Exhibitions
Beaker Street Festival, 6-31 August
Opens 06-08-2025, closes 31-08-2025
Be inspired and entertained by a fantastic program featuring live music, hands-on activities, and engaging events and exhibitions.
With over 70 events across Tasmania, Beaker Street Festival proves that science belongs not just in laboratories, but in museums, pubs, paddocks, and the heart of our communities.
For the full Beaker Street Festival program click here.
Read on for all the details of all the free Beaker Street Festival events happening at TMAG.
Beaker Street Science Photography Prize Exhibition
6 – 31 August 2025
Bond Store Basement
Explore the stunning collection of finalist photographs from the annual Beaker Street Science Photography Prize. The display is a celebration of science through the lens of Tasmanian photographs. Visitors are invited to vote for the People’s Choice Award.
CoLab Exhibition
6 August – 31 August 2025
Bond Store Ground Floor
Discover what happens when creativity and science collide. TMAG is excited to present Beaker Street’s CoLab - a thought-provoking exhibition featuring artworks by Year 9-12 students, inspired by real scientific research. For more information on the CoLab program click here.
This project is presented by Beaker Street, in partnership with Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. It is supported by the Fred P Archer Charitable Trust and the Commonwealth Government through the Department of Industry, Science and Resources.
TMAG After Dark
15 & 16 August 2025
See TMAG transform into a vibrant nocturnal hub, from illuminating architectural projections, to roaming musicians, to captivating exhibits and late-night galleries – this is the ultimate museum up-late experience. Chat with the TMAG natural science team, peer through microscopes, see fascinating demonstrations. Join us ‘After Dark’ and see TMAG in a whole new light!
Discovery Sunday
17 August 2025
Enjoy a free, family-friendly day of science and art! Learn all about the art and science of design in nature, embark on the Islands to Ice Discovery Trail, explore new exhibition The World of Butterflies, and be inspired and entertained by a fantastic program of hands-on activities and engaging events.