Editing Hobart (section)

==Culture==
Since the 2000s, Hobart has gained a reputation as a "cool" and creative cultural capital<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mocatta |first1=Gabi |title=Hip Hobart |url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20130503-hip-hobart |access-date=23 June 2024 |agency=BBC News |date=10 May 2013}}</ref> with increasing numbers of tourists drawn to its unconventional or quirky events and art projects, many spurred by the [[Museum of Old and New Art]] (MONA). The term "MONA effect" refers to the museum's significant impact on the local economy and Tasmanian tourism.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Salmon |first1=Gregor |title=Capital gains: How MONA got Hobart humming |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-13/mona-got-hobart-humming/7081376 |access-date=23 June 2024 |agency=ABC News |date=13 January 2016}}</ref>

The city's nightlife is primarily concentrated in [[Salamanca Place]], North Hobart, the waterfront area, [[Elizabeth Street, Hobart|Elizabeth Street]] (which includes the pedestrianised [[Elizabeth Street Mall]]) and Sandy Bay. These areas are home to popular dining strips, pubs, bars and nightclubs.

===Theatre and entertainment===
[[File:Theatre Royal Campbell Street Hobart Tasmania Australia.jpg|thumb|right|Established in 1837, [[Theatre Royal, Hobart|Theatre Royal]] is Australia's oldest continually operating theatre.]]
The city centre is home to [[List of theatres in Hobart|several theatres]], including live theatre venues, picture palaces, and a multiplex operated by [[Village Cinemas]].

The [[Theatre Royal, Hobart|Theatre Royal]], established in 1837, is Australia's oldest continually operating theatre, designed by colonial architect [[John Lee Archer]].<ref>{{cite news |last=McIntyre |first=Paul |title=The Theatre Royal celebrates 175 years |url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2009/11/03/2731770.htm |access-date=24 May 2013 |date=3 November 2009 |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |archive-date=16 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116112220/http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2009/11/03/2731770.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Another historic theatre is the Playhouse Theatre. Built in the 1860s, it was originally a chapel designed by [[Henry Bastow]]. Today, it is owned by the Hobart Repertory Theatre Society.

Hobart's largest arthouse cinema, the [[State Cinema, North Hobart|State Cinema]] in [[North Hobart]], was established as the North Hobart Picture Palace in 1913. It was acquired by the [[Reading Cinemas]] chain in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |first=Lucy |last=Shannon |title=Hobart's State Cinema, once saved by Gough Whitlam, enters new era after sale to Reading |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-20/hobart-state-cinema-sold-to-us-chain-reading/11721212 |publisher=abc.net.au |date=20 November 2019 |access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref> Located in [[New Town, Tasmania|New Town]], the Rewind Cinema, formerly the Hidden Theatre, is housed in a 19th-century convict-built structure.<ref>{{cite web | title=About | website=Rewind Cinema | url=https://www.rewindcinema.net/about | access-date=20 February 2024}}</ref>

Another popular live entertainment location is the Hanging Garden precinct, which contains several venues<ref>{{cite news |last1=Aitken |first1=Sarah |title='The seats are wonky, it's falling apart – but people love it': is Hobart's Odeon Australia's best music venue? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/apr/14/the-odeon-hobart-australias-best-music-venues-gigs |access-date=20 June 2024 |agency=The Guardian Australia |date=14 April 2024}}</ref> and hosts [[Dark Mofo]] and Hobart Festival of Comedy events.

===Galleries and museums===
[[File:NZ7 2764 Hobart (47021917141).jpg|thumb|[[Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery]]]]
Australia's first privately funded museum, the [[Lady Franklin Gallery]], was established in Acanthe Park by [[Lady Jane Franklin]] in 1843 and is now run by [[The Art Society of Tasmania]].<ref>{{cite web |title=History of the Lady Franklin Gallery |url=https://artstas.com.au/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=167994&module_id=410619 |website=The Art Society of Tasmania |access-date=1 April 2022 |archive-date=1 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401101334/https://artstas.com.au/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=167994&module_id=410619 |url-status=live }}</ref> Three years later, the [[Royal Society of Tasmania]] (the oldest [[Royal Society]] outside England) founded the [[Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery]] (TMAG). Its first permanent home opened in 1863 and the museum has gradually expanded to occupy several surrounding buildings, including the [[c:File:Commissariat Store Hobart 20171119-025.jpg|Commisariat Store]], built in 1810. The TMAG-run [[c:File:Narryna Heritage Museum in Hobart, Australia.jpg|Narryna]] was founded in 1955 as the Van Diemen's Land Memorial Folk Museum and is housed within an 1830s Georgian town house. [[Maritime Museum of Tasmania|Maritime Museum Tasmania]] is located near TMAG on the waterfront and has been in operation since 1974.

