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Our Two Destinations

Art Gallery at Royal Park
2 Wellington Street LAUNCESTON TAS 7250 (Closest public parking is at Paterson Street West Car Park)

Museum at Inveresk
2 Invermay Road LAUNCESTON TAS 7248

QVMAG is open 10am to 4pm daily (closed Good Friday and Christmas Day).
Admission free.

T 03 6323 3777
Events
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Featured at the QVMAG Museum and QVMAG Art Gallery are a number of exciting events for individuals and families to enjoy.

Bookings are essential if marked in the list below with an (*) on T 6323 3798 (weekdays 8.30am to 4.30pm) or E bookings@qvmag.tas.gov.au.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

May

Sunday 26 May 2013
2013 Launceston Lecture Series: Royal Society of Tasmania
Associate Professor (Dr.) Brendon Vote
Technological Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Eye Disease
Time: 2pm
Where: QVMAG Museum, Inveresk
Cost: General Public $5 and QVMAG Friends $3
More information

 

 

Wednesday 29 May 2013
QVMAG Playgroup
Children aged two to six years, with their parents, carers or grandparents.
Take you driving: Cars and trucks
Time: 10.30am to 12noon
Where: QVMAG Museum, Inveresk
Cost: $6 Standard , $5.50 Concession, $5 QVMAG Friends, Group bookings $70 per group (up to 15) and $5 additional child. Free for accompanying adults *

 

 June

Saturday 1 June 2013
Science Discovery Team
Hands-on activities for children aged 5 to 13 years that provide an understanding of animals, plants and geology. Each session focuses on a different group: This session will be on Geology.
Time: 10am to 12noon
Where: QVMAG Museum, Inveresk
Admission: Sessions cost $3 per child. Accompanying adults free!*

 

 

Wednesday 5 June 2013
QVMAG Playgroup
Children aged two to six years, with their parents, carers or grandparents.
Follow the red trail: Take a museum tour
Time: 10.30am to 12noon
Where: QVMAG Museum, Inveresk
Cost: $6 Standard, $5.50 Concession, $5 QVMAG Friends, Group bookings $70 per group (up to 15) and $5 additional child. Free for accompanying adults *

 

 

Sunday 9 June 2013
Guide’s Choice
Di Whitemore: Gould, the man, his work, his legacy
Time: 2pm
Where:QVMAG Art Gallery, Royal Park
Admission: Free

 

 

Tuesday 11 June 2013
The Nude in 20th Century Australian Art Curator's Floor Talk with Bridget Arkless, Curator 20th Century Australian Art
Time: 12.30pm
Where: QVMAG Art Gallery, Royal Park
Admission: Free

 

 

Wednesday 12 June 2013
QVMAG Playgroup
Children aged two to six years, with their parents, carers or grandparents.
Star in stripes: The Tasmanian Tiger
Time: 10.30am to 12noon
Where: QVMAG Museum, Inveresk
Cost: $6 Standard, $5.50 Concession, $5 QVMAG Friends, Group bookings $70 per group (up to 15) and $5 additional child. Free for accompanying adults *

 

 

Wednesday 19 June 2013
QVMAG Playgroup
Children aged two to six years, with their parents, carers or grandparents.
The blue engine: Trains
Time: 10.30am to 12noon
Where: QVMAG Museum, Inveresk
Cost: $6 Standard, $5.50 Concession, $5 QVMAG Friends, Group bookings $70 per group (up to 15) and $5 additional child. Free for accompanying adults *

 

 

Thursday 20 June 2013
Into the Wild: Wilderness photography in Tasmania Floor Talk with Jon Addison, Curator History
Time: 12.30pm
Where: QVMAG Art Gallery, Royal Park
Admission: Free

 

 

Saturday 22 June 2013
Raymond Arnold Artist Talk
Time: 11am
Where: QVMAG Art Gallery, Royal Park
Admission: Free
 

 

 

Wednesday 26 June 2013
Morning Coffee Lecture Series
Time: 10.30am
Where: QVMAG Museum, Inveresk
Admission: Bookings are essential and must be made by the Monday prior to the event. Email bookings@qvmag.tas.gov.au or call 03 6323 3798 (weekdays 8.30am to 4.30pm)
General public $9; QVMAG Friends $6 (including refreshments)
 

 

 

Wednesday 26 June 2013
QVMAG Playgroup
Children aged two to six years, with their parents, carers or grandparents.
Shake, rattle and roll: Making music
Time: 10.30am to 12noon
Where: QVMAG Museum, Inveresk
Cost: $6 Standard, $5.50 Concession, $5 QVMAG Friends, Group bookings $70 per group (up to 15) and $5 additional child. Free for accompanying adults *

 

 July

Wednesday 3 July 2013
QVMAG Playgroup
Children aged two to six years, with their parents, carers or grandparents.
1,2,3,4... Let's go on a coutning trail
Time: 10.30am to 12noon
Where: QVMAG Museum, Inveresk
Cost: $6 Standard, $5.50 Concession, $5 QVMAG Friends, Group bookings $70 per group (up to 15) and $5 additional child. Free for accompanying adults *

