Hadley's Gallery

Hobart


An installation sponsored by the Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery is the Hadley's Gallery at Hadley's Orient Hotel. Inside is a fascinating display of 29 historic prints, capturing long-lost views of colonial Hobart and the Derwent River.


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