Tasmania 2018 Day 4: MONA (Exterior, Afternoon)
We made a last tour of MONA exterior in the afternoon before leaving. I particularly liked the Spectrum Chamber connecting to Amarna.
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Tasmania 2018 Day 4: MONA (PHAROS)
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.
Tasmania 2018 Day 4: MONA (MONANISM)
The general collection in MONA is called MONANISM. It tends to vary over time, but a few pieces really stood out for me.
Tasmania 2018 Day 4: MONA (Cloaca Professional)
Cloaca Professional mimics the human digestive system, through a set of chambers that progressively break down human food into poop.
Tasmania 2018 Day 4: MONA (Hound in the Hunt)
Hound in the Hunt is an exhibition of various paintings at MONA, and the technique for creating them developed by Tim Jenison.
Tasmania 2018 Day 4: MONA (Exterior)
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.
Japan 2018 Day 7: Huis Ten Bosch (Super Trick Art)
Super Trick Art is yet another of those 3D art places that you pose in front of. The lighting is a bit dark in places.
Japan 2018 Day 7: Huis Ten Bosch (Game Museum)
The Game Museum at Huis Ten Bosch contains a display of various gaming consoles past to present as well as various arcade machines.
Japan 2018 Day 7: Huis Ten Bosch (Porcelain Museum)
The Porcelain Museum at Huis Ten Bosch is full of rooms of porcelain displays, a second hall with upholsteries and a third hall with pottery.
Japan 2018 Day 6: Huis Ten Bosch (Glass Museum)
The Stadhuis replica in "Amsterdam Square" in Huis Ten Bosch has a magnificent crystal and glass museum called "Gyaman Gallery".
Japan 2018 Day 6: Huis Ten Bosch (Teddy Bear Kingdom)
We visited a recreation of Kasteel Nijenrode containing the Teddy Bear Kingdom, an extensive collection of teddy bears from around the world.
Japan 2018 Day 4: Nagasaki Peace Museum
We also visited the Nagasaki Peace Museum, which was similar to the one in Hiroshima but on a smaller scale.
Japan 2017 Day 5: Hiroshima (Peace Museum)
They say the Hiroshima Peace Museum is quite confronting - we found it terribly crowded and quite hard to see some of the exhibits.
Japan 2017 Day 1: Tokyo (Ghibli Museum)
On the first day, we landed in Haneda Airport and took the train to Asakusa to check into the hotel. We then headed to Mitaka for the Studio Ghibli museum.
Japan 2008 Day 13: Mega Web (History Garage)
Mega Web History Garage is a museum located at the basement of Venus Fort and features historic cars, motorsports and nostalgia.
Japan 2008 Day 9: Nara (奈良) Okumura Museum (奥村記念館)
Nara is the ancient capital of Japan. We begin our visit at the Okumura Museum, with an interesting earthquake simulator.
Japan 2008 Day 3: Tokyo (Ghibli Museum 三鷹の森ジブリ美術館)
The Ghibli Museum is dedicated to the creative output of Studio Ghibli - an animation film studio featuring director Miyazaki Hayao.
LOTR 2004 Day 4: Wellington to Featherston & back
We explored Wellington and Featherston today, including WETA, Dry Creek Quarry (Helms Deep/Minas Tirith) and Hutt River (River Anduin).