Launceston Sights
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery Review
The Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, opened in 1891, offers insights into the city's history including its Aboriginal and colonial past. There's also a large natural-history collection of stuffed birds and animals (including the now-extinct thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger).
- Address: 2 Invermay Rd., Launceston, TAS, 7250 | Map It
- Phone: 03/6323-3777
- Cost: Free
- Hours: Daily 10--5
- Website: qvmag.tas.gov.au
- Location: Launceston
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