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Exploring Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

Situated beside the shimmering waterfront, this museum and gallery dates back to 1843, established by Tasmania’s Royal Society. There’s a decorative arts section, full of intricately detailed woodwork, delicate ceramics, and hand-woven textiles - all from the colonial era. Meanwhile, the Henry Hunter gallery, with walls covered in fine paintings, takes you on a timeline through Tasmania’s artistic heritage.

Accommodations near Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

There is a range of options for all the travelers. The most popular hotel in Hobart is the Maylands Lodge, which has been booked 5 times from our Hotels.com verified guests. Our guests also highly recommended StudioAt10 in Hobart as it has been reserved 5 times.

Sightseeing near Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

Tasmania's lively capital has plenty of artistic and cultural distractions which have a real influence on everyday life, from the many community-run youth arts projects to the thriving live music scene. And if you’re after first-rate museums, galleries, and historic landmarks, Hobart has them in abundance.

- Museum of Old and New Art

As its name suggests, this gallery - known as MONA - exhibits both historic and contemporary work. The architecturally sleek building, whose unassuming single-story exterior leads to vast underground showrooms, is the perfect introduction to the inspiring work within. You’ll need at least a few hours to really get a sense of this gallery - but you’re sure to be bewildered with contemporary masterpieces like Sydney Nolan’s Snake - an immense mural of over 1,000 paintings.

- Maritime Museum of Tasmania

Just down the street from the Tasmanian Museum, this is a treasure trove of exhibits dedicated to Tasmania’s intriguing association with the sea. You can lay your eyes on recovered shipwreck debris, archaic whaling harpoons, and over 100,000 photographs and paintings illustrating colonial trade vessels, whaleboats, and warships.

Transportation near Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

You can fly in to Hobart International Airport, based 15 kilometres from the city centre. The airport serves mostly domestic services to and from top Australian cities like Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. If flying internationally, catch a connecting flight from any of these to Hobart, Melbourne being the shortest at a 1 hour 15 minute flight. Once here, getting around via rental car is convenient, but the centre can get very busy - particularly on weekends. Alternatively, Hobart has an extensive and affordable public bus system.