Maritime Museum of Tasmania

The Maritime Museum of Tasmania in Hobart is a lovely museum with lots of detailed and fascinating information about the seafaring history of Tasmania, piracy, whaling... the exhibited items are fascinating and the staff is very friendly and helpful. I enjoyed my stay there very much.

Located near Elizabeth St pier and across from Lark distillery, it's a small museum with many models and wonderful maritime pieces. As it's a small museum, it took less then an hour to complete.It covers Maritime disasters, to the history of Maritime, and more recent events.The museum is informative, and staff are nice. There is a gift shop at the end of the museum

Small but very interesting collection, staff interested and very friendly. Some excellent local maritime history.

Really fun place for a meander and to learn some history. Love the little human touches (look out for the Lego people throughout the exhibits). Very nice staff.

How we have managed to visit Hobart regularly for decades and not know about this incredible museum is beyond me!When in Hobart, do yourself a favour and visit this great place. I'm so glad we have finally found this museum.The Maritime Museum of Tasmania has been carefully thought out and the displays both upstairs and downstairs are nothing less than impressive.I think my favourite part of the museum was the Captain's quarter's in the corner upstairs - complete with vintage television and other furnishings and fittings of the era.The staff are particularly friendly and knowledgeable. They are more than happy to provide further information about the maritime history of Tasmania and beyond. Helping make sense and learning more about the Tasman Bridge disaster, for example, was just one of the ways they helped us navigate and fully appreciate this museum.You could easily spend half a day here. Don't miss the chance to visit when you are in Hobart.I also like the way in which you can be in the museum yet look out the window and see the world of modern maritime playing out in Constitution Dock.A very special place that should probably be visited and appreciated more than it currently is. Thanks so much for an exceptional and enjoyable visit!

This is a really worthwhile museum for sailors, yachties and landlubbers. Varied and fascinating displays, helpful volunteers and an escapeto another world zthere is everything from a hunting whales video to Japanese submarine missions to survey Tasmania and attack shipping. Well worth the small entry fee of $12 for adults. There is a family rate I hear. We spent two immersive hours

Awesome museum, highly recommended to visit. Amazing history and the staff very friendly and informative. Loved the visit and recommended to everyone.

Good to walk around a maritime history in Tasmania.Not free admission, but good to time spent with a family if you are interested in Tasmania history.Clean, tidy, and well organized.Recommended!

maritime museum for a small entry fee you will gain access to history of Tasmania and indeed Australia you may not be aware of or at least, the staff are friendly and willing to assist you with understanding of the layout and artefacts on display!

While this museum is rather small, it’s fantastic. Very informative and gives a great lesson on Tasmania’s maritime history. It’s well laid out with the displays in a chronological order so it’s easy to follow along. Children from about 10 and up would enjoy this museum, and most adults would too. I’m not particularly interested in maritime and boat related things but I enjoyed myself regardless.