Hobart

Tasmania 2018 Day 5: Hobart and Salamanca Market

I wandered down to St. David's Park, then explored Salamanca Market, then wandered though Parliament Square and Franklin Square.

We returned back to Hobart and wandered around the city in the afternoon. It was interesting to see what has changed since our last visit.

We made a last tour of MONA exterior in the afternoon before leaving. I particularly liked the Spectrum Chamber connecting to Amarna.

PHAROS is the new wing of MONA, and built to evoke the ancient lighthouse of Alexandria. It is more a theme park of ideas and installations.

The general collection in MONA is called MONANISM. It tends to vary over time, but a few pieces really stood out for me.

Cloaca Professional mimics the human digestive system, through a set of chambers that progressively break down human food into poop.

Hound in the Hunt is an exhibition of various paintings at MONA, and the technique for creating them developed by Tim Jenison.

The exterior of MONA, or the Museum of Old and New Art, has a few large scale sculptures and the museum architecture is also interesting.

We walked around Hobart at night after dinner. We walked along Collins St and then back along Macquarie St.

Ibis Styles is a brand new budget hotel located in central Hobart, with a modern Asian restaurant called Mr. Good Guy.