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Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery

Locality: Launceston, Tasmania

Phone: +61 3 6323 3777

Address: Art Gallery at 2 Wellington Street, Launceston and Museum at 2 Invermay Road, Launceston 7250 Launceston, TAS, Australia

Website: http://www.qvmag.tas.gov.au

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25.01.2022 For all the dads that cant be with their loved ones today, be like our Attendant Don! He brought his with him! The Art Gallery and Museum are both open today until 4pm. Bring dad in and say hi to Don!... : Casey Turner

25.01.2022 New to our collection! Descendants of the Corrick Family Entertainers, pioneers of Australian entertainment, have kindly donated a rare example of JC Deagan organ chimes to add to QVMAGs significant collection of Corrick material. The Corrick Family Entertainers, later known as the Marvellous Corricks, were vaudeville-style entertainers who toured Australia and overseas. In 1932, in recognition of the familys community service, the Launceston City Council held a tribute con...cert with the Mayor presenting the family with an illuminated address of appreciation on behalf of the citizens of Launceston. Albert Corrick purchased the chime set from the USA in 1912. It has a three-octave range and comprises of 37 chromatically tuned aluminium chimes suspended on a floor rack. The chimes are played by either striking or shaking. #fromthecollection

25.01.2022 Meet the jumping spider ‘Opisthoncus nigrofemoratus’, a common species in Tasmania but rarely recorded. This female was hunting flies in the shrubs at QVMAG when found. You can read more about jumping spiders in John Douglas’ latest article in the Tasmanian Geographic: www.tasmaniangeographic.com/jumping-spiders/

24.01.2022 Get the inside scoop! The Art Gallery is open 10am to 4pm daily, and guided tours are available each day at 2.15pm. Tours include:... The Secrets of QVMAG Discover the stories of QVMAG in this behind the scenes look at our collection. First Tasmanians: Our Shared History This tour is designed to start a conversation about the real human history of Tasmania. Be inspired by a story of survival and celebrate a living, vibrant culture that enriches us all. Weird, Wild and Wacky This activity-based tour is designed for families. Find out fun and freaky facts about our feathered and furry friends. Guided tours are FREE for an introductory period. Bookings essential. BOOK A TOUR VIA https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/qvmag-17495800267

24.01.2022 Our Senior Curator of Visual Art and Design, Ash Whatling, had the pleasure of unrolling these textile treasures in our stores this week. These pieces, Lost Tribes 1996, are by Valma Tiffin and were acquired through a Local Government Reconciliation Grant in 1997. #behindthescenes #fromthecollection

24.01.2022 The start of an install is an exciting moment, can you spot a section of one of the feature works in our upcoming show? #QVMAG #behindthescenes

24.01.2022 Do you enjoy photographing the great outdoors? It wasn’t always as easy as it is now. Today you might carry your camera in your back pocket or around your neck, but imagine slogging through horizontal scrub carrying this camera! Many of the photographers featured in our exhibition ‘Natural Visions: The Camera and Conservation’ in Tasmania used equipment like this to take their iconic images.... See this camera and an amazing selection of photographs in the exhibition, now showing at the Museum in Inveresk. Thornton-Pickard Half-plate camera, c1900

24.01.2022 Today is Go for a Ride Day: an encouragement to get out into the world, hop on your bike, into your car, or simply get your walking boots out and go on a trip. Today we take it for granted that we have many forms of transport available in order to go for a ride. In 1891 the options for most people were much more limited, unless you had the good fortune to visit Ackerman’s Baths. Edward Ackerman was a ship chandler, inventor, and proprietor of Ackerman’s Baths, on the corner... of Charles and Cameron Streets, Launceston. More than just a large swimming pool, Ackerman’s establishment was described as a ‘Temple of Health and Longevity’, and included a ‘museum’ of curiosities. The Wellington Times and Agricultural Advertiser reported: ‘bath chairs, velocipedes, bicycles, and tricycles; a miniature pony equipage, with page in uniform. a gondola, gun-boat, and war canoe decorated from stem to stern with silk flags of all nations on water teeming with gold and silver fish, on which is the Queen's yatch (sic) and the Corporation barge, a British cruiser. A man-of-war, steam, and sailing ships, torpedo boat with glass diving bell A finer sight throughout the world In no place has ever yet been seen.’ You can read the full article here: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65251019 #GoForARideDay Photograph of swimmers at baths owned by Edward Ackerman, Launceston, Tasmania, possibly during the 1880s photographer unknown. QVMAG Collection.

