Ethan and I spent two days in Hobart. On the first day, we woke up around 8am, and were packed up and ready to leave our accommodation near Mount Field by 10am. The road to Hobart, as with many Tasmanian roads, was made up of mostly curves. Consequently, I spent much of the short car trip with my seat leaned back as to avoid motion sickness.
After some deliberation, we decided to spend a couple hours inside MONA: the Museum of Old and New Art. Once we had paid our fees (well, once I paid my fees. Tasmanians get in for free), we made our way down to the bottom level of the museum where our four-hour museum visit began.
On the bottom floor, we found the “Museum of Everything” which featured twenty-seven rooms of art. There was something for everyone, which ended up being a LOT. We spent the majority of our museum visit just in this one exhibit which left our brains and feet very tired. Luckily, the museum supplies each guest with a digital device to record which pieces of artwork they have and haven’t seen. This device also allows you to rate the artwork, and leave comments if you desire. My favourite part about this piece of technology was that you could “save your visit.” You just entered your email, and information about the art you looked at, and pieces you might’ve missed were sent for you to view when your brain no longer felt like mush.
When we finally finished up in the “Museum of Everything,” we decided to quickly view the remaining two floors. We go through the upper floors in an hour and a half. This time involved looking at a defecation machine. I’m not quite sure how creating poop is art. However, if we’re supporting that thought process, Ethan’s beautiful creations should be put on display in a museum.
On the top floor, which was at ground level, we spent some time at the gift shop. I was a little disappointed by the store, as it didn’t have very many museum related merchandise for sale. Not to mention, the post card selection was pretty pathetic, considering how impressive the museum and its artwork is (count on me to complain about postcards not being aesthetically pleasing enough). Once I finally decided on two postcards, we headed back to the car and booked our accommodation.
We ended up spending the night at the Waratah Hotel, which was conveniently located in Hobart’s CBD. After sorting out some booking hiccups at the reception desk, we brought our bags up to our room, and then headed down for dinner. There was a function going on in the dining area that night, so we ate in the bar. They had a decent selection of meals at very reasonable prices. We were both filled right up by the end. In fact, we proved to be filled up a bit too much by our meals, as we fell into yet another food coma when we got back to the room. Falling asleep early wasn’t a bad thing at all though, as we would be walking around a lot the next day.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
- Find out more about MONA here.
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Wishing you the safest and smoothest of travels,
Jana