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TMAG Visitor Services Officer, Laura Lewis-Jones, spent an unforgettable six weeks tending the Australian Pavilion at the 2024 Venice Biennale. In this talk Laura paints an emotional picture of her time with Kamilaroi/Bigambul artist Archie Moore's staggering work Kith and Kin, which won the Biennale's major prize, the Golden Lion. Laura also brings to life the joy of spending a summer in this most extraordinary of cities. Don't forget to click here to view Laura's slide presentation while listening to her speak.

Listen to Hingor Chung and Isobel Andrewartha speak about the history and experience of Chinese in Tasmania and TMAG's exhibition, Home: Here and Now.

The TMAG exhibition Unshackled: The True Convict Story uses a mixture of objects and data to reveal startling new insights into Australia’s convict past. In this talk Professor Hamish Maxwell-Stewart will reveal details of the digital treasure trove that enabled this retelling and the thinking behind the design of Unshackled as a new form of interactive exhibition.

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Dr Andrew Trotter, Dr Jemina Stuart-Smith, and Ness Delpero speak about conservation and recovery efforts for the critically endangered red handfish.

Listen to TMAG's Senior Curator of Invertebrate Zoology Simon Grove speak about his new book Seasons in the South: a Tasmanian naturalist's journeys of discovery and recovery.

After an introduction from TMAG curator Peter Hughes who co-curated the museum's Lloyd Rees exhibition Lands of Light: Lloyd Rees and Tasmania, the esteemed Australian architect Richard Leplastrier, friend and student of Lloyd Rees, speaks about the importance of Tasmania for Lloyd Rees and the impact of his wisdom and teaching.

Listen to Chris Tassell speak about the research into the Maritime Museum of Tasmania's recent acquisition of an extraordinary colonial sculpture which is regarded as a vituperative political comment on Governor George Arthur.

To view Chris's slide show while listening to him speak, click here.

Listen to Nick Mooney, Sally Bryant and Andrew Young provide different perspectives on the state of nature conservation in Tasmania and how we can all help. To view Sally and Andrew's Powerpoint presentations while listening to them speaking, click here.