The [[Museum of Old and New Art]] (MONA) opened in 2011 to coincide with the third annual MONA FOMA festival. Located within the [[Moorilla Estate|Moorilla]] winery on the [[Berriedale, Tasmania|Berriedale peninsula]], the multi-storey MONA gallery houses the collection of [[David Walsh (art collector)|David Walsh]] and is the Southern Hemisphere's largest privately owned museum.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mona.net.au/ |title=MONA MOFO program 2011 |website=MONA |access-date=20 December 2010 |archive-date=18 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218104544/https://mona.net.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Literature===
The first book of general Australian literature was published in Hobart. Titled ''The Last and Worst of the Bushrangers of Van Diemen's Land'', it was printed by convict [[Andrew Bent]] and details the life and crimes [[Michael Howe (bushranger)|Michael Howe]], the [[bushranger]] and outlaw. In 1824, Bent, as proprietor of the ''[[Hobart Town Gazette]]'', established the first free press in Australia. The first Australian novel, ''[[Quintus Servinton]]'', was written in 1831 by convict [[Henry Savery]] and published in Hobart.<ref>{{cite web |title=Australia's First Novelist – The Book Show |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=29 November 2011 |access-date=3 March 2018 |url=http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bookshow/australias-first-novelist/3699100 |archive-date=19 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219023845/http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bookshow/australias-first-novelist/3699100 |url-status=live }}</ref> Written during his imprisonment, it is a semi-autobiographical work about the life of a convict in Van Diemen's Land. [[Mary Leman Grimstone]], whose book ''Woman's Love'' was written in Hobart between 1826 and 1829, holds the distinction of being the author of the first non-biographical Australian novel. It was printed in London in 1832.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/quintus-servinton |title=Defining Moments - 1831: Australia's first novelist, Henry Savery, publishes Quintus Servinton |date=2022-09-28 |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=[[National Museum Australia]] |archive-date=19 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019231009/https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/quintus-servinton |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[State Library of Tasmania]] is located in the city centre and comprises the [[Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts]], which houses an extensive collection of colonial works and artefacts. In 2023, Hobart became a UNESCO [[City of Literature]].<ref>{{cite web |title=How Hobart achieved the title of UNESCO City of Literature, and what it means for Tasmanian writers |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=7 November 2023 |access-date=19 August 2024 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-07/how-hobart-became-a-city-of-literature/103069122 }}</ref>

===Music===
[[File:ODEON - Night Mass.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Odeon Theatre, Hobart|Odeon Theatre]], a popular live music venue]]
The [[Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra]] is based at the [[Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart#Federation Concert Hall|Federation Concert Hall]] on the city's waterfront. The Federation Concert Hall also hosts the University of Tasmania's Australian International Symphony Orchestra Institute (AISOI) which fosters advanced young musicians from across Australia and internationally. Other live music venues in Hobart include [[Odeon Theatre, Hobart|Odeon Theatre]], [[Avalon Theatre, Hobart|Avalon Theatre]] and [[Hobart City Hall]]. Major national and international music events are usually held at [[MyState Bank Arena]], or the Tasman Room at [[Wrest Point Hotel Casino]].

The city's music scene has given rise to internationally acclaimed acts working in a variety of genres, including [[Striborg]] and [[Psycroptic]] (metal), [[The Paradise Motel]] (chamber pop), [[Sea Scouts (band)|Sea Scouts]] (noise rock), and [[Monique Brumby]] (indie pop). Other Hobart musicians have co-founded successful mainland Australian bands, including singer-songwriters Sacha Lucashenko (of [[The Morning After Girls]]) and Michael Noga (of [[The Drones (Australian band)|The Drones]]), and multi-instrumentalist [[Monika Fikerle]] (of [[Love of Diagrams]]). Theremin player [[Miles Brown (musician)|Miles Brown]], blues guitarist [[Phil Manning (musician)|Phil Manning]] (of blues-rock band [[Chain (band)|Chain]]), and [[TikTok]] artist [[Kim Dracula]] all originated in Hobart. In addition, founding member of [[Violent Femmes]], [[Brian Ritchie]], now calls Hobart home, and curated the annual international arts festival [[MONA FOMA]]. [[Chloe Alison Escott]] is from Hobart, and founded [[The Native Cats]] with Julian Teakle.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hennessey |first1=Kate |title=A day out with The Native Cats in Hobart |url=https://www.nme.com/features/native-cats-hobart-tasmania-city-tour-3009829 |access-date=9 September 2024 |work=NME |date=4 August 2021}}</ref>

