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About the Museum

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The Military Museum of Tasmania is situated within Anglesea Barracks, Davey Street, Hobart. This Barracks precinct is recognized as one of Australia’s most significant historical military precincts and its appearance today is much as it was when the first buildings were constructed in 1814.

The  Museum is located in the Military Gaol which was built in 1847. This building is little changed from when it was fist built even though over the years it has also been used as a Girls Reformatory, a married quarter, a store and offices.

Volunteers operate the Museum. Displays interpret the colonial period when the British Army occupied the site and the various conflicts Tasmanian service men and women have been involved in from 1899 to the current operational deployments.

 

Anglesea Barracks 200th Anniversary

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On 3rd December 2011 the Department of Defence marked the 200th Anniversary of Anglesea Barracks in Hobart. This is the oldest continually used army Barracks in Australia and contains a mix of Colonial Georgian, Regency, Federation and later buildings within a precinct that has been recognised both locally and nationally as of great historical importance to both Tasmanian and Australia.

Barrack Hill, A History of Anglesea Barracks 1811–2011As part of this event a book, Barrack Hill, A History of Anglesea Barracks 1811–2011 has been produced.

This book published by the Department of Defence not only explores the development of the Barracks buildings through word and images but also reveals many of the previously untold stories of many of the occupiers of the Barracks over the past two hundred years.

The 260 page book is hard covered (with dust jacket) has over 180 images, end notes, several appendixes and is indexed.

Proceeds from the sale of the book will be used to support the work of Legacy and the Australian Army Museum Tasmania.

Copies of the Book can be purchased from the Australian Army Museum Tasmania, Anglesea Barracks Hobart.

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