The 12th fell on a Friday this month. I’ve started attending #sochob on Friday mornings between dropping Eskil at daycare and going to work, and this week’s meetup was at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG). TMAG recently re-opened after major renovations, and we have been waiting for the crowds to not be quite so large before checking it out. This was a perfect opportunity: a tour outside opening hours!
I must say I loved what I saw of TMAG. We met up in the Courtyard Cafe. Scott and I used to go to the cafe fairly often, both before and during the renovations. I think the only thing I wasn’t entirely thrilled about in the renovations was the Courtyard Cafe no longer opens into the Courtyard. It used to have a northerly glass wall connecting it to the courtyard, and it was fantastic – on a sunny day it was even nice outside even in the middle of winter. In any case, the coffee is still good!
Our tour was lead by Bryony Nainby, who let us through showing us changes from the renovations and pointing out a few of the exhibitions. I loved the renovations. As we stepped from the cafe to the courtyard, I noticed a curvy seat / bannister made of planks of wood that I thought was stunning (2 of 12). This was a bit of a visual theme throughout the renovated areas of the museum. The museum is comprised os several buildings that were central to the Hobart waterfront. So a subtle visual devise tying them together is nice (see 2, 4 & 7 of 12). It was also nice seeing lots of exhibits I recognised in new places.
I had to leave the tour to get into work. It was a normal work day – a lovely person who works near me was finishing to leave for a different job for a few months, we had morning tea for her, and I documented some stuff, etc. After work I walked through the city and St David’s park to meet Scott at our car near Salamanca. Then we picked Eskil up from his daycare nearby. Eskil had tripped and bumped his head during the day, and although he looked like he had an egg on his forehead he seemed fine. Eskil was in bed by 7 am. We’d picked up a parcel from the Post Office, so after he was in bed we opened it – a ride-on car we bought in anticipation of Eskil’s birthday in August.
The photos don’t seem to be displaying in the correct order. You can also see them on Flickr in the 12 of 12 set. Photos I took at the museum are in a TMAG set.