Maritime Museum of Tasmania has a mission to promote the understanding of maritime heritage of Tasmania. It is important what the history of maritime to the community. You will find informative displays about aboriginal watercraft, early European explorers and whalers. The museum shares the influence of the sea on the lives of Tasmanians heritage of the islands.

The historic Carnegie Building is a fitting home to the museum’s collection of ship models, artifacts, paintings and images. Discover the craft and art of ship building through displays of boat builder’s tools and historic dinghies. While archaeological discoveries from shipwrecks around the Tasmanian islands show how challenging, difficult and dangerous the seafarer’s life could be.