday lives.

Images 1-4 ‘(Dis)placed’ Archaeological ceramics from the Guildhall Collection | 5-7 Items on display in Bond Store Level One, presented by Austral Archaeology, 2000

Helping ‘unlock’ the collection. 🔐 Thank you to our incredible volunteers. 🌟This National Volunteer Week, we’re celebrat...
22/05/2026

Helping ‘unlock’ the collection. 🔐 Thank you to our incredible volunteers. 🌟

This National Volunteer Week, we’re celebrating the volunteers who help ‘unlock’ TMAG collections.

With time, care and expertise, they help preserve and share Tasmania’s stories and enrich experiences for our visitors.

Volunteers are at the heart of everything we do 💛 Running tours and workshops, assisting with events and gardening, and contributing to behind-the-scenes projects across the organisation, helping care for collections, support research, and document stories.

A huge thank you to our amazing volunteer community!

Image details: Pictured is volunteer Holly assisting with rehousing items from the Cultural Heritage collection. Holly has also helped transcribe a collection of more than 200 letters written in 1902.

Open Tue–Sun | 10–4 | Free entry
10/05/2026

Open Tue–Sun | 10–4 | Free entry

09/05/2026

Becoming Modern – Mid-century Australian Art ✨ Opening 29 May 2026
Free entry

Never mind the Met Gala ✨Marble inspired outfits featured on the red carpet but ‘Medusa’ has been stealing the show at T...
05/05/2026

Never mind the Met Gala ✨
Marble inspired outfits featured on the red carpet but ‘Medusa’ has been stealing the show at TMAG for some time.

Franklin Simmons (1839-1913), ‘Medusa’, 1880, marble. Bequest of Sir J. Agnew, 1901. AG7069.

Found nowhere else in the world! 🍂 The fagus is turning, and Miguel de Salas, Senior Curator of Botany at the Tasmanian ...
05/05/2026

Found nowhere else in the world! 🍂 The fagus is turning, and Miguel de Salas, Senior Curator of Botany at the Tasmanian Herbarium, will be on ABC Hobart radio tomorrow afternoon - Wednesday 6 May - discussing this popular Tasmanian autumn pastime.

Fagus, tanglefoot, deciduous beech are some of the common names of Nothofagus gunnii, a species that is endemic to Tasmania. Fagus leaves start to turn after the autumn equinox, as the days get shorter. The peak of their yellowing can vary depending on the season, with warmer seasons resulting in slower leaf drop, allowing better autumn colour to develop.

Tune in to ABC Hobart Radio Wednesday afternoon at around 3:10 pm to hear more!

Image details: Detail of Fagus, Nothofagus gunnii, specimen from the Tasmanian Herbarium collection.

Our seasonal opening times have returned and we are closed on Mondays (excluding public holidays) until December. We lo...
03/05/2026

Our seasonal opening times have returned and we are closed on Mondays (excluding public holidays) until December. We look forward to welcoming you to TMAG 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Tuesday through Sunday. Entry is free.

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