Last Sunday, after the excursion to the Hobart Races, VT & MB dropped into the nearby Moorilla Estate Winery for a coffee, but being 5pm the coffee machine was switched off. MB noticed on the way into the Winery a sign to their "Museum of Antiquities" and asked VT if the museum really had classical antiquities. VT confirmed such so yesterday MB & VT's dazzling mother, Halina, visited this museum and were astounded to find such an amazing collection housed in the most wonderful building by the Derwent. The collection contains some stunning pieces from Pre-Columbian South America; Ancient Egyptian, Greek, Levantine and Roman eras plus some beautiful African art. The coin collection is a treasure trove of ancient commerce and includes a hoard of Roman coins, pictured here in the pot they were found in. Anybody remotely interested in history will enjoy visiting this small, but lovely museum.
2 comments:
I knew there was treasue somewhere in Tasmania!
Yet another place I would like to go to some day soon....along with England and Scotland and New Zealand. :-)
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