 

 

Sunday 14 July 2013
Guide’s Choice
Shirley Watson: Raymond Arnold
Time: 2pm
Where:QVMAG Art Gallery, Royal Park
Admission: Free

 

 

Thursday 18 July 2013
Raymond Arnold: Unique States Seriality and the Panoramic Floor Talk with Damien Quilliam, Curator Contemporary Australian Art
Time: 12.30pm
Where: QVMAG Art Gallery, Royal Park
Admission: Free

 

 

Wednesday 24 July 2013
Morning Coffee Lecture Series
Time: 10.30am
Where: QVMAG Museum, Inveresk
Admission: Bookings are essential and must be made by the Monday prior to the event. Email bookings@qvmag.tas.gov.au or call 03 6323 3798 (weekdays 8.30am to 4.30pm)
General public $9; QVMAG Friends $6 (including refreshments)
 

 

 August

Thursday 15 August 2013
Into the Wild: Wilderness photography in Tasmania Floor Talk with Jon Addison, Curator History
Time: 12.30pm
Where: QVMAG Art Gallery, Royal Park
Admission: Free

 

 

Sunday 18 August 2013
Guide’s Choice
Sally Coltheart: Piguenit and Landscape
Time: 2pm
Where:QVMAG Art Gallery, Royal Park
Admission: Free

 

 

Wednesday 28 August 2013
Morning Coffee Lecture Series
Time: 10.30am
Where: QVMAG Museum, Inveresk
Admission: Bookings are essential and must be made by the Monday prior to the event. Email bookings@qvmag.tas.gov.au or call 03 6323 3798 (weekdays 8.30am to 4.30pm)
General public $9; QVMAG Friends $6 (including refreshments)
 

 

 

Saturday 31 August 2013
Science Discovery Team
Hands-on activities for children aged 5 to 13 years that provide an understanding of animals, plants and geology. Each session focuses on a different group: This session will be on Plants.
Time: 10am to 12noon
Where: QVMAG Museum, Inveresk
Admission: Sessions cost $3 per child. Accompanying adults free!*

 

 September

Sunday 8 September 2013
Guide’s Choice
Sue Wise: Guan Di Temple
Time: 2pm
Where:QVMAG Art Gallery, Royal Park
Admission: Free

 

 

Sunday 22 September 2013
Bug Day Out!
An insect club for children, teens, adults and seniors that focuses on the amazing diversity of bees, wasps, spiders, beetles and bugs. A range of activities and information sessions will be run by experts to cater for all ages. This session is about Butterflies and Moths!
Time: 1pm to 3pm
Where: QVMAG Museum, Inveresk
Admission: Sessions cost $3 per child. Accompanying adults free!*

 

 October

Saturday 26 October 2013
Science Discovery Team
Hands-on activities for children aged 5 to 13 years that provide an understanding of animals, plants and geology. Each session focuses on a different group: This session will be on Birds.
Time: 10am to 12noon
Where: QVMAG Museum, Inveresk
Admission: Sessions cost $3 per child. Accompanying adults free!*

 

 November

Sunday 24 Novemeber 2013
Bug Day Out!
An insect club for children, teens, adults and seniors that focuses on the amazing diversity of bees, wasps, spiders, beetles and bugs. A range of activities and information sessions will be run by experts to cater for all ages. This session is about Bugs and Beatles!
Time: 1pm to 3pm
Where: QVMAG Museum, Inveresk
Admission: Sessions cost $3 per child. Accompanying adults free!*

 

 December

Saturday 7 December 2013
Science Discovery Team
Hands-on activities for children aged 5 to 13 years that provide an understanding of animals, plants and geology. Each session focuses on a different group: This session will be on Invertebrates.
Time: 10am to 12noon
Where: QVMAG Museum, Inveresk
Admission: Sessions cost $3 per child. Accompanying adults free!*

 

 Weekly

Gallery Guide Talks & Tours Program
A selection of insights provided by QVMAG Art Gallery Guides.

Your Choice Tours
The QVMAG volunteer Art Gallery Guides provide free tours every Sunday at 11am and 2pm (with the exception of every second Sunday when there is a Guide’s Choice at 2pm). Feel free to let them know on the day what you would like to see at the QVMAG Art Gallery.

Our Exhibition Tours
Art Gallery Guides facilitate free weekly exhibition tours each Wednesday at 2pm.  Exhibitions featured include: Into the Wild: Wilderness photography in Tasmania (from 20 March) and The Nude in 20th Century Australian Art (exhibition begins 18 May).

 

*Bookings and Payment
Numbers are limited for all programs and booking is required.Payment must be made within seven days for the reservation to be confirmed. Emailbookings@qvmag.tas.gov.auor call 03 6323 3798 (weekdays 8.30am to 4.30pm) for more information and to book. Payments can also be made in person at the QVMAG Museum Shop at Inveresk. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Sessions could change or be cancelled with minimal notice. In this event, all payments will be refunded.
 
The above information may be subject to change without notice.

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