Museums and galleries in Hobart
6 places in Hobart, with the official website of each.
Places
MONA, Museum of Old and New Art
Derwent River, 30 minutes by ferry from Brooke Street Pier
Museum of old and new art. Open Thursday to Monday, from 10:00 to 17:00. Tasmanian residents enter free; everyone else pays the general fare.
DirectionsPort Arthur Historic Site
Port Arthur, about 90 minutes from Hobart
Former penal colony, a UNESCO World Heritage site, with more than 30 buildings and ruins. Open every day from 9:00 to 17:00, except Christmas. Guided tours and the Ghost Tour are paid separately.
DirectionsMaritime Museum of Tasmania
16 Argyle Street
Maritime museum of Tasmania, open every day from 9:00 to 17:00, except Christmas.
DirectionsCascades Female Factory Historic Site
South Hobart
Historic site about convict women, at 16 Degraves Street. Open every day from 9:30 to 16:30, except Christmas, with guided tours.
DirectionsUnshackled: Hobart Penitentiary
98a Campbell Street
Former convict-era penitentiary run by the National Trust. The guided tour lasts 90 minutes and takes in courtrooms, tunnels and cells. The Ghost Tour costs A$45. Card payment only.
DirectionsMawson's Huts Replica Museum
Corner of Morrison and Argyle Streets
Replica of the huts of Douglas Mawson's Antarctic expedition (1911 to 1914), run by a non-profit foundation. Its website says it is open all year. It does not publish general opening hours or a price: the ones it shows are for a festival.
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