"A Night at the Museum" 27 October 2021 - "Mt Wellington Gold Mines" with Roger Kellaway.
Details to come below
Welcome to the Channel Museum
We tell the many, varied, and quirky stories of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel region of Southern Tasmania.
Located just 20 km south of Hobart, the museum welcomes independent travellers, tour groups and cruise ship visitors.
The Channel Museum was presented with a Bronze Award for Cultural Tourism in 2017 by the Tourism Industry Council of Tasmania.
WE ARE OPEN!
SUNDAY to FRIDAY from January 15th 2021.
Group visits available on Saturdays by prior arrangement
Admission Price (from 1/6/2021)
$7.50 per adult. Children under 16 free.
Residents of Kingborough Municipality $3.00
Discount rate for pre-booked groups: $6.00 per adult
Opening Hours
Sunday to Friday 10:00 – 16:00 (AEDST). Closed Saturday.
Except Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day, ANZAC Day (closed am) and Easter Friday.
Facilities
- Extensive car park, parking for large vehicles and caravans nearby
- Toilet facilities - including disabled toilets
- Disabled level access throughout the museum
1755 Channel Highway
Margate 7054 Tasmania
Tel: 03 6267 2333
or Contact Us here
Permanent Displays and Library
Our permanent displays and library are packed with rare and fascinating insights into the cultural, social, artistic, and industrial life of the Channel pioneers and early settlers.
These displays highlight the original Aboriginal inhabitants, the early explorers, and various Channel industries. There are also specialty displays featuring the 1967 bushfires, the Don Norton Camera Collection, the Electrona Carbide Works, and the life of Dutch migrants.
A collection of vintage farming machinery is housed in a separate exhibition space.
News and feature displays
- "A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM" Wednesday 27 October 2021 -7.30 pm. Topic: "Mt Wellington Gold Mines". Presented by well known Taroona local Roger Kellaway, geographer interested in the mining history of Tasmania.
- All welcome. Admission by gold coin donation. Due to Covid restrictions, we ask those looking to attend to book their seat to avoid disappointment. Ph 03 6267 2333 or email secretary@channelmuseum.org.au
- We are open to the public from Sunday to Friday from 10am to 4pm (Daylight Savings), hopefully expanding our open days in the weeks ahead. Other days by appointment for school and other groups.
The Channel Cafe, is now open, 7 days a week from 9 until 4.00
Hope to welcome you back soon! - LIVING HISTORY - how has COVID-19 affected you? For many this has been a major life-changing event on a par (almost!) with the 1967 bushfires and the Tasman Bridge disaster. We'd love to record your experiences for posterity. Please write them down and take photos now, quick, before we get back to normality (or proceed to the "New Normality") and share them with us via Facebook, email, post, or drop them in when we re-open.
- House Histories now available! Go to "Services" button below to find out more.
Our current feature display is:
The temporary exhibition for October 2021 is “Remarkable – Stories of Australians and their boats.”
Remarkable, created by the Australian Maritime Museums Council (AMMC) and the Australian National Maritime Museum, provides an opportunity for regional audiences to hear national and local stories.
34 stories were nominated by maritime museums and heritage institutions from around Australia with 12 of the most compelling stories selected to feature in the exhibition. The visiting exhibition is supplemented by archival material owned by the Museum
Remarkable – Stories of Australians and their boats is on an 18-month national tour across regional Australia. The exhibit at the Channel Museum will be the first time these stories have been seen in Tasmania.
Exhibition will run for the month of October , Sunday to Friday 10am - 4pm (daylight saving time)
What our visitors say about us
Reviews:
Amazing morning in the museum and cafe! Highly recommended to anyone visiting the area. Angela on Google 19 March 2019
This is absolutely awesome. It was a bit of a surprise for me. A lot of things to see including different cameras. Not a tourist spot but very worthy to go. Fred on Google 7 January 2019.
Volunteers, members, and friends
We are wholly operated by volunteers and always welcome new members, volunteers and friends to support our activities.
Visitors and Tour Groups
We welcome all visitors and tour groups. Our proximity to Hobart (only 20 minutes) makes us especially suitable for cruise ship tour groups.
If you are planning a group visit, we can organise specialist volunteer guides and food service at our cafe.
Phone us to book a tour of the Museum!
School Group Tours
In collaboration with school staff, we conduct specialist guided educational tours for school children.
Book a school group tour of the Museum.
Research
Our library is available to the public for research. We also offer a research service for a small fee.
Cafe and gift shop
Our cafe serves delicious light meals, snacks, and drinks. The coffee is great!!!
Donations gratefully received
We are a 'not-for-profit' incorporated association staffed entirely by volunteers but although we have no wages to pay we still have considerable costs for heating, insurance, building maintenance etc. We really appreciate donations to continue our work to preserve and promote the history, culture, and heritage of the Channel area of Southern Tasmania. We are a registered Deductible Gift Recipient.
You can provide a donation, which is tax-deductible over $2, directly to our account at Bendigo Bank:
Account Name: Channel Historical and Folk Museum Inc trading as Channel Museum
BSB: 633-000
Account Number: 1615 90203
Please include the word “donation” and your name on the deposit. To gain a tax deduction, we need to supply you with a receipt. So email the details to us, together with your address and we will reply with a receipt for tax deduction purposes.