List of museums in Tasmania


This list of museums in Tasmania, Australia, contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries.
NameLocationAreaTypeSummary
Allport Library and Museum of Fine ArtsHobartLibraryPart of the State Library of Tasmania, 19th century period rooms, changing exhibits of art and history from its collections
Australasian Golf MuseumBothwellSport
Avoca MuseumAvocaLocalLocated in a historic school building
Bark Mill MuseumSwanseaNorth WestHistory, 19th century life
Bass & Flinders CentreGeorge TownNorthMaritime
Beaconsfield Mine & Heritage CentreBeaconsfieldNorthernMiningFormer gold mine with buildings and equipment
Bligh Museum of Pacific ExplorationAdventure BayHistory, located on Bruny Island, specialised collection relating to various explorations in the South Pacific
Burnie Regional Art GalleryBurnieNorth WestArt,
Burnie Regional MuseumBurnieNorth WestHistory, Features a Federation Street, an extensive photographic collection and temporary exhibitions.
Carnegie GalleryHobartArt, city art gallery
Cascades Female FactoryHobartPrisonFormer Australian workhouse for female convicts in the penal colony of Van Diemen's Land
Channel Heritage CentreMargateLocal, local history, industries, community life about the D'Entrecasteaux Channel surrounds
Clarendon House EvandaleNorthernHistoric house, operated by the National Trust of Australia
Cygnet Living History MuseumCygnetHuon ValleyHistory
Deloraine and District Folk MuseumDeloraineLocal, local pioneer history
Design Centre TasmaniaLauncestonNorthArt, area contemporary craft and design in wood
Derwent Valley RailwayNew NorfolkRailwayHeritage railway, currently not operational
Devonport Maritime Museum and Historical SocietyDevonportNorth WestMaritime
Devonport Regional GalleryDevonportNorth WestArt
Don River RailwayDonNorth WestRailwayHeritage railway and museum
Eaglehawk Neck Historic SiteEaglehawk NeckMilitary, restored officer's quarters and remains of former fort for the Port Arthur penal settlement
Entally HouseHadspenHistoric houseEarly 19th century estate house with collection of Regency furniture and fine silver, gardens, a greenhouse, a chapel, a coach house and stables
Forest EcoCentreScottsdaleNatural history, operated by Forestry Tasmania, forestry and natural history of forests
Franklin House LauncestonNorthernHistoric house, operated by the National Trust of Australia
Furneaux MuseumFlinders IslandLocal
Galley MuseumQueenstownMiningPhotographs and relics of the mining communities of the past
Geeveston Forest & Heritage CenterGeevestonForestryPhotographs, relics and interactive displays about early settlement and forestry in Far South Tasmania
Grote Reber MuseumCambridgeScienceLife and work of astronomer Grote Reber, tour of the Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory
Home HillDevonportNorth WestHistoric house, operated by the National Trust of Australia, 20th century home of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons and Dame Enid Lyons
Huon Valley Apple and Heritage MuseumGroveAgriculture, Tasmania 's apple industry
Imaginarium Science CentreDevonportNorth WestScience, hands-on science displays
John Elliott Classics MuseumHobartArchaeology, operated by the University of Tasmania, art and culture of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, Greece, Etruria and Rome
Latrobe Courthouse MuseumLatrobeNorth WestLocal, operated by the National Trust of Australia, local history displays
Launceston Tramway MuseumLauncestonNorthTransport, historic trams
Low Head Pilot Station Maritime MuseumLow HeadMaritime
Markree MuseumHobartHistoric house, operated by the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, exhibitions of Tasmanian history and period rooms, changing exhibitions featuring art and decorative arts
Maritime Museum of TasmaniaHobartMaritimeTasmania's association with the sea, ships and shipbuilding
Military Museum of TasmaniaHobartMilitaryLocated within Anglesea Barracks
Museum of Old and New ArtHobartArtIncludes antiquities, modern and contemporary art
Narryna Heritage MuseumHobartHistoric house, 19th century period wealthy merchant family's house
National Automobile Museum of TasmaniaLauncestonNorthernTransport, automobiles, motorcycles, Tasmanian Motor Sport Hall of Fame
Norfolk Plains Heritage CentreLongfordLocal, operated by the National Trust of Australia, local history displays, historic Masonic lodge
Oak Lodge RichmondHistoric house, operated by the National Trust of Australia, features 19th century surgeon's office
Old Hobart TownRichmondHistoric house, model village depicting life in Hobart as it was in the 1820s
Pearns Steam WorldWestburyNorthTechnology, steam engines, tractors, equipment and memorabilia
Penitentiary Chapel Historic SiteHobartPrisonFormer maximum security prison for males and females with chapel and courts
Plimsoll GalleryHobartArt, operated by the University of Tasmania, innovative local, national and international contemporary art and design
Port Arthur Historic SitesPort ArthurOpen airIncludes a penitentiary, dock, church, hospital, 19th century period houses
Richmond GaolRichmondPrison
Runnymede HobartHistoric house, operated by the National Trust of Australia, 19th century whaling family's house
Queen Victoria Museum and Art GalleryLauncestonNorthMultipleIncludes colonial art, contemporary craft and design, Tasmanian history and natural history displays
Queen Victoria Museum and Art GalleryInvereskNorthMultipleTasmania's social and natural history including dinosaurs, railway transport, geology, local history
Salamanca Arts CentreHobartArtIncludes several galleries
Salmon PondsPlentyNorthNatural history, trout hatchery, museum of trout fishing
Suzanne Charleston GalleryUlverstoneNorth WestArt GallerySmall exclusive Art Gallery overlooking Leven River, fine art, photography, glass & timber creations, fabric designs, exquisite jewellery
Tasman Historical Museum and CafeTarannaHistory, cafe with local historical artefacts on display
Tasmanian Cricket MuseumHobartSports, located in Blundstone Arena
Tasmanian Museum and Art GalleryHobartMultipleHistory of Tasmania through every era, geology, natural history, Tasmania's indigenous population, Antarctica, numismatic display, art gallery
Tasmanian Police MuseumHobartTasmania PoliceHistory of the Tasmanian police force, run by the Tasmania Police Historical Group
Tasmanian Transport MuseumGlenorchyTransportRailway equipment, buses, road vehicles, steam engines
Tasmanian Wool CentreRossHistory, retail store, museum with local history exhibits and history of the Tasmanian wool industry
Tiagarra Aboriginal Culture Centre and MuseumDevonportNorth WestCulture, history, cultures and art of Tasmanian Aboriginal people
University of Tasmania GalleriesHobart, Launceston and BurnieArt, works from the Fine Art Collection on exhibit in the Hobart’s Plimsoll Gallery, the Academy Gallery in Launceston, and the Atrium Gallery at the Cradle Coast, and on each campus
Vintage Tractor Shed MuseumWestburyNorthTechnology, restored vintage tractors and machinery
Waddamana Power StationsWaddamanaTechnologyEquipment and science behind the former power generating station
Watch House MuseumGeorge TownNorthPrison, former prison and local history exhibits
Wooden Boat CentreFranklinMaritime, history of boatbuilding and water transport
Woodsdale MuseumLevendaleNorthHistory, includes 19th century period house and historic school
Woolmers EstateLongfordOpen air19th century farm estate including outbuildings, gardens
West Coast Heritage CentreZeehanWestHistory, dedicated to the history and pioneers of the West Coast of Tasmania.