The City of Launceston's public art project Electric Botany has been named a finalist in the Australian Street Art Awards, which are due to be presented.
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Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery and the Royal Society of Tasmania to apologise for taking 14,000-year-old petroglyphs from Preminghana
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Examples of petroglyphs circular carvings on the stone at Sundown Point, in Tasmania s north-west.
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A Tasmanian Aboriginal leader says two of the state s key cultural and historic institutions will issue formal apologies to Indigenous people as part of the return of 14,000-year-old rock carvings to their original site in the state s north-west.
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Michael Mansell says two Tasmanian institutions will issue a formal apology to the state s Aboriginal people as part of the return of ancient rock carvings
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QVMAG Royal Park roof works to start next month
The City of Launceston will next month begin work on a $250,000 upgrade of the roof at the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery’s Royal Park site.
The existing roof is nearing the end of its asset life and the project will involve the installation of a new roofing system designed to better handle stormwater.
The new roof system will be constructed over the western end of the building, allowing for the rationalisation of utility infrastructure currently housed on the roof, like air conditioning units.
The new roof has been designed in consultation with Heritage Tasmania, and is intended to blend sympathetically with the original architecture. The work is expected to take around four months to complete, and will involve the use of a crane.