24.01.2022 Today we celebrated National Volunteers Week. This was a chance for our volunteers from all corners of QVMAG to mingle and for staff to say a big thank you! There was also cake, but we were so busy chatting we forgot to take any pics. ... #QVMAG #NVW2021 #WaveforVounteers

23.01.2022 Touring Tassie with photographer Frank Bolt Dulverton, northeast of Railton, was the home of brick manufacturers Zolati & Sons Pty Ltd. Up to 5 million bricks a year were produced in their wood-fired kiln. Frank photographed the kiln in action in 1989 before it was eventually demolished. #QVMAG #touringtassie #frankbolt

23.01.2022 Seniors’ Week 2020 Bookings: 03 6323 3798 or via email [email protected]

23.01.2022 One very strange Tasmanian critter Meet a living fossil, the tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus apus viridus). This shrimp-like crustacean hasnt changed much since the Triassic period. They have a broad carapace (shell), long segmented body and lots of paddle-like legs. They live in freshwater puddles and can survive for many, many years without water. This little guy was found in a muddy puddle at Westbury. Thanks Ryan for bringing it into QVMAG.

23.01.2022 For International Museum Day, let’s hear from our Exhibitions and Graphics team. QVMAG’s Graphic Designers work closely with the Exhibition Officers to develop the look and feel of new exhibitions but they also work together to manage and maintain our permanent exhibitions. Transporting Tasmania (fondly known as ‘Rails’) opened 20 years ago, back in 2001. Recently, a hand drawn banner printed on paper was ripped and needed to be replaced. ... The design was recreated using modern software and printed, this time, on cloth. Hopefully it will be another two decades before this maintenance job needs to be tackled again! #QVMAG #IMD2021

23.01.2022 On Thursday, Launceston City Council unanimously adopted a cultural strategy, an exciting next step in establishing Launceston as a dynamic and culturally vibrant community. QVMAG can't wait to be a core part of Launceston's cultural evolution.

22.01.2022 Our Senior Curator of Natural Sciences Capn David Maynard says I dont always natter like a pirate but when I do I prefer ta have a yellow-tailed black cockatoo on me shoulder Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day, we hope ye can loot th chance t join in th fun. Arrr! ... #InternationalTalkLikeAPirateDay

22.01.2022 Tamar estuary critters This is a juvenile scalyfin in the kanamaluka/Tamar estuary. They live in gaps between rocks, darting in and out to feed and shelter. As they grow they lose their neon colours. Have you visited the exhibition Estuary: below the surface yet? If you like this pic you’ll love the ones in the exhibition!... Come on in and meet some other amazing Tamar critters! Now showing at the Museum at Inveresk. : David Maynard

22.01.2022 Take a deep dive with this in-depth look at the beauty which is hidden just beneath the surface of kanamaluka/Tamar estuary: Beneath the Tamar: more than silt. This book is the perfect accompaniment to our current exhibition Estuary: below the surface. Available from the Museum Shop at Inveresk and via our Online Shop. https://qvmag.shop/ ... : Minette Brewin

21.01.2022 Our curator, Ashley Bird, has wrapped up his whirlwind trip across the state to select the works for this year’s ArtRage exhibition. We love his little collection of visitor passes! ArtRage will be opening soon at the Museum at Inveresk.... #ArtRage2020 #QVMAG

21.01.2022 Directors Curiosities Over the coming weeks, our Director Tracy Puklowski will share her favourites from our collection and her musings about museums. "When I was 4 we went to visit my Aunt in Toronto. I was obsessed with dinosaurs and when my father told me that there were dinosaurs at the Royal Ontario Museum I couldnt wait to visit. Except... I didnt expect to see big skeletons and freaked out. Yet here I am.... #directorscuriosities

