Museum sights in Hobart
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Maritime Museum of Tasmania
Celebrating Hobart's unbreakable bond with the sea, the excellent Maritime Museum of Tasmania has a fascinating, salt-encrusted collection of photos, paintings, models and relics (try to resist ringing the huge brass bell from the Rhexenor).
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Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery
Incorporates Hobart's oldest building, the Commissariat Store (1808). The museum features Aboriginal displays and colonial relics; the gallery curates a collection of Tasmanian colonial art. There are free guided tours at 2.30pm from Wednesday to Sunday. There's a cool cafe here, too.
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Tasmanian Cricket Museum
Fans of Boonie and Ricky Ponting might want to head out to Bellerive, east over the Derwent, for the Tasmanian Cricket Museum at the Bellerive Oval. You can also take a tour of the oval itself, including the players' rooms.
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Military Museum of Tasmania
The Anglesea Barracks were built in Battery Point in 1811. Still used by the army, this is the oldest military establishment in Australia. They house the volunteer-staffed Military Museum of Tasmania.
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Narryna Heritage Museum
This stately Georgian sandstone-fronted mansion (pronounced 'Narinna'), built in 1836, is set in established grounds and contains a treasure trove of domestic colonial artefacts.
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Tasmanian Transport Museum
Train rides are available on the first and third Sundays of each month at the Tasmanian Transport Museum. The museum is a short walk from Glenorchy bus station.
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