===Events===
[[File:Dark Mofo Winter Feast - 30494275558.jpg|thumb|left|Winter Feast during the [[Dark Mofo]] arts and music festival]]
Hobart's recurring events consist of weekly markets, most notably [[Salamanca Market]]. The city also hosts festivals including [[Taste of Tasmania]], which celebrates local produce, wine and music; [[Dark Mofo]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://darkmofo.net.au/ |title=Home |website=Dark Mofo |access-date=31 October 2019 |archive-date=16 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116135056/https://darkmofo.net.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which is the city's biggest winter festival leading into the solstice featuring the Winter Feast; and Tasmania's biennial international arts festival [[Ten Days On The Island]]. Other festivals, including the [[Southern Roots Festival]] and the [[Falls Festival]] in [[Marion Bay, Tasmania|Marion Bay]], also capitalise on Hobart's artistic communities.

The [[Australian Wooden Boat Festival]] is a biennial event held in Hobart celebrating wooden boats. It is held concurrently with the [[Royal Hobart Regatta]], which began in 1830 and is therefore Tasmania's oldest surviving sporting event. The [[Sandy Bay, Tasmania|Sandy Bay]] Regatta began in 1849.<ref>{{cite web |title=ABOUT SANDY BAY REGATTA |url=https://www.sandybayregatta.com.au/ |website=Sandy Bay Regatta |access-date=20 June 2024}}</ref> In October is [[Royal Hobart Show|Hobart Show Day]] where agriculture is showcased at the [[Hobart Showground]] in [[Glenorchy, Tasmania|Glenorchy]].

The [[Hobart International]] is an annual tennis tournament held since 1994. The city is the finishing point of the [[Targa Tasmania]] rally car event, which has been held annually in April since 1991.

===Sport===
{{See also|Sport in Tasmania}}
[[File:Bellerive oval hobart.jpg|thumb|[[Bellerive Oval]] hosts [[cricket]] and [[Australian rules football]], Hobart's two most popular spectator sports.]]
[[File:Hobart Wharfchancellor.jpg|thumb|Hobart's Constitution Dock is the arrival point for yachts after they have completed the [[Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race]] and is a scene of celebration during the new year festivities]]
Most professional Hobart-based sports teams represent Tasmania as a whole rather than exclusively the city.

[[Cricket]] is a popular sport in Hobart. The [[Tasmanian Tigers]] cricket team plays its home games at [[Bellerive Oval]] on the Eastern Shore, and the [[Hobart Hurricanes]] compete in the [[Big Bash League]].

[[Australian rules football]] was introduced to Hobart in the 1860s and has long been the city's most popular spectator sport. Founded in 1879 and headquartered at Hobart, the [[Tasmanian Football League]] features four Hobart-based clubs: [[Clarence Football Club|Clarence]], [[Glenorchy Football Club|Glenorchy]], [[Lauderdale Football Club|Lauderdale]] and [[North Hobart Football Club|North Hobart]]. Hobart-based teams also play in the [[Southern Football League (Tasmania)|Southern Football League]]. Hobart has hosted [[Australian Football League]] (AFL) matches since 1991, and in 2023, Tasmania was awarded a conditional license to field the league's [[Tasmania Football Club|19th AFL team]], nicknamed the Tasmanian Devils. The conditional license is contingent on a 23,000 seat roofed stadium being built at Hobart's Macquarie Point. It is anticipated that the men's team will join the AFL by 2028.<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Australian Associated Press |date=2023-05-03 |title=Tasmania granted 19th AFL team licence with 2028 slated for men's start date |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/may/02/tasmania-granted-19th-afl-team-licence-after-club-presidents-unanimous-support |access-date=2024-03-21 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-18 |title=Celebration as new Tassie logo, jumper and colours revealed |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1086666/watch-live-tasmanias-afl-team-revealed |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=afl.com.au |language=en}}</ref>

Tasmania is not represented by teams in the [[National Rugby League]], nor the [[Super Rugby]] (rugby union), [[ANZ Championship]] (netball) and [[A-League]] (soccer) competitions. However, the [[Tasmania JackJumpers]] entered the [[National Basketball League (Australia)|National Basketball League]] in 2021. The [[Hobart Chargers]] also represent Hobart in the second-tier [[South East Australian Basketball League]].