21.01.2022 Always Was, Always Will Be kanamaluka/Tamar estuary has a long history of human settlement, with many Aboriginal living places on the flood plains and tidal flats. The meeting place of the North Esk and South Esk rivers was also a meeting place for the Panninher people from the Norfolk Plains, the Tyerrenotepanner people from the Northern Midlands and the traditional owners of the country, the Letteremairrener people. Both Kunermulukeker (upper reaches) and Ponrabbel (lower r...eaches) provided a rich food source of vegetation, eggs, waterfowl, fish and shellfish. kanamaluka continues to be an important place to Aboriginal people. #NAIDOC #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe

21.01.2022 Find calm in the Christmas chaos Avoid the silly season and pop in to Royal Park for a quiet moment with our new summer exhibitions. Consider it our early Christmas present, from QVMAG to you.... : Rob Burnett #QVMAG #SummerSeasonAtQVMAG

20.01.2022 QVMAG The one stop shop for all your Fathers Day needs! Let dad know your world revolves around him with this world globe! Spins for up to 30 days non-stop. This unique gift, and many more, are available from the Museum Shop at Inveresk and via our Online Shop.... We are open today and Fathers Day 10am-4pm! Just in case you've had a busy week! https://qvmag.shop/

19.01.2022 From Saturday 5 September the Art Gallery at Royal Park will be open 10am to 4pm, daily! While were preparing our galleries for a suite of new exhibitions opening later this year, we're offering free guided tours daily. Tours include:... The Secrets of QVMAG Discover the stories of QVMAG in this behind the scenes look at our collection. First Tasmanians: Our Shared History This tour is designed to start a conversation about the real human history of Tasmania. Be inspired by a story of survival and celebrate a living, vibrant culture that enriches us all. Weird, Wild and Wacky This activity-based tour is designed especially for families. Find out fun and freaky facts about our feathered and furry friends. Guided tours are available daily at 2.15pm, bookings essential. Tours are free for an introductory period. BOOK A TOUR VIA https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/qvmag-17495800267

18.01.2022 Today is World Children’s Day What can you do to invest in a better future for your child? Spark their sense of wonder at QVMAG.... #WorldChildrensDay

18.01.2022 Just over a week until our Summer Season shows open at Royal Park, and the team is busy installing our fourth show in the suite. We hope you’ll love the salon hangs and the unexpected stories just as much as we do. #sneakpeek #behindthescenes #summerseasonatqvmag

18.01.2022 It’s National Volunteer Week! Meet Wendy who volunteers in our Archive. Her latest project is sorting and re-boxing the Coats Patons collection. ... This has created much-needed space within the archive and improved the storage of this significant community collection. The bonus is sorting the knitting patterns and colour swatches from decades past. Thanks Wendy! #QVMAG #NVW2021 #WaveForVolunteers

17.01.2022 We have been busy! Here’s a look at yet another fabulous install taking place at the Gallery at Royal Park in time for our #summerseasonatQVMAG. Some of our long time visitors might recognise these dioramas from years past, but you’ll be seeing them in a whole new light very soon!

17.01.2022 Tales from the Bottom Drawer came to life as part of the REMADE2020 Sustainable Wearable Art Show on its 10th anniversary. The collected stories were projected inside the geodesic dome created by installation artist Ralf Haertel and were an integral part of the elements that helped transform Albert Hall in Launceston for a night. These stories will soon be shared on QVMAG's YouTube channel, where we'll unravel some intriguing tales, like the one about a pair of red shoes that... have been in and out of a bottom drawer for 35 years and the May Queen who was kissed by David Bowie! Stay tuned! For now, here are some images our Public Program’s Officer Carmencita captured at the event. Tales from the Bottom Drawer, a QVMAG project in collaboration with REMADE2020 Sustainable Wearable art, Interweave Arts, Remade Creatives Online and The Holographic

17.01.2022 In November 1918, Fred Smithies decided to combine his two loves, photography and motorcycles, and attempt the journey to Waldheim Chalet, Cradle Mountain on his Indian motorcycle. It was an unmitigated disaster. Overtaken by darkness Smithies took a wrong turn and found himself on the edge of the world on Mount Misery. He had no food or matches and with the ground white with frost, he had no other option but to keep pushing the motorcycle through the night until he reached Wilmot. Visit the Natural Visions exhibition, on now at the Museum in Inveresk, to see some of the results of Smithies adventures in the Tasmanian environment. : Fred Smithies, Frank Heyward sitting on an outcrop.

