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State Government Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts
Established by bequest to the people of Tasmania by Henry Allport, the Allport Library and Museum is one of LINC Tasmania's heritage collections. It consists of books and pamphlets, works of art, photographs, manuscripts, and English and European decorative arts, presented in a permanent display of period rooms. Convict artists and the work of many colonial landscape artists are a feature of the collection. Several exhibitions showing items from the collections are held each year
Commonwealth Government Australian National Maritime Museum
Located in Darling Harbour, Sydney, the museum aims to bring maritime heritage to life and preserve it for future generations
Commonwealth Government Australian War Memorial
Website includes biographical databases, collection databases, a virtual tour, online exhibitions and a Roll of Honour
Local Government Beaconsfield Mine and Heritage Centre
This centre houses artefacts from Beaconsfield and the Tamar Valley, family history resources and interactive displays. Includes a Mine Rescue display which tells the story of April 2006
Local Government Burnie Regional Museum
Details of Burnie's Regional Museum incorporating the Pioneeer Village Museum
Commonwealth Government CAN (Collections Australia Network): Tasmania
Public gateway to Tasmanian not-for-profit, public access collecting organisations and institutions in all sectors, including museums, art galleries, libraries and archives
Friends of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
Information about The Friends of TMAG, a group that supports the activities of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
State Government Markree Museum
Information about the Markree House Museum & Garden at Battery Point. It combines permanent exhibitions of Tasmanian history and period rooms with a series of changing exhibitions featuring art and decorative arts under the auspices of TMAG
Commonwealth Government Museum of Australian Democracy
The Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House is a living museum of social and political history, located in a nationally listed heritage building in Parkes, Canberra
State Government museumshop (TMAG)
Information on the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Shop, which promotes the Museum's collections and encourages an awareness of Tasmania's cultural, scientific and artistic heritage. Online purchases are available
Commonwealth Government National Museum of Australia
Web site of the National Museum of Australia, with information on its collections, exhibitions and events
Commonwealth Government OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums)
Online searchable database containing information about the faunal (animal) collections held in Australian museums and other institutions, such as CSIRO. OZCAM is an intitiative of the Council of Heads of Australian Faunal Collections (CHAFC), representing primarily public zoological and palaeontological collections. The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) is a participating organisation
Local Government Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery
QVMAG, Launceston, Tasmania is the largest museum and art gallery outside a capital city in Australia, and particularly known for its fine collections of Australian colonial art, contemporary art and craft, Tasmanian natural and social history, Chinese temple, Launceston Railway Workshops and Planetarium
Local Government QVMAG Friends
Information on the benefits of becoming a Friend of the QVMAG, (Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston) with link to application form, and volunteer application form
State Government Roving Curator Program (Arts Tasmania)
Details of the Small Museums and Collection program that provides grants and loans assistance to the curatorial and collection management practices of smaller public and community collection and museums
State Government Tasmania Fire Museum
The Tasmania Fire Museum conserves all aspects of Tasmania's fire service heritage, displays its collection throughout Tasmania, and promotes awareness of the Fire Service. Current display sites are located at Hobart Glenorchy with sites planned for Burnie and Launceston
State Government Tasmania: museums and art galleries
Information on Tasmania's museums and art galleries
State Government Tasmanian colonial decorative arts 1803-1930
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery website presenting a selection of Tasmanian colonial decorative arts held in its collection. Includes historical notes, and images of objects from the collection
State Government Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG)
Web site of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, with links to information on its exhibitions and collections, tours, buildings, education, services, and bookshop
State Government Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: learning and discovery
Details of TMAG's educational activities and services, including school and teacher programs, learning resources, and family holiday programs
State Government TMAGgots
The TMAGgots is a group of young Tasmanians who are interested in actively supporting the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. It aims to help younger Tasmanians to know about and experience the exhibitions, collections, and cultural and natural heritage of TMAG
Local Government Wonders of Wynyard Exhibition Centre
The centre features a collection of veteran motor vehicles, as well as housing the Wynyard Visitor Information Centre, and exhibitions of artworks and collections relating to local industries

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