Hobart is internationally famous among the yachting community as the finish of the [[Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race]] which starts in Sydney on Boxing Day. The arrival of the yachts is celebrated as part of the [[Hobart Summer Festival]], a food and wine festival beginning just after Christmas and ending in mid-January.

The [[Tassie Tigers]] field men's and women's representative sides in [[Hockey One]], which replaced the [[Australian Hockey League]] in 2019. They play their home matches at the [[Tasmanian Hockey Centre]], which has also hosted international competition matches, such as the [[Men's FIH Pro League]].

The city co-hosted the basketball [[FIBA Oceania Championship 1975]], where the [[Australian national basketball team]] won the gold medal.

{|class="sortable wikitable"
|+ Active sports teams in Hobart <!-- sorted by date established -->
|-
! Club
! League
! Sport
! Venue
! Established
|-
! [[Tasmania Football Club]]
| [[Australian Football League|AFL]]/[[AFL Women's|AFLW]]/[[Victorian Football League|VFL]]/[[VFL Women's|VFLW]]
| [[Australian rules football]]
| [[Bellerive Oval|Ninja Stadium]]/[[Macquarie Point Stadium]]/[[Kingston Twin Ovals]]
| 2023
|-
! [[Tasmania JackJumpers]]
| [[National Basketball League (Australia)|NBL]]
| [[Basketball]]
| [[Derwent Entertainment Centre|MyState Bank Arena]]
| 2020
|-
! [[Hobart Hurricanes]]
| [[Big Bash League|BBL]]
| [[Cricket]]
| [[Bellerive Oval|Ninja Stadium]]
| 2011
|-
! [[Hobart Hurricanes (WBBL)|Hobart Hurricanes Women]]
| [[Women's Big Bash League|WBBL]]
| [[Cricket]]
| [[Bellerive Oval|Ninja Stadium]]
| 2015
|-
! [[Tasmania cricket team|Tasmania Men]]
| [[Sheffield Shield]]
| [[Cricket]]
| [[Bellerive Oval|Ninja Stadium]]
| 1851
|-
! [[Tasmanian Tigers (women's cricket)|Tasmania Women]]
| [[Women's National Cricket League|WNCL]]
| [[Cricket]]
| [[Bellerive Oval|Ninja Stadium]]
| 1906
|-
! [[Hobart Chargers]]
| [[NBL1 South]] 
| [[Basketball]]
| Hobart Netball and Sports Centre
| 1981
|-
! [[Tasmanian Rugby Union|Tasmania Rugby Union Team]]
| [[National Rugby Championship]]
| [[Rugby Union]]
| Rugby Park
| 1949
|-
! [[NRL Tasmania|Tasmania Rugby League Team]]
| [[Affiliated States Championship]]
| [[Rugby League]]
| [[North Hobart Oval]]
| 1953
|-
! Tasmania Wild
| [[Australian Netball Championships]]
| [[Netball]]
| Hobart Netball and Sports Centre
| 2022
|-
! [[Tassie Tigers]]
| [[Hockey One]]
| [[Field hockey]]
| [[Tasmanian Hockey Centre]]
| 2019
|-
! [[Tasmania Devils (Talent League team)|Tasmania Devils Academy]]
| [[Talent League|Talent League Boy]]/[[Talent League Girls]]
| [[Australian rules football]]
| [[Bellerive Oval|Ninja Stadium]]/[[North Hobart Oval]]
| 2018
|}

