Army Museum of Tasmania in Hobart, Tasmania | History Museum

Army Museum of Tasmania

Locality: Hobart, Tasmania

Phone: +6136157503

Address: Anglesea Barracks 7000 Hobart, TAS, Australia

Website: https://armymuseumtasmania.org.au/

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22.01.2022 Aerial View of Anglesea Barracks in 1939

21.01.2022 A rare piece of archival footage of the Tasmanian Expeditionary Force in 1914 in Brighton and Hobart. (the volume is a bit low). A link to the Saint Matthews view today is in the comments.

19.01.2022 The museum will be closed for Australia Day, January 26.

18.01.2022 Christmas Holidays Closing Dates As the barracks is closed over the xmas break, the museum will also be closed. Closed from Monday 21st December Reopens on Tuesday 5th of January

14.01.2022 During recent renovations at the Museum, more historic graffiti has been brought to light. These hand carvings were made by soldiers of various British Regiments during the mid 1800's during their "stay" in the military prison. We plan to preserve the carvings to make them visible for future generations.

13.01.2022 Aerial View of Anglesea Barracks in 1939

11.01.2022 We are open Tuesday to Saturday from 9am - 1pm, and Sundays from 10am - 2pm . Set Barracks Tours occur on Tuesdays at 11:00 am and Saturdays at 10:30 am. The Tours take approximately 30 to 45 minutes. Barrack Tours at other times are available during daylight hours. A minimum of 48 hours notice is required. You can request a tour by phone or you can also request a tour on our website, via the Contact page.... The gate to the Barracks is closed. Upon arrival you will need to call the office and a member of staff will come to meet you. Entry Fees: Adult-$5, Senior -$3, Child - $1, Family - $10 The team has worked hard over the break to implement our Covid plans, to maximise safety and also provide the best experience of what our museum offers. We look forward to welcoming you all to experience 200 years of Tasmanian military history.

09.01.2022 Open House Hobart is on again this weekend Nov 14 and 15. We will be offering our Barracks tours on both days. You can book on Open House Hobarts website. #oh_hobart https://openhousehobart.org/buildings/anglesea-barracks/

06.01.2022 Tasmania Medals Open House The Army Museum of Tasmania holds the medals awarded to many hundreds of Tasmanians who have served both Tasmania and Australia for over 100 years. The collection includes those of Tasmanians who have served with the Tasmanian colonial forces, and Australian armed services dating back to the British regiments who administered the colony.... Previously, the Museum was only able to display a small part of this collection because of the lack of secure, readily accessible display furniture and space. With the valuable assistance of a grant from the Tasmanian Community Fund, Tasmanian Medals Open House was created with the installation of secure cabinets. This has allowed room for all the medals that were on hand to be housed securely, with room for more donations as required. The Tasmanian Medal Open House has enabled unencumbered family and community access to all the medals awarded to Tasmanians and held by the Museum whenever the Army Museum is open. Biographies of each medal recipient is accessible via an interactive console.

05.01.2022 On the sad passing of Lloyd Harding, last surviving member of the 2/40th Battalion who served in Sparrow Force. Captured in Febuary 1942 in West Timor, they spent the rest of the war trying to survive in the brutal Japanese POW camps. Lloyd was interviewed on his life for the museum in 2017, with the full audio available on our website. (scroll down to Oral Histories) https://armymuseumtasmania.org.au/collections/