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Maritime Museum – refreshed!

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The Maritime Museum has just been reopened as a tribute to the maritime industry and its people on Tasmania’s east coast. The Museum is focused on local traditional boat building, restoration, and design. This includes the maritime traditions of the First Nations people of the area. Also highlighted are the early whaling industry, and the many shipwrecks and salvage along the east coast. The Museum is open Mondays and Wednesdays 10.00-2.00pm… Read More »Maritime Museum – refreshed!

Exhibition – Circles in Landscape

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The recent annual exhibition of the Studio & Gallery featured projects undertaken in 2022 that concentrated on interpretations of circles in landscape, within a broad scope of possibilities. In addition, we’re exhibited a Fundraiser of paintings depicting local landscapes featuring Maria Island. Whilst the formal Exhibition is now over, visitors are welcome to visit the Studio during class times (Mondays 10.00am-1.00pm) to view those works still displayed. Local, interstate and international visitors… Read More »Exhibition – Circles in Landscape

Wooden Boat Restoration

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Our Community Shed team. lead by renowned local boat builder Bernard, are working on a beautiful old wooden boat that will be a wonderful addition to to our Maritime Museum. Shed members can learn and develop the many skills required to restore such a vessel and enjoy what will be a significant achievement. Previously restored local boats such as ‘Teba’ and ‘Mavis Pearl’ can be viewed in the Maritime Museum.