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From the Vault: stories from the collection

Image of two live spiders being placed next to each other

Image: research undertaken on species of jumping spiders in Tasmania. Photo: QVMAG

Discover stories from the collection spanning History, Archives, Art, Design and Natural Sciences, as we go behind-the-scenes with the QVMAG team.

QVMAG Collection on a roll for World Toilet Day

For World Toilet Day 2023, QVMAG Assistant Curator of Public History, Burcu Keane, uncovered two artefacts in the museum's collection that are among the rarest in the world.

IWD 2024: Dr. Geraldine Archer

Exploring the personal effects of significant Launceston women for International Women's Day 2024.

IWD 2024: Ann Chung Gon

Exploring the personal effects of significant Launceston women for International Women's Day 2024.

Sword with mysterious past under microscope at QVMAG

Launceston Mayor Albert van Zetten and the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery's Senior Curator of Public History Jon Addison are the unlikely myth-busting duo setting out to topple five pervasive Launceston history myths.

Mysterious moths under spotlight at QVMAG

The mysterious world of moths is being illuminated at the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery as part of Lepidoptera Week Tasmania 2022, with citizen scientists being invited to join a summer moth research project.

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Amorous arachnids caught on tape

Valentine's Day has come and gone, but that hasn't stopped QVMAG researchers playing cupid in the name of science.

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QVMAG delves into Launceston's proud pottery past

A nod to our proud pottery past.

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Military collection a 'solid link' to the Anzacs

This Anzac Day will be a special occasion for Launceston-born Australian Defence Force Major Stephen Cassidy.

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