Wesley in the city Hobart contains a significant collection of historical material relating to the history of Methodism in Australia and the Pacific and Hobart in particular.

These records are in the form of artworks, photography, furniture, religious items, monographs, journal publications and memorabilia especially focusing on John Wesley the early days of Methodism in Hobart. They contain a record of ministry in Wesley Hobart and the former Davey Street Methodist Church

A complete collection of  The Methodist Magazine dating from the mid 1700s is housed in the museum.

The museum was established 1927 and contains this significant collection.

In 1999 the incumbent Minister Rev Max Stansall undertook a major task of recording all the material and publishing a book “Alive to the Great Work” which has just been reprinted.

The book lists with photographs all the material in the museum and includes a number of memoirs including that of Mrs Deborah Carvosso written by her husband the Rev Benjamin Carvosso, the first minister of this congregation.

The Book: Alive to the Great Work is available for AUD$15.00 plus postage.

The Museum is open to the public. The church is open most week days days from 12.00 to 2.00pm and by request the museum may be viewed.

We have established a group within the church with outside assistance from Arts Tasmania to develop a conservation and interpretation program for the Museum that will make this important historical museum more accessible to the community.

For more information contact Wesley in the city through our contact page.

If you would like to become a Friend of the Museum please contact the museum secretary at secretary.whm@live.com.  You can also find us on Facebook as Friends of Wesley Hobart Museum.

The museum publishes a quarterly newsletter The Ticket. The Ticket First Issue