===Media===
[[File:Mountain Organ Pipes 2022.jpg|thumb|right|The {{convert|130|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall television and radio transmitter of Hobart is to the left over the Organ Pipes of kunanyi / Mt Wellington]]
{| class="wikitable floatright" style="text-align:left;"
! Station !! Frequency !!
|-
| Energy FM || 87.8 FM || Commercial
|-
| [[Triple J]] || 92.9 FM || Government funded
|-
| [[ABC Classic FM]] || 93.9 FM || Government funded
|-
| [[Hobart FM]] || 96.1 FM || Community
|-
| [[Edge Radio]] || 99.3 FM || Community
|-
| [[HIT 100.9|hit100.9 Hobart]] || 100.9 FM || Commercial
|-
| [[7HO FM]] || 101.7 FM || Commercial
|-
| [[SBS Radio]] || 105.7 FM || Government funded
|-
| Ultra106five || 106.5 FM || Christian/narrowcast
|-
| [[Triple M Hobart]] || 107.3 FM || Commercial
|-
| [[ABC Radio National]] || 585 AM || Government funded
|-
| [[ABC NewsRadio]] || 747 AM || Government funded
|-
| [[Print Radio Tasmania|7RPH]] || 864 AM || Community
|-
| [[936 ABC Hobart]] || 936 AM || Government funded
|-
| [[TOTE Sport Radio]] || 1080 AM || Racing/narrowcast
|-
| [[Rete Italia]] || 1611 AM || Italian radio
|-
| NTC Radio Australia || 1620 AM || Community
|-
|}
Five free-to-air television stations service Hobart:
* [[ABC Tasmania]] ([[ABT (TV station)|ABT]])
* SBS Tasmania ([[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]])
* [[Southern Cross Seven]] Tasmania ([[TNT (Australian TV station)|TNT]]) – [[Seven Network]] affiliate
* [[WIN Television|Nine]] Tasmania ([[TVT (TV station)|TVT]]) – [[Nine Network]] affiliate
* [[Tasmanian Digital Television]] ([[TDT (TV station)|TDT]]) – [[Network 10]] affiliate
Each station broadcasts a primary channel and several multichannels.

Hobart is served by twenty-nine digital [[free-to-air]] television channels:
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
# [[ABT (TV station)|ABC]]
# [[ABC HD (Australia)|ABC HD]] (ABC broadcast in [[High-definition television|HD]])
# [[ABC TV Plus|ABC TV Plus/KIDS]]
# [[ABC ME]]
# [[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]
# [[SBS (Australian TV channel)|SBS]]
# [[SBS HD]] (SBS broadcast in [[High-definition television|HD]])
# [[SBS Viceland]]
# [[SBS Viceland HD]] (SBS Viceland broadcast in [[High-definition television|HD]])
# [[Food Network (Australia)|Food Network]]
# [[National Indigenous Television|NITV]]
# [[TNT (Australian TV station)|7 Tasmania]] (on relay from Melbourne)
# [[7HD]] (Seven broadcast in HD)
# [[7two]]
# [[7mate]]
# [[Racing.com]]
# [[TVT (TV station)|Nine]] (on relay from Melbourne)
# [[9HD]] (Nine broadcast in HD)
# [[9Gem]]
# [[9Go!]]
# [[9Life]]
# [[TVSN]]
# [[Gold (Australian TV channel)|Gold]]
# [[Sky News Australia|Sky News on WIN]]
# [[TDT (TV station)|10]] (on relay from Melbourne)
# [[10 HD]] (TDT broadcast in HD)
# [[10 Bold]]
# [[10 Peach]]
# [[10 Shake]]
{{div col end}}

The majority of [[pay television]] services are provided by [[Foxtel]] via satellite, although other smaller pay television providers do service Hobart.

Commercial radio stations licensed to cover the Hobart market include [[Triple M Hobart]], [[HIT 100.9|hit100.9 Hobart]] and [[7HO FM]]. Local community radio stations include Christian radio station [[Ultra106five]], [[Edge Radio]] and [[Hobart FM]] which targets the wider community with specialist programs. The five ABC radio networks available on analogue radio broadcast to Hobart via [[936 ABC Hobart]], [[Radio National]], [[Triple J]], [[NewsRadio]] and [[ABC Classic FM]]. Hobart is also home to the video creation company [[Biteable]].

Hobart's major newspaper is ''[[The Mercury (Hobart)|The Mercury]]'', which was founded by [[John Davies (publisher)|John Davies]] in 1854 and has been continually published ever since. The paper is owned and operated by [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s [[News Limited]]. [[Pulse Tasmania]], formerly Pulse Hobart, started as a radio station in Hobart and focuses mainly on short-form [[Online newspaper|news media on its website]].