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Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery
The Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery (QVMAG), in Launceston, is Australia's largest regional museum. It hosts a national profile for its collections of Australian colonial art, decorative arts and design, Tasmanian history and natural science. QVMAG is located on two sites: the 1870s era railway workshop at Inveresk (museum); and the 1891 Royal Park Art Gallery building on Wellington Street.
Design Tasmania is a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to support and sustain design. They have a shop, exhibition space and wood collection that is located on the edge of City Park in Launceston. The Design Tasmania shop is wholly dedicated to Tasmanian design and is perfect place to pick up gifts or a unique piece for your collection. The centre houses has Australia’s only museum collection of contemporary wood design and a changing program of exhibitions that celebrate the work of local, national and international designers.
Every Saturday morning in the heart of the Tamar Valley, Harvest Launceston Community Farmers' Market brightens a quiet inner city car park and brings the farm gate to you. Meet the farmers, connect with locals and feast your eyes on baskets brimming with Tasmania's freshest seasonal produce, artificial hormone-free meat, organic dairy, artisan bread and pastries, bright summer berries or blushing autumn apples. Savour a locally roasted coffee and taste your way around our foodie State at this vibrant weekly event before collecting a myriad of premium produce, cool-climate wines, artisan ciders and home-made preserves for the journey home.
Evandale
Evandale is one of the best preserved historic towns in Australia. Its late-Georgian and early-Victorian buildings and relatively untouched streetscape offer a unique glimpse into Australia's past, with some buildings dating back to 1809. Given the rich diversity of the town, it's worth taking half a day to wander around with a good detailed local map. A shorter visit should at least include a walk down the High Street - one of the most attractive historic main streets in Tasmania.
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