Top 5 Art Tours in Hobart

Destination: Hobart.
At 10.15am, journey to Mona in the Posh Pit—the ferry’s lavish private lounge, bar and deck—devour complimentary canapés and beverages on the thirty minute voyage along the River Derwent. As you jump off the ferry, meet your Mona Host on the jetty landing, who will escort you to the Void Bar, introduce you to the bartender and get you sorted with a cocktail to fortify yourself for a quick plunge into the nearby galleries. After some art, you’ll arrive in the museum’s Faro Bar and Restaurant for a feast from rockstar executive chef Vince Trim—including fancy matched drinks from Mona’s wine cellar and access to Event Horizon, James Turrell’s neuron-tingling light artwork. At 3pm, your host will escort you to The Source Restaurant—for sweeping views, a final sip, and a special gift, before you head back underground. Suitably addled/prepared, you’ll explore David Walsh’s subterranean collection of art and antiquities before slipping back onto the ferry (further snacks, drinks).
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Duration: Around 6 hours and a half.

Destination: Hobart.
Explore the streets of Sullivan's Cove and Battery Point's street art scene and history by joining our Art & History walking tour. Find out how local and international artists shaping Hobart's urban identity by creating unique public art for us to appreciate. Learn about Hobart's colonial past, convict men and women, explorers, governors und whalers.
Known For: Hobart Historical Tours, Hobart Art Tours, Hobart Street Art Tour, Hobart Walking Tours.
Duration: Around 1 hour and a half.

Destination: Hobart.
See the best of Hobart on a 3-hour walking tour that combines a historical walk with a tour of Salamanca and Battery Point. With a guide, enjoy photo ops and in-depth insights into Hobart’s past and present.
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Duration: Around 3 hours.

Destination: Hobart.
See the beautiful city of Hobart from the summit of Mount Wellington, then experience a different perspective on art at the Museum of Old and New Art, the MONA, Australia’s newest and most controversial art museum. Discover Mount Wellington’s alpine vegetation and climate, and see all the way to Bruny Island on a sightseeing tour that also takes you to Battery Point, Cascade Valley and other famous Hobart sights. Experience MONA and be inspired by the Museum of Old and New Art’s varied collection, from Egyptian mummies to edgy contemporary installations followed by a scenic ferry trip along the Derwent River.
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Duration: Around 7 hours and a half.

Destination: Hobart.
Experience a full day of wining and dining on-site at Moorilla and Mona. You’ll be transported from Hobart in luxury and style—in the Posh Pit of Mona’s ferry—and greeted with a glass of bubbles beneath James Turrell’s monumental Amarna. From there it’s into the winery, where your expert Moorilla majordomo will guide you through the ins and outs of process and technique, before you drop into the barrel room for some tastings. Then it’s up to The Source Restaurant—Moorilla’s culinary home—for a long, long, long-lunch chef’s menu of exquisite local produce, paired with flagship wines from both Moorilla and our sibling winery, Domaine A. You’ll have a sommelier on hand to talk you through the finer points of the wine, as well as our food philosophy and the delectable dishes themselves. After a quick look through some more of the site’s history, you’ll be set loose in Mona’s galleries to while away the last of the afternoon, before returning to Hobart in the Posh Pit.
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Duration: Around 7 hours.