1 day Day Closure
The museum will be closed for 1 day on Saturday, 14th December.
We will open as usual on Sunday, 15th December.
Xmas Holiday Closing Dates
The Anglesea Barracks precinct will be closed for the Christmas break, and therefore the Museum will also be closed.
Closed: Saturday, 21st December 2024
Reopens: Tuesday, 7th January 2025
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all the museum staff.
Latest Updates
Audio Podcast
How Tassie's coastal defence changed from Colonial times and through the world wars. Brett "Marls" Marley hosts the first of this two part series investigating how our state was protected from external threats by our fortified coast.
Marls is joined by Major Christopher Talbot of the Army Museum of Tasmania
Radio Interview
Major Chris Talbot, the manager of the Army Museum of Tasmania, takes ABC's Lucie Cutting for a tour of the museum collection in the lead up to ANZAC Day.
https://www.abc.net.au/hobart/programs/sundays/army-museum-of-tasmania
Latest Exhibition
Our new Sword and Bayonet exhibit is now open.
This exhibition represents an amazing cross section of weapons from an era where a sword would have been an essential part of a soldiers fighting equipment or a gift as a mark of respect for exemplary service.
These weapons are the pick of our collection and represent our earliest local commanders and more recent notable Tasmanian soldiers through to our first Premier.
Museum Opening Times
Tues - Sat from 9.00 am - 1.00 pm Sunday from 10.00 am - 2.00 pm
Last entry is 1 hour before closing times listed above.
Barrack Tours can be arranged with a minimum of 48 hours notice.
The Tours take approximately 30 to 45 minutes.
The main barracks gate is currently closed. Please call (03) 6215 7503 when you arrive and a staff member will come to the gate to meet you.