Henry Allport bequeathed the contents of the Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts
to the people of Tasmania in 1965. It is intended as a permanent memorial to his family, who had settled in Van Diemen's Land in 1831.
Convict artists and the work of many colonial landscape artists are a
feature of the collection. The Allport is a living collection. More than
2000 items - book and artworks have been added since Henry's death through purchase from his Endowment Fund or by donation.
As well as permanent displays featuring the decorative arts collections, the Allport Gallery has a program of temporary exhibitions. Some of these highlight the Allport collections and other resources of the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, others feature the work of contemporary Tasmanian Artists. More...
