December 2021 — July 2022 The Bass Strait Maritime Centre’s first temporary exhibition since the COVID-19 shutdown was Instrumental: Navigating and Communicating on the High
26 July 2019– 2 February 2020 Explore stories of courage and commitment, strength and resilience, and unknown gems on the eastern side of the Mersey
February 2020–April 2021 A travelling exhibition from the Australian National Maritime Museum. Read Bailey’s blog post about the exhibition here. Bailey is the curator of
Devonport Embroiderer’s Guild Annual Display July 2019
Natural History of the Bass Strait December 2018–July 2019 Time and tides flow through the Bass Strait, changing species, geography and geology. We explored the
September 2018–December 2018 A travelling exhibition from the Australian National Maritime Museum and the Australian Maritime Museums Council.
The Box That Changed The World 2016–2018 This exhibition opened in 2016 and tells the story of the changes in cargo handling and how the
Commercial Fishing in Tasmania May 2018–September 2018 A travelling exhibition from the Maritime Museum of Tasmania featuring …
Our mission is to be a source of knowledge, ideas, stories and memories. The Bass Strait Maritime Centre’s collection is a repository developed as a resource to inspire and educate the community and visitors. A key focus of the collection is to contribute to the interpretation and preservation of the history and maritime heritage of the Devonport region and its connection with the Bass Strait.
The Bass Strait Maritime Centre acknowledge and pay respect to the Tasmanian Aboriginal community and the punniler-panner as the traditional and original owners and continuing custodians of this land.
We pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging.
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