You simply cannot visit Hobart with visiting MONA!
What a fabulous day and experience MONA was.
I highly recommend taking the ferry out there, as it's definitely part of the overall "Crazy art" experience.
The exhibitions were unique and excellent (for the most part). OBviously, not all of this type of art will appeal to everyone ,but the eclectic collection was certainly impressive. Some pieces were contrived and merely for shock-value, but mostly I truly enjoyed the art, and even found myself having quite emotional/visceral reactions to the pieces.
We enjoyed a fine glass of beer at the trendy adjacent wine bar midday, and also took advantage of the Moo Brew tour & tasting. WOW - great value and fun was the tour. Got to try soooo much beer, and learn heaps about not just the brewing process and history of Moo Brew, but the MONA facility and history itself.
Had a most phenomenal day - the entrance price to MONA was well worth, and I definitely would recommend spending ALL day here, allow yourself sufficient time to take in all the great pieces.

Approximate cost: $20

I can't begin to explain how much I love MONA but I will try. We went to MONA for mothers day and I had the most wonderful day. First we went around the museum and the staff were great at explaining where to avoid with the children (as some displays are too much for the kids) and are always on hand to answer questions. I love the lay out and I love the building and I love the atmosphere. There is something quite sophisticated about walking around with head phones and a touch screen ipod that describes all the art and displays, listening to the artist themselves explain what the exhibitions are about and what they mean to them. A little difficult to listen on the headphones with kids and my ultimate dream is to go on my own to get the full experience. That being said I love what it shows my children and their favorite for sure is the growling couch. There was a wing closed at the moment waiting for the Red Queen exhibition that is a part of Dark MoFo that sounds very exciting.
After viewing the Museum we went out on the lawn where we grabbed a few bean bags and sat back with a glass of wine and listened to some live Jazz music. The weather was crisp but beautifully sunny. One of the greatest things is that apart for the wine the whole experience is free to Tasmanian's. We brought a bottle of Morilla wine for approx $28 and it was very nice. There are many places to eat and the views from the property are stunning. I recommend this place to everybody, my children had a lovely time on the lawn with the bean bags but you do have to be careful with them in the actual Museum as some of the displays are not recommended for under the age of 18 although my 17 year old daughter has been going since 15 years but she is the arty type. I love this place and will be going back many many times.

Approximate cost: $free

An eclectic collection of pieces either interesting, controversial or what-does-anyone-see-in-this? Overall, I'm glad I went, there were enough interesting and enjoyable exhibits to make it a worthwhile visit.

The iPods giving descriptions and background of the exhibits were sometimes good, sometimes more of a distraction.

I was a quite uncomfortable at being told we couldn't take our handbags in, having to leave them in the lockers provided. Supposedly because "we've found it detracts from people's overall experience if they're distracted by carrying their bag around with them." I'm not kidding, that was the reason given! If they'd just said they worried about exhibits being damaged, or people slipping things into their bags, it would've been more believable, at least. I was more distracted by NOT having my bag, and wondering how secure the damn lockers were! My friend was concerned as her child was at school and unwell, and after mentioning she wanted to get her phone from her bag, that was vetoed as well. This was over a year ago, I assume the policy is the same now. Next time I'll wear something with large pockets and carry my purse and phone concealed with me.

Living in Hobart, admission was free for me. If It wasn't, I certainly wouldn't have paid $20 to get in.

Approximate cost: $Free

Definitely worth a visit. The pieces are all very mixed up. You have ancient coins next to ultra modern items, and of course there is all the abstract stuff.
The ipod information device was helpful, but slow to respond, and find the right item you were standing in front of. It would be nice if this was more accurate and updated automatically, not have to spend a minute to search and find it.
$20 seems a bit steep for entry.

I've been to MONA (or the Museum of Old and New Art) quite a few times, and as a Tasmanian resident, I received free entry.

Albeit controversial, the museum is pretty awesome.
There are 3 underground levels, and a shop at ground level.
You are given an iPod with a custom application that uses location services to track your location within the museum, this information is used to display information on exhibits nearby, as well as information on the exhibits right around you.

Ensure you make sure you have a lot of time, there are hidden exhibits all around the place!

There is a reasonable car park on site, however if you don't feel like travelling out to Berridale, you can always catch a bus, taxi, or even better, the boat from the dock in Hobart's CBD.

Exhibits change regularly, however they publish these changes on their website, so you can use that to see if there are any new major pieces.

An important note for parents, the third level down has adult content.

This place is amazing! The building is beautiful and unique and the exhibitions are interesting. Definately not your average museam/art gallery. Kept me hooked the entire time. Must have an open mind as some of the exhibitions are pretty confronting, so wouldn't suggest taking kids along. Recommend relaxing with a drink at the Void Bar. There is also a nice vineyard/brewery next door and on the day we visited, a band were playing. Catch the ferry from Hobart waterfront which makes for a relaxing day out. Suggest prepurchasing tickets to MONA when you buy the ferry tickets.

Approximate cost: $20

MONA is certainly the most interesting museum I've ever been to. Its quite large, a couple of stories, and some of the works of art were certainly out there. It wasn't as good as I was expecting, but I've never been that into art, and I'm still glad I went. Plus they do change the exhibitions, so I piece I wanted to see wasn't there. I reccommend to everyone to check it out, definitely Tasmanians, as we get in free.

An amazing place with a reputation described as contraversial and a must see. I am glad that I went to see it as the setting was fantastic, some of the art works where interesting but the artworks didn't leave me with the wow feeling I was expecting.