16.01.2022 UPDATE: water has been restored to both sites and we look forward to welcoming you back from 10am today! MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY TEMPORARY CLOSURE Due to a burst water main in the CBD, the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery will be closed to the public for the remainder of the day.

16.01.2022 Our latest exhibition celebrates the rugged landscape we call home, filled with ancient lush forests and secretive and inquisitive, wildlife. Stare through the lens of Tasmanian photographers as they capture moments of tranquil beauty from breathtaking locations across our state. Were inviting you to get lost on an exhibition trail of photography with artists from around Tasmania.... Now showing at QVMAG Inveresk Natural Visions: the camera and conservation in Tasmania.

16.01.2022 Yes folks we're open tomorrow 10am to 4pm at the Museum in Inveresk and the Gallery at Royal Park. We hope to see you!

16.01.2022 Aliens, the night sky, time travel and parallel universes. your summer adventure is starting early at QVMAG. https://www.qvmag.tas.gov.au/Events/Summer-of-Sci-Fi #SummerOfSciFi

16.01.2022 ‘ArtStart’ is an exhibition designed to encourage children’s participation in the visual arts, open to kindergarten to grade six students in northern Tasmania. This year’s theme is Connection to Place. Students were asked to explore and express the feelings that are evoked from particular environments significant to them. We get such joy seeing artwork by children on our gallery walls, and these students from Bicheno Primary were pretty pleased too! ... On show now at the Art Gallery at Royal Park. #ArtStart #ConnectionToPlace

16.01.2022 Today is R U OK Day and QVMAG is getting ready to host one of our favourite community exhibitions! Minds Do Matter is an exhibition which explores the relationship between art and mental health, celebrating the power of art to be life-enhancing and life-affirming. Mental health effects both individuals and community and QVMAG is proud to host this wonderful annual exhibition at a time when we have all been made acutely aware of our vulnerabilities and the importance of commun...ity. Minds Do Matter opens at QVMAG Inveresk Saturday 3 October until 2 November. Heres a sneak peek from artist Vanessa Henry titled Balance of Emotions. RANT arts

15.01.2022 Talking about mental health can come easy to some, and difficult to others often, the world of the arts offers a medium to share expression, observations and feelings through creativity. Balancing mental health can be interpreted in many different ways from balancing and maintaining positive mental health, through to the struggle of keeping balance in our everyday life. Explore the 2020 Minds do Matter exhibition now showing at the Museum in Inveresk.... RANT arts

14.01.2022 UPDATE: The spider is jetting off to Queensland to Australias foremost arachnologist, Dr Robert Raven of Queensland Museum, who is reviewing funnel web spiders. He will be describing this new species. Also, QVMAG has previously sent females of this species to Queensland for inclusion in venom testing. The venom is made up of about 1000 chemicals some of which may treat epilepsy and heart disease! Keep an eye out for funnel webs Tasmania has a number of funnel web spider spec...ies including an undescribed species from north east Tasmania. We think that this is the male of that species. Thanks to Frank and Gina for donating this specimen to the Museum. He will be jetting his way to Queensland to be included in the description of this new species. As the weather warms up the males will be moving about seeking out females. Be alert but not alarmed, and definitely don't handle them! If youd like to learn more about Tasmanian spiders, jump online and grab a copy of QVMAGs Spiders of Tasmania! https://qvmag.shop/ : John Douglas

