Secondary - College 7-12
Guided Programs
Guided programs at TMAG will be delivered both onsite, in person, or as a live digital excursion.
Delivered by TMAG's education specialists, all programs are linked to the Australian Curriculum for the appropriate year levels.
Programs are delivered to one class at a time, with a maximum group size of 30 students and accompanying adults.
Booking enquiries are required at least two weeks in advance.
To ensure all schools have the opportunity to access programs, TMAG asks that schools limit their bookings to no more than two programs per school, per week.
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Tasmanian Aboriginal Learning Programs
In 2025 TMAG will be providing a range of resources as part of self-guided visits to TMAG’s Tasmanian Aboriginal galleries. Please check out the resources available.
TMAG’s Aboriginal Learning Facilitators will be focusing guided programs on Tasmanian schools and communities with higher proportions of Tasmanian Aboriginal students. To make this possible, TMAG will be providing only a limited number of guided Tasmanian Aboriginal Programs in 2025.
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Meet and Greet at TMAG
A NEW program for Tasmanian schools visiting TMAG.
Join our friendly learning staff who will welcome and introduce you and your students to TMAG. This short introduction will include an overview of the ‘must see’ highlights, how to navigate the site, answering any queries, and assisting with cloaking. A great start to a visit.
This program is available in person only.
Suitable for all grades
Duration:
Onsite, in person - 15 minutes
Program available:
Tuesday to Friday
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Start your journey with a Tasmanian Aboriginal Learning Facilitator
An introduction to First People’s Resource Cards
Start your self-guided journey of ningina tunapri and Our land: parrawa, parrawa! Go away! with a quick introduction to our new resource cards. A Tasmanian Aboriginal Learning Facilitator will meet you and your class in the courtyard to introduce the resource and set you off on your learning journey.
Download the resources:
ningina tunapri Discussion Question Cards
parrawa! parrawa! Go Away! Discussion Question Cards
This introductory program is available in person only.
Suitable for all grades.
Duration:
Onsite, in person - 15 minutes
Program available:
Term 1: Tuesday
Term 2: Wednesday and Thursday
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Visiting Rex Greeno: Memories through Sea Stories*
This program is a unique opportunity to experience a solo exhibition by a Tasmanian Aboriginal Elder and artist Uncle Rex Greeno. Memories Through Sea Stories will assist your students to gain a deeper understanding of Sea Country.
This program is available either as a live digital excursion, or onsite and in person.
Suitable for all grades.
Duration:
Live Digital Excursion - 40 minutes
Onsite, in person - 1 hour
Program available:
Friday in Term 1
* Please note this program is for Tasmanian Government schools only
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Art Investigators
Drawing on the extensive TMAG collection, discover techniques to assist student to interpret and appreciate artworks.
What stories can artworks tell us? Who painted these works and why? What techniques do artists use to frame their subjects and position their viewer?
This program is available either as a live digital excursion, or onsite and in person.
Suitable for all grades.
Duration:
Live Digital Excursion - 40 minutes
Onsite, in person - 1 hour
Program available:
Wednesday and Thursday in Term 1
Thursday and Friday in Term 2
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Discover your Museum and Art Gallery
Join a TMAG educator to discover what a museum and art gallery does, and how and why TMAG collects, displays, looks after, and studies the objects and artworks in the State Collection.
This program is available either as a live digital excursion, or onsite and in person.
Suitable for all grades.
Duration:
Live Digital Excursion - 40 minutes
Onsite, in person - 1 hour
Program available:
Wednesday and Friday in Term 1 and 2
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Journey to Antarctica
Join a TMAG educator in the Islands to Ice gallery and immerse your students in all things Antarctic – from the deep ocean to the frozen continent. Discover wildlife living in extreme environments and get up close to some amazing objects and specimens on your journey.
This program is available either as a live digital excursion, or onsite and in person.
Suitable for all grades.
Duration:
Live Digital Excursion - 40 minutes
Onsite, in person - 1 hour
Program available:
Tuesday and Thursday in Term 1 and 2
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Stories that Move You - Creative Writing
The TMAG collection is full of opportunities to inspire students’ creative writing. Come and join our new program where learners will engage with artworks, practice their skills of slow looking and observation and develop elements of writing craft such as imagery, figurative language, characterisation, and plot
This program is available either as a live digital excursion, or onsite and in person.
Suitable for grade 5-12.
Duration:
Live Digital Excursion - 40 minutes
Onsite, in person - 1 hour
Program available:
Wednesday and Thursday in Term 1 and 2
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The Nature of Lutruwita / Tasmania
Immerse your students in all things naturally Tasmanian with a TMAG educator – from extinct giant marsupials to iconic habitats. Discover remarkable wildlife adaptations and see some amazing, real, natural specimens up close.
This program is available either as a live digital excursion, or onsite and in person.
Suitable for all grades.
Duration:
Live Digital Excursion - 40 minutes
Onsite, in person - 1 hour
Program available:
Tuesday and Thursday in Term 1 and 2
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MasterClass - Painting Conservation
In this, the first in TMAG’s MasterClass series meet TMAG’s painting conservator, Jenny O’Connell. Visit the studio to learn about the work Jenny does, the equipment a conservator uses, the mysteries that can be uncovered and what it takes to become a painting conservator, it may surprise you!
This is available as a web link to a prerecorded video.
Suitable for grade 7-10
Duration:
40 minutes
Program available:
On demand
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MasterClass - Cultural Heritage
Join Kirstie Ross, TMAG’s Senior curator of Cultural Heritage for this intriguing MasterClass, now available as a video recording. Kirstie will explain her role at TMAG, the importance of cultural heritage and some of the processes involved in researching and curating exhibitions; and identifying objects for the collections. We will gain an insight into where Kirstie’s career has taken her and how she got there.
This is available as a web link to a prerecorded video.
Suitable for grade 7-10
Duration:
40 minutes
Program available:
On demand
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Special Interstate Schools Offer: Introducing TMAG
This is a guided program designed to introduce interstate school groups to the TMAG Collection and feature galleries. After an introduction to TMAG, your education guide will advise you on what galleries are available as a self-guided extension to your visit.
This program is available only onsite and in person.
Suitable for all grades.
Duration:
Onsite, in person - 20 minutes
Program available:
Tuesday - Thursday, until the end of November
Fee applicable.
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Work Experience
Work experience placements for 2025 have now been filled.
The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery offers two Year 10 students a one week work placement each year. Work placements are offered across several TMAG departments to enable students to experience the diverse nature of working in a museum and art gallery. The students will undertake their placement across the various TMAG sites. For further information please contact Kate Morris