Current and upcoming exhibitions

The World of Butterflies Exhibition

Opening date : 08-08-2025   Closing date : 26-01-2026

The World of Butterflies exhibition celebrates the diversity and beauty of butterflies.

Beaker Street Festival, 6-31 August

Opening date : 06-08-2025   Closing date : 31-08-2025

Discover a vibrant mix of science, culture and creativity at TMAG during the Beaker Street Festival. We are thrilled to host a range of free events for this year’s festival including the ‘Science Photography Prize’, ‘CoLab’, ‘TMAG After Dark’ and family-friendly ‘Discovery Sunday’.

re/JOY

Opening date : 11-07-2025   Closing date : 24-08-2025

Presented by the Australian Design Centre ‘On Tour’, a major exhibition by the award-winning ceramic Thai-born Australian artist Vipoo Srivilasa comes to TMAG.

re/JOY honours and celebrates the multi-layered personal migration stories of people from all over the world who, like Vipoo, have made Australia their home. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia program and Creative Australia.

Botanical Drawings by Lynne Uptin

Opening date : 25-06-2025   Closing date : 10-08-2025

Lynne Uptin is a highly regarded Tasmanian artist who has gained significant acclaim for her botanical drawings that are both beautiful and accurate in their detail of endemic Tasmanian flora.

Oliffe Richmond

Opening date : 23-05-2025   Closing date : 12-10-2025

An exhibition of works by Oliffe Richmond (1919–1977), a Tasmanian-born sculptor who built a distinguished career in Britain, working alongside Henry Moore before becoming a sculpture teacher at Chelsea School of Art. The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery holds a significant collection of his works on paper, spanning from the 1940s to the 1960s. These drawings trace the evolution of his artistic practice, from early explorations of form to studies reflecting his mature sculptural vision. This selection builds on a 1989 exhibition that first highlighted Richmond’s lesser-known works on paper, offering a deeper insight into his artistic journey.

On Island

Opening date : 06-12-2024   Closing date : 21-09-2025

On Island explores connections between artists and the archipelago of 334 islands that make up Lutruwita/Tasmania. It evokes the artists’ physical presence here, as well diverse narratives and perspectives about this place. Some of the artists live here, while others have either visited or moved elsewhere. All artworks are from the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery collection.