Burnie Regional Museum

Burnie Regional Museum is a local history museum in central Burnie, north-west Tasmania, operated by Burnie City Council on Little Alexander Street. Established in 1941, it preserves and interprets the history of Burnie and the surrounding region. Its notable Federation Street exhibit recreates an early 1900s Burnie streetscape with original shopfronts and interiors. The museum holds photographs, objects and archives documenting pioneer life, industry and community development.

Visitors can expect a compact, indoor museum centred on the Federation Street exhibit, a recreated early 1900s Burnie street with original shop facades, interiors and period objects. Surrounding galleries display photographs, documents, domestic items, tools and industrial artefacts relating to Burnie's settlement and development. The setting is within the Burnie Arts precinct in central Burnie, with interpretive panels and guided tours providing context. The visit is self-paced and focused on viewing historical displays and archives.

Established in 1941, the Burnie Regional Museum is one of Tasmania's oldest regional museums. It was developed to collect, preserve and interpret the history of Burnie and north-west Tasmania, with a focus on pioneer settlement, community life and local industries. The Federation Street display, created using original buildings and shop fittings relocated and reconstructed indoors, documents Burnie as it appeared around Federation in 1900-1910.

The museum preserves and presents the cultural heritage of Burnie and the north-west Tasmanian community, documenting pioneer life, social history and regional identity through objects, photographs and archives. It serves as a community heritage resource and educational facility within the Burnie Arts and cultural precinct.