Museum and Art Gallery of Tasmania in Hobart was founded in 1843 by the Royal Society of Tasmania, the oldest outside of England. Today it is the leading cultural institution of the Australian state of Tasmania, is stored in its bowels a priceless treasure of history, science and the arts. Under one roof, a museum, an art gallery and a large herbarium. Among the permanent exhibitions of the museum - a collection of articles about the history and contemporary life of the aborigines of Tasmania «Ningennah tunapry»; exhibition dedicated to Antarctica and the Southern Ocean "ice island"; Numismatic collection of; Zoological Gallery and Gallery of Fine Arts Tasmania's colonial period.

All the exhibits reveal the first history of Tasmania from ancient times to the present day. Here you can learn about the geological history of the island, its development in the interglacial periods, the unique megafauna. Of particular interest are the exhibitions devoted to the history of Tasmania's Aboriginal people, the history of the first British settlement on the island, his past as a penal colony. The pride of the museum - the world's largest collection of furniture from the Tasmanian pine. 54 copies are made in the classical Georgian style, known for its simplicity and elegance. The art gallery contains works by artists of great colonial period and paintings of modern masters.

In the near future the museum administration plans to begin large-scale work to expand the exhibition area and warehouse space, as the current no longer contains all the exhibits, collected over many years of the museum.

Special attention is given Tasmanian branch of the Museum - Museum of Markram, located in the center of Hobart. It has a permanent exhibition on the history of Tasmania's early 20th century, and regularly hosts exhibitions of decorative art. The building itself was built in 1926 for the Baldwin family, descendants of the first settlers of Tasmania - a fine example of local architecture. In 2008, the house, along with an impressive collection of art objects, historical artefacts and documents (about 4200 pieces!) Was given to the Museum of Tasmania, in accordance with the will of Henry Baldwin. It was the largest donation in the history of the museum and one of the largest ever made in Australia.