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Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery
One of the largest museums not located in a capital city, Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery features wonderful collections of colonial art and Tasmanian history. The museum is located on two sites. The renovated warehouse at Inveresk Railyards features zoology collections and technology collection, as well as impressive colonial paintings. Its highlights are its working planetarium and displays with airplanes and railway workshops. For more artistic delights, visit the other location, at the Victorian-style Royal Park building, where traditional and contemporary art collections are displayed It couldn't be easier to arrange your visit to Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery and many more Launceston attractions: make an itinerary online using Inspirock's Launceston day trip planner.
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Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery reviews
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Visiting this place never disappoints us. The exhibits were superb. The ones that we enjoyed the most were: Jimmy Possum - an unbroken tradition of chair making, The First Tasmanians and Guan Di...
Visiting this place never disappoints us. The exhibits were superb. The ones that we enjoyed the most were: Jimmy Possum - an unbroken tradition of chair making, The First Tasmanians and Guan Di... more »
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It's a really fine museum, a great mix of displays. I enjoyed cameras and carburettors. Just wish I had time to do the planetarium as well bit I did watch the Murray Fredericks greenland ice cap doco.... more
It's a really fine museum, a great mix of displays. I enjoyed cameras and carburettors. Just wish I had time to do the planetarium as well bit I did watch the Murray Fredericks greenland ice cap doco.... more »
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Good place to visit. It is free. Amazing display of animals and dinosaurs. Lots of information to be had. Upstairs has an amazing array of photos from around Tasmania and under Tasmanian waters. The science part for kids is a massive let down. I would have honestly thought that during its time closed for covid they would have upgraded or fixed the activities. Instead there is still plenty out of order. The tram cafe was closed on both occasions we went. Art display across from that had broken art work etc. Outside has standard science stuff but once again some were out of order or lacked the equipment needed to do them. It's free so please donate.
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I had a few hours to kill and decided to take a look at the museum, it was a great decision! Helpful members of staff directed me to the planetarium which whilst small was full of info and history of Tasmanian research. The main display shows a sad history of the Tasmania Tiger, a good dinosaur display, an old bike display, an old Alfa Romeo and a photographic display upstairs. I loved the old train display and especially the railway workshops This was a great use of my few hours. I really enjoyed it!
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