14.01.2022 It’s International Museum Day! Museums are for the community, and the visitor experience is best when shared. The best part of an Attendant’s job is seeing and hearing visitor’s reactions. ... When a new exhibition opens we hear the visitors’ comment, This is great. I love that part. This is so interesting. I didn’t know that! Let me tell you why this is my favourite thing in the whole museum! Come look, this is so cool, we hear them remark in our permanent exhibitions. And then sometimes there is silence In an exhibition so powerful, so moving, there are no words. Only standing side by side in silence, contemplating. - Thanks Darryn and Casey for sharing your experience as Museum Attendants. And thank YOU for joining us behind the scenes of QVMAG for International Museum Day. #QVMAG #IMD2021

13.01.2022 Today is Go for a Ride Day! Get out into the world hop on your bike, into your car, or go for a walk. It’s not about where you’re going, just enjoy the journey. For the cyclists of our fair isle, this book will tell you where to go!... https://qvmag.shop/ #qvmagshop #GoForARideDay

13.01.2022 Director’s curiosities Our Director Tracy Puklowski has been sharing her favourites from our collection and her musings about museums, here's a delightful object she came across this week. ‘Just saw this lovely hand coloured photo of the conservatory in our collections. 1933.’... #directorscuriosities #fromthecollection

13.01.2022 A sneak peek at this 2020 ArtRage install. An unmissable display of young Tasmanian creative talent, kicking off next weekend at QVMAG Museum at Inveresk. #QVMAG #ArtRage #BehindtheScenes

13.01.2022 Today is World Octopus Day! Eye-to-eye with a Tamar octopus. Octopus are known to be very intelligent, and are able to change their colour and skin texture for camouflage. This guy was pretending to be a sponge, but sponges don’t have eyes! Have you visited the exhibition Estuary: below the surface yet? If you like this pic you’ll love the ones in the exhibition! ... Come on in and meet some other amazing Tamar critters! Now showing at the Museum at Inveresk. : David Maynard

12.01.2022 Snakes! Do you know which Tasmanian snake this is and how dangerous it is? As the weather warms up Tasmania’s reptiles will be out and about. Snakes are very common but there is no need to live in fear of them. Instead, watch where you are walking, wear long pants and sturdy footwear and never try to catch or handle any snake. If you want to know more about Tasmanian snakes, pick up the Snakes of Tasmania book from our online shop at https://qvmag.shop/products/snakes-of-tasm...ania : David Maynard

12.01.2022 On Saturday we were out at the Tamar Discovery Day, held on World Rivers Day to celebrate the kanamaluka/Tamar estuary. Lots of fun was had creating and floating boats! The children and parents are now keen to take a further look at the Estuary exhibition currently showing at the Museum in Inveresk.

12.01.2022 Our exhibition Estuary: below the surface has locals searching our super-sized aerial shot of the kanamaluka/Tamar estuary, to find their homes along the banks. These fluffy little friends from the QVMAG shop dropped in to show us where they like to hang! Pop in and take a look for yourself Estuary: below the surface now open at QVMAG Inveresk! ... Open 10am to 4pm, daily. https://qvmag.shop/ : Minette Brewin

12.01.2022 21-27 September is Dementia Action Week. At times considered a hard to reach audience, people with dementia have found a wealth of positive and meaningful experiences in museum settings. This makes a case for the creation of museum programs for people with dementia and their caregivers. A little support makes a lot of difference... : Carmencita Palermo

11.01.2022 A photograph of a photographer, photographing art! QVMAG’s Public Programs Officer Carmencita capturing Angela Casey, taking a photograph of an artwork by Alastair Mooney. We’re looking forward to sharing more of these thought-provoking works with you at the Gallery later this year #behindthescenes #comingsoon

11.01.2022 Touring Tassie with photographer Frank Bolt Blue singlets, lanolin and sore backs. Yep! You guessed it; Frank found his way to a shearing shed. In 1987, Frank travelled to Woolnorth at the tip of Tassie’s north-west coast. #QVMAG #touringtassie #frankbolt

10.01.2022 Make it Place is open between 10.30 am to 12:30 pm TODAY for our last craft session with the theme: Get creative! This FREE school holiday activity is a family smash hit, creating the perfect boredom-buster for all ages this September school holidays! Explore our full lineup of school holiday events online at www.qvmag.tas.gov.au/events

10.01.2022 Our Director Tracy Puklowski has been selected as a judge in next years Glover Prize. Its bound to be a great hang!

