MONA

So, there's this famous art gallery in Hobart:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Old_and_New_Art

It was founded by a Tasmanian millionaire called David Walsh, and it has exhibits designed to shock....

As its built on the river front, you are encouraged to arrive by ferry ($30) ....as part of the experience .....like you're in a James Bond film or something

Needless to say, I went by bus - that's my style!

It costs $39 entry (unless you're Tasmanian - then it's free) and I was in quite a lot of in-decision as to whether to go as it sounded a bit pretentious and I wondered if I'd hate it. 

What I fancied doing instead was to go up Mount Wellington but the weather forecast looked grim so I went for the museum option.

I was glad in the end, as I really enjoyed it. 

The exhibits were thought provoking and interesting, and there was plenty to see.

You had to download an app in order to see what each piece was about etc. but it worked pretty well.

Here are some: (SPOILER ALERT !! - just in case you do ever visit)

A poo making machine

Here's the poo....I missed it being fed

Real goldfish!

A 'Fat' car to demonstrate the 'grossness' of wealth & showing off

Eucalyptus logs being snapped by a hydraulic press

A big stone on a glass table with a steel frame - 'stone, glass and steel' - what can I say

and this was a bit naff - called 'The House of Hair' - basically a small house with a pile of hair on the floor inside

This was impressive. It uses magnetic valves to produce words out of water. These are current buzz words on Internet searches

It had older exhibits too, like from ancient Egypt, but they all had another story or meaning, not just art for the sake of it. 

To say that death comes to all.....

This was called 'The Crossing'

The snake

Some Picasso pottery 

This was a video of a gabbling auctioneer in front of a fish tank full of fake antiques the artist had been conned into buying over the years. 

This guy was obsessed with Tina Turner's song Proud Mary since he first saw it as a child. He had videoed himself performing it every 5 years

There was a 'confessional' where you went through a dark tunnel into a chamber where you were supposed to confess your sins - but your voice was amplified outside so you could have a conversation with passers by - it was funny.

This felt like a walkway to a drop, but was actually a reflection as it was filled with a dark liquid

I could post loads more. ......