Hobart Town Hall

Hobart Town Hall The Hobart Town Hall has been a part of Hobart's landscape for 150 years. It is currently home to the Hobart City Council.

Musica Viva presents the New Zealand String Quartet this Wednesday 30 November at 8 pm at the Hobart Town Hall, playing:...
28/11/2016

Musica Viva presents the New Zealand String Quartet this Wednesday 30 November at 8 pm at the Hobart Town Hall, playing:

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN – String Quartet in B-flat major, opus 18, no 6 (1798-1800)
LEOŠ JANÁCEK – String Quartet no 1, Kreutzer Sonata (1923)
EDVARD GRIEG – String Quartet no 1 in G minor, op 27 (1877-78).

Supported by the City of Hobart, tickets are on sale 30 minutes before the performance or through the website: http://mvt.org.au/concerts/new-zealand-string-quartet-2/

For many years the chandeliers from the Town Hall ballroom were thought to have “disappeared” from storage. However, in ...
31/10/2016

For many years the chandeliers from the Town Hall ballroom were thought to have “disappeared” from storage. However, in 1950 some of the crystals were discovered in a vault and over the next 15 years more of the crystals were located and catalogued.

Experts brought it said it would be difficult to rebuild the chandeliers so in 1963 the remnants were offered for sale until the Tasmanian Museum stepped in and took hold of them until 1986 when then Lord Mayor Doone Kennedy led a campaign to have them restored for the 150th anniversary of Hobart becoming a City, in 1992.

The 1970s was a decade of protest and the Town Hall was the scene of many of them. In 1972 in response to the proposal t...
23/10/2016

The 1970s was a decade of protest and the Town Hall was the scene of many of them. In 1972 in response to the proposal to dam Lake Pedder, the United Tasmania Group political party was formed at the Town Hall in a fiery meeting.

As the Mercury reported: "A committee to select candidates was elected at a standing room only and sometimes stormy public meeting in the Hobart Town Hall last night. The coalition of candidates will contest the election on behalf of the United Tasmania Group. A large contingent of HEC [Hydro-Electric Commission] engineers attended last night’s meeting and frequently clashed verbally with members of the audience. An HEC employee allowed to put his case from the stage was constantly interrupted, hissed, shouted down, and finally slow clapped off the stage after his allotted time had run out".

Photo: James D Williams

Citizenship ceremonies in the Town Hall began in 1953 with the Lord Mayor officiating. Before that naturalisation occurr...
20/10/2016

Citizenship ceremonies in the Town Hall began in 1953 with the Lord Mayor officiating. Before that naturalisation occurred in police buildings or by a police magistrate within the Town Hall.

The 1953 ceremony happened in the same week that the first such ceremony in Australia was held in the Melbourne Town Hall.

Photo: HCC Lord Mayor’s Reports: 1952-1954

The Hobart Town Hall will resound with stamping feet and sweeping couples as Argentinian tango enthusiasts gather on Sat...
16/10/2016

The Hobart Town Hall will resound with stamping feet and sweeping couples as Argentinian tango enthusiasts gather on Saturday 22 October.

Tango Encuentro will bring together tango dancers from around Australia and beyond to share their passion in the sumptuous surrounds of the Town Hall ballroom for a gala night.

The night is part of a three-day weekend of workshops, exhibitions and cultural delights celebrating Argentina: www.tangoencuentro.com.au/

Musica Viva brings violinist Benjamin Beilman and pianist Andrew Tyson to the Hobart Town Hall on Monday 17 October at 8...
12/10/2016

Musica Viva brings violinist Benjamin Beilman and pianist Andrew Tyson to the Hobart Town Hall on Monday 17 October at 8 pm.

The duo will play:

- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Violin sonata no 32 in B-flat major, K 454 (1784)
- Leos Janacek – Violin sonata 1914-15, rev 1916-22
- Jane Stanley – world premiere of a new work
- Camille Saint-Saens – Sonata no 1 for violin and piano in D minor, op 75 (1885)

To book: www.mvt.org.au/concerts/benjamin/

During the 1967 fires, which saw the loss of 62 lives and 408 buildings, the Hobart Town Hall became an emergency centre...
10/10/2016

During the 1967 fires, which saw the loss of 62 lives and 408 buildings, the Hobart Town Hall became an emergency centre for people who had lost their homes and the City Hall the first point for casualties.

Next year marks the 50 year anniversary of the fires and the City of Hobart is supporting the efforts of the Tasmania Fire Service to remember the lives and homes lost.

Photo: TAHO PH30-1-8553, from the (PH30) miscellaneous collection of photographs series

In 1961 a fountain carved by convict stonemason LR Paterson, which had been rescued from the New Market site in Macquari...
07/10/2016

In 1961 a fountain carved by convict stonemason LR Paterson, which had been rescued from the New Market site in Macquarie St in the late nineteenth century, was placed in the garden behind the Hobart Town Hall.

It was already dilapidated when it was placed there and didn't last long before it had to be removed to make room for a new office block. It now sits in the University Rose Garden on the Domain.

Photo: JJN Barnett, TAHO NS3305-1-3

Thanks to Stefan for posting the photo of the old Hobart Glee Club badge in the Town Hall, it prompted our heritage expe...
04/10/2016

Thanks to Stefan for posting the photo of the old Hobart Glee Club badge in the Town Hall, it prompted our heritage expert to send through a review of the club from an 1899 newspaper.

When Queen Elizabeth II made her first trip to Hobart, some 5000 people packed out Macquarie St in front of the Town Hal...
30/09/2016

When Queen Elizabeth II made her first trip to Hobart, some 5000 people packed out Macquarie St in front of the Town Hall to see her.

She was greeted by Lord Mayor Sir Richard Harris as well as Hobart’s first female alderman, Dame Mabel Miller, who went on to become the first woman to represent Australia at the United Nations.

Photo: TMAG Q7251

The next City of Hobart free floral show, this time featuring orchids, is due to start tomorrow, Thursday 29 September, ...
28/09/2016

The next City of Hobart free floral show, this time featuring orchids, is due to start tomorrow, Thursday 29 September, at the Hobart Town Hall, from 1 pm until 5 pm.

Come along to see a glimpse of the world’s many orchid varieties and pick up some tips on how to improve your plants from members of the Tasmanian Orchid Society, who run the show.

The show continues on Friday and Saturday, 9 am – 5 pm, then on Sunday 9 am – 4 pm. More information is available at: www.tasblooms.com/hobhortsociety/

Today’s the day, with the Hobart Town Hall’s doors open from 10 am until 4 pm to celebrate 150 years since the building ...
24/09/2016

Today’s the day, with the Hobart Town Hall’s doors open from 10 am until 4 pm to celebrate 150 years since the building was finished.

We have activities to interest all generations, so bring your children and your parents and enjoy one of Hobart's premier buildings inside and out.

All information on the day’s activities can be found at hobartcity.com.au.hobarttownhall

Address

50 Macquarie Street
Hobart, TAS
7000

Opening Hours

Monday 8:15am - 5:15pm
Tuesday 8:15am - 5:15pm
Wednesday 8:15am - 5:15pm
Thursday 8:15am - 5:15pm
Friday 8:15am - 5:15pm

Telephone

+61362382765

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