09.01.2022 This week is National Bird Week! These little balls of fluff are newly-hatched Tasmanian native-hens (Tribonyx mortierii), aka turbo chooks. Native-hens are only found in Tasmania. They feed on leaves, seeds and insects. As can be seen here, an egg nest is made from grasses and reeds and other plant material. Normally 5 8 eggs are laid between August and November, and take about 22 days to incubate. Both parents care for the chicks, and as they grow they are moved to a nurs...ery nest which is bigger and messier. Initially the parents feed the chicks in the nest, however as they grow, they graze alongside their parents, learning to fend for themselves. : Minette Brewin

09.01.2022 Our Natural Sciences Museum Assistant, Judy Rainbird has illustrated several books for QVMAG. This sketch of a tiger snake skull will form the basis of an illustration to show the position of the venom glands and ducts in relation to the fangs. When drawing the snake skull Judy was amazed at the rows of backward facing teeth that are used to hold the prey in place while pushing it inwards towards the stomach. The skull also has many joints allowing the snake to open its mouth... wide enough to catch and swallow large prey. Have you ever encountered a snake while walking in Tassie? Visit QVMAGs shop to see the complete range of QVMAG publications. https://qvmag.shop/

09.01.2022 Do you find it hard to find balance in life? When it comes to mental health, balance can be both crucial to maintaining a healthy lifestyle, yet confronting for many through acts of everyday life. Minds do Matter is a community exhibition designed to spark candid conversations about the impact of mental health across Tassie. ... As part of Mental Health Week we’re exploring the theme of balance in collaboration with RANT Arts. Minds do Matter now showing at the Museum in Inveresk #mentalhealth

08.01.2022 Touring Tassie with photographer Frank Bolt Are you one of the 112 people who live in Paradise? Frank travelled to this small rural community in the 1980s and were sure not much has changed: its still beautiful and there is nowhere else like it. Oh! actually thats just over the hill. #QVMAG #touringtassie #frankbolt

07.01.2022 Get out of the rain today and take a look at our latest exhibition: Minds do Matter. Minds do Matter is a community exhibition which explores the relationship between art and mental health, while providing a platform to spark conversation across Northern Tasmania. The 2020 theme of ‘Balance’ uncovers a range of sub-themes, showcasing the various ways ‘Balance’ can both be crucial to maintaining a healthy lifestyle, yet confronting for many through acts of everyday life.... Open at the Museum at Inveresk from 10am to 4pm today.

07.01.2022 You know that Santa will be visiting soon when the Christmas beetles begin to fly. This stunning male was found inside a log, getting ready to emerge. Females lay about 100 eggs which grow inside rotting tree stumps for a few years before they emerge. Only 31 days until Christmas!... : David Maynard

06.01.2022 On this day in 1948, Prime Minister Ben Chifley launched production of the Holden FX 48-215, Australia’s first locally made Holden. The Holden name became one of Australia’s iconic brands. Amateur photographer Clyde Coombe took this Brisbane Street image in 1976. How many Holdens can you see and did you have the same model? #onthisday #QVMAG : Clyde, Coombe V. View looking along Brisbane Street, from George Street corner, Launceston, Tasmania, 7 November 1976.

06.01.2022 Join our wonderful staff for a chance to explore a new way of seeing! The Art Gallery is open 10am to 4pm daily, and guided tours are available each day at 2.15pm. Tours include: The Secrets of QVMAG Discover the stories of QVMAG in this behind the scenes look at our collection.... First Tasmanians: Our Shared History This tour is designed to start a conversation about the real human history of Tasmania. Be inspired by a story of survival and celebrate a living, vibrant culture that enriches us all. Weird, Wild and Wacky This activity-based tour is designed for families. Find out fun and freaky facts about our feathered and furry friends. Guided tours are FREE for an introductory period. Bookings essential. BOOK A TOUR VIA https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/qvmag-17495800267 : Charlotte Green

