Like most large galleries, MONA was a mixture of permanent collection and temporary exhibits.

Some of the permanent collection exhibits are fascinating, like the waterfall of words they call bit.fall.

It’s a bit of a maze inside because there are no signage on the walls or set ways to view the works (you are provided with an ipod and headphones to navigate by), but for me that’s what makes it so much fun. You really don’t know what you might see next. It could be an Egyptian mummy, or a weird video installation or an artwork based on a bodily function.

The exhibition at the time was called Zero, and it’s a modern art movement from Germany in the late 1950’s. It’s appropriately minimalist, like this blue ‘pool’ by French artist Yves Klein.

Needless to say, if you don’t enjoy being challenged and completely confused then it’s not the place to be. But if you do enjoy a bit of an adventure (artwise or not) it is worthwhile visiting.

After the visit, we cruised back up the Derwent just as the heavens were opening up. There goes Mount Wellington, for another day at least.