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The World’s 100 Best Museums

MONA

Hobart, Australia

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST MUSEUMS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 44 2026

No. 1 in Oceania

MONA

Museum of old and new art built largely underground beside the river near Hobart, reached by ferry. Galleries are dark and unlabelled, a phone app gives the information, and some works are explicit or disturbing.

Highlights

  • The underground building
  • The library
  • Sculpture grounds

Good to know

  • Ferry from Hobart
  • App replaces wall labels
  • About 99 steps up from the ferry

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