06.01.2022 Shout it from the rooftops, it’s the AUSSIE BACKYARD BIRD COUNT! A great way to connect with the birds in your backyard no matter where your backyard happens to be a suburban backyard, a local park, a patch of forest, down by the beach, or the main street of town. You can count as many times as you like over the week, but remember each count needs to be completed over a 20-minute period. The data collected assists Bird Life Australia in understanding more about the birds th...at live where people live. Get counting 19-25 October and help us all better understand the birds of Australia. https://aussiebirdcount.org.au/ #AussieBirdCount : David Maynard

05.01.2022 Yesterday we explored themes of environment, culture and new museum practice with the Ecology of Culture symposium. An event held in partnership with the University of Tasmania and the University of Gothenburg (Sweden). Thank you to our presenters: Dr Hannah Stark, Dr Katrina Schlunke, Dr Christine Hansen, Dean Greeno and Rob Blakers. For the latest updates on QVMAG events keep an eye on our events page at www.qvmag.tas.gov.au/Events... : Ness Vanderburgh

05.01.2022 Touring Tassie with photographer Frank Bolt This week we have left one island for another. This is Miller’s Cottage on Maria Island. Frank’s notes state that he took this photograph in 1984 from the top of a Land Rover in a howling gale. A windmill once stood in the centre of this circle. The tailpole section of the mill ended with a wheel running along the stone surface of this circle. It was the miller’s job to get the mill working immediately whenever there was wind. #QVMAG #touringtassie #frankbolt

04.01.2022 A collection of more than 12,000 butterflies has been donated to QVMAG by private collectors and researchers Trevor Lambkin and Ian Knight. Join QVMAG Senior Curator of Natural Sciences David Maynard, QVMAG Museum Collections Officer Simon Fearn and donor and lepidopterist Trevor Lambkin for this brilliant virtual event! Butterfly Brilliance... The Lambkin-Knight Butterfly Collection A PUBLIC LECTURE Where: On your computer via Zoom When: 1.30pm, Sunday 25 October 2020 Register now via https://rst.org.au/butterfly-brilliance-the-lambkin-knight-

03.01.2022 In 1863, Morton Allport captured the first photographic record of Lake St Clair. On viewing his work, Allport’s friends commented that he must have moved when taking some of the shots. His reply: ‘I should rather think I did with five March flies on one side of my face, three mosquitos on the other, and a strong impression of leeches on both legs.’ The lengths we go for the perfect photograph!... See this and many more magnificent images at our exhibition ‘Natural Visions: The Camera and Conservation’, now showing at the Museum in Inveresk. Image: Morton Allport Ornithorynchus Paradoxus Glen (Lake St Clair) 1863. Courtesy Allport Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office

03.01.2022 Our team are adding the finishing touches to our stellar summer season. We can’t wait to show you what’s next for QVMAG this summer. Welcoming all art lovers this Saturday. ... www.qvmag.tas.gov.au/Exhibitions/2020-21/Summer-Season

03.01.2022 Last week our Curator, Ash Bird, was on the north west coast selecting works for ArtRage 2020. We asked him how it went: ‘The more I see I get an understanding of how this year has impacted on these students. Even if their work doesn’t respond to COVID-19 and isolation directly there is an emotional gravity to the work, and in many ways detailed works that are the result of quiet moments at home on their own. It’s going to be an amazing year for ArtRage and the hardest I’ve h...ad to select in the five years I’ve worked on this show, there is a WOW moment every day! I can't wait to share the talent of these wonderful artists in December.’ And we can’t wait to share them with you all soon too! #behindthescenes #ArtRage2020

02.01.2022 Remembrance Day At the eleventh hour of this eleventh day in the eleventh month, we stand silent in remembrance and pay tribute to those who died or suffered in conflicts and war. During our exhibition ‘The Great War: Sacrifice and Shadows’ visitors placed notes of thanks and shared personal memories on the memorial wall. Though no longer on display, you can express your thanks by placing a virtual poppy in the comments.... #WeRememberThem #RemembranceDay #onthisday

