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Heritage and Culture

Discover an island of inspiration, where Australia's stories live and breathe in an ancient landscape, and new ideas bloom from our rich arts and cultural fabric.

Design a journey across our creative map, through our galleries, playhouses (the oldest theatre in Australia is here), markets and our museums – or plan your trip to take in one of the many local events. Explore Salamanca, visit historic Stanley or take a train journey deep into the western wilderness.

After four years of planning and building, the $75 million Museum of Old and New Art – MONA – opened in Hobart in January 2011 to global acclaim. MONA is the only Australian travel experience that offers a vineyard, accommodation, fine dining, wine bar, cellar door tastings,  and an internationally significant museum and art gallery.

Be enriched by the past and discover the convict stories that have built so much of Tasmania’s sandstone heritage.  Explore one or all of the five World Heritage Convict Sites including Port Arthur, visit the Isle of the dead or the atmospheric Sarah Island. Stand and ponder a previous era.

From ancient Aboriginal narratives to MONA's challenging stance, Tasmania's people leave a mark on our land. Our island's beauty breeds exceptional writers, designers, artists and performers. You'll see their imprint wherever you travel.