3 Best Places To Visit in Hobart

“MONA Museum of Old and New Art is an art museum located within the Moorilla winery on Hobart. The museum is the largest privately sponsored museum in the Southern Hemisphere. MONA Museum of Old and New Art houses ancient, modern and contemporary art from the David Walsh assembly. Along with its frequently updated indoor collection, Mona also entertains the annual Mona Foma and Dark Mofo music and arts festivals, which showcase large-scale public art and live performances. MONA Museum of Old and New Art announced that the museum would end its free entry policy and introduce an entry fee to interstate and overseas visitors while remaining accessible for Tasmanians.”

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“Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens covers an area of approximately 14 hectares in Hobart. The gardens were established in 1818 and are Australia's second-oldest botanical garden. The gardens hold historic plant collections and a large number of significant trees. Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens also has an increasing number of important conservation collections of Tasmanian plants. The King's Lomatia is one of the most unusual and rare subantarctic plant species. The visitor centre houses a restaurant, souvenir shop, and gallery with regularly changing displays by local artists. The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens wishes to acknowledge the Muwinina people, the traditional owners and custodians of the land upon which the Gardens are built.”

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“Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery is a museum situated in Hobart, Tasmania. The museum was founded in 1846 by the Royal Society of Tasmania. TMAG receives 400,000 guests annually and has merged several disparate collections, including that of the Royal Society of Tasmania. The museum is a foremost natural and cultural heritage organisation. The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery is a collaborative museum, art gallery, and herbarium that safeguards the physical evidence of Tasmania's natural and cultural heritage and the cultural identity of Tasmanians. The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery's first permanent home opened on the corner of Argyle and Macquarie streets in 1863, and the museum has since moderately expanded from this corner to occupy the entire city block. General admission to TMAG is free for all members of the public.”

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