2010 Tasmanian Heritage Festival

From Deco To Digital - Our 20th Century Heritage

The 2010 Tasmanian Heritage Festival which took place in May throughout all regions of Tasmania recorded the largest number of attendees in the history of the festival. This year's festival also attracted a record number of events throughout the state confirming the festival's status as the largest celebration of Tasmania's cultural heritage.

123 organisations participated in the 2010 Festival, providing between 40 and 45 individual events each day throughout the month of May. The total number of events for the month based on daily available activity available for participation was 1345.

Participating organizations included a broad cross section of entities ranging from historical societies, libraries, schools, museums and government departments as well as strong representation from the private and corporate sectors.

The festivals 2010 theme Deco to Digital - our 20th Century Heritage was embraced enthusiastically resulting in a dynamic program of exhibitions, tours, displays and activities. Deco to Digital provided unique experiences that surprised, entertained, educated and engaged with its audience in an evocative manner.

The Tasmanian Heritage Festival is a National Trust of Australia (Tasmania) event held on an annual basis as an important component to our Community Heritage Program. The festival is supported by Heritage Tasmania, the Commonwealth Department of Environment Water Heritage & the Arts, Pure Tasmania (Federal Group), Tasmanian Heritage Council and the Australian Business Arts Foundation (AbaF). The National Trust of Australia (Tasmania) thanks festival media partners: The Examiner, The Advocate, The Mercury, Southern Cross Television and the ABC all of whom provided generous coverage and support of this years festival.

The success of Deco to Digital - our 20th Century Heritage, is attributed to the countless number of volunteers throughout all regions of Tasmania who dedicated time and energy in insuring the heritage values of Tasmania are preserved for future generations.

The Tasmanian Heritage Festival is testament to the well established community links the National Trust of Australia (Tasmania) holds throughout the state. The Tasmanian Heritage Festival highlights the strong relationship fostered by the National Trust of Australia (Tasmania) between the heritage, tourism, education sectors and a wide range of community based organizations promoting social inclusion.

Planning is underway for the 2011 Tasmanian Heritage Festival. For details, please contact the National Trust of Australia (Tasmania) Community Heritage Officer Matthew Smithies via our contact page

Archives:

• The 2010 archived events calendar is here
• The 2009 archive page is here
• The 2008 archive page is here