[lj idol] week seventeen | "down on my knees, I wanna take you there..."

[waltzmatildah]

[feels like flying]Over budget and overdue, the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) on the banks of the River Derwent in Hobart, Tasmania, certainly had the northern suburbs locals talking well before its doors finally opened in January, 2011. Resolutely carved into the ancient sandstone cliffs of the Berridale Peninsula, it is a mostly underground

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[waltzmatildah]

Thank you! I was super nervous about submitting a non-fiction piece.

Also, I once took my grandmother to MONA, and while most of the 'art' was a bit too much for her, she absolutely LOVED the architecture of the building itself. It is kind of incredible.