02.01.2022 Dream team! Senior Curator of Visual Art and Design, Ashleigh Whatling, shares her musings on Alastair Mooney’s exhibition, Nest. The pair worked closely together on Alastair’s debut solo exhibition in a public institution. ... ‘Nest is an exhibition that is playful and endearing but also inspires us to consider our complex relationships with the land and the species we share it with.’ Read Ashleigh’s full essay on Nest here: https://www.qvmag.tas.gov.au/Exhibitions/2020-21/Nest or better yet come and see the works for yourself this weekend. Nest, now showing at QVMAG Royal Park. : Rob Burnett #QVMAG #SummerSeasonAtQVMAG

02.01.2022 Come join the team as our newest Exhibition Officer! Dynamic and rewarding position supporting our Exhibitions team to plan, design, construct, install, maintain and de-install exhibitions and displays. If that sounds like you, or someone you know, we’d love to hear from you. ... Applications close Friday 23 October! https://www.launceston.tas.gov.au//Exhibitions-Officer-POS

02.01.2022 And the winners are @_ggina7 @rivakel @tahleah_hoyle Thank you for supporting us and in turn supporting our local makers! We have something for everyone, so you can get all you Christmas shopping done in one go!... The Museum and Art Gallery Shops are open from 10am until 4pm daily and all purchases directly support your QVMAG. Don’t forget, we’re offering FREE postage and gift wrapping for all online orders Australia wide! Offer ends 9 December. https://qvmag.shop/ #qvmagshop

02.01.2022 Here at the QVMAG Shop we pride ourselves on supporting our local talent and would love to give you the chance to win some of their wonderful wares! For the chance to win one of these Tasmanian-grown gift packs follow us at https://www.instagram.com/qvmag_shop/ We’ll randomly draw the winner’s names on 24th November which just so happens to be ‘Celebrate Your Unique Talent day’!

02.01.2022 For those of you who missed out on travel vouchers why not join us for our touring Tassie with Frank Bolt series! High on a hill overlooking the town of Stanley sits the remains of the Convict Barracks. Built by the VDL Company in 1835 to house its convict workforce of farmhands, tradesmen and masons. Frank took this image on one of his many visits to Stanley where he was professionally engaged in the preservation of the historic property, Highfield. #QVMAG #touringtassie #frankbolt

01.01.2022 What do aliens, astronauts, parallel universes and time travel all have in common? ...the Summer of Sci-Fi at QVMAG We’re letting our imagination run wild while exploring the genre of Sci-Fi across November 2020 to January 2021 are you joining us? ... Enjoy FREE sci-fi film screenings weekly a sci-fi cosplay day live space talks with QVMAG astronomer's and more to be announced... Summer’s starting early at QVMAG | https://www.qvmag.tas.gov.au/Events/Summer-of-Sci-Fi

01.01.2022 SUBMISSION DATE EXTENDED to 5 October Take a photo of your object or clothing telling its story and share it on this post!

01.01.2022 Today is Threatened Species Day, a day when many of Australias endangered animals are featured. However, there are also many plants that are threatened with extinction from habitat loss and climate change. Meet the robust leek-orchid (Prasophyllum robustum), only found in Tasmania, and listed as critically endangered. Until recently it was only known to survive near Latrobe, however it has been discovered in one of the City of Launcestons green zones. The Council is working... to ensure this population is protected. Have you taken a photo of a threatened species? Please share it with us below! Thanks to Jill and Neale Colgrave for this spectacular image.

01.01.2022 Our Natural Sciences Curator David Maynard had an extra challenge as part of his quest to capture the perfect underwater photo for our latest exhibition Estuary: below the surface Wrangling a whiteboard through the strong currents of the Estuary, David used this to create a white background for many of the photos youll see in the exhibition. Now that really is the definition of multi-tasking! This approach not only creates beautiful photos, but it also removes the need to ...take specimens out of their habitat for research photography purposes. Pretty amazing work, dont you think? Join us at QVMAG Inveresk for our latest exhibition Estuary: below the surface. Now open! www.qvmag.tas.gov.au