Rediscover your history with two-for-one ticketing deal to Hobart Convict Penitentiary
The organisation behind the Hobart Convict Penitentiary hopes a new ticketing deal will encourage locals to reconnect with their history.
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Majority of visitors to the Hobart Convict Penitentiary come from interstate or overseas.
But the faces behind the landmark are hoping to change that, with the introduction of their “two heads are better than one” deal for the Unshackled guided tour available for locals from now until the end of winter.
National Trust of Australia (Tasmania) South Property Manager Jim Ward said it was the perfect time for Tasmanian residents to reconnect with their history.
“Our studies show on the mainland 20 per cent of people can trace back to convict ancestors, whereas on Tasmania its 70 per cent,” he said.
“This is the perfect time to reconnect with those stories and the local community.”
Located on the corner of Campbell and Brisbane Street in Hobart’s CBD, the Convict Penitentiary has been at the heart of the city’s development since its construction in the early 1830s.
It was first built to accommodate the growing number of convicts arriving to the colony and later became Hobart’s Old Gaol and Supreme Court, serving various judicial purposes until 1983.
“We think the site is one of the most important on the island,” Mr Ward said.
“It has a long history and one of the benefits is it’s right in the middle of the city.”
Unshackled provides a full tour of the site including viewings of the Convict Memorial, Rogues Gallery and widescreen film Pandemonium, with the two-for-one ticketing deal is available until the end of August.
The Penitentiary has been managed by the Trust – “a community organisation that provides a way to connect with people” – since 1985.
For more information visit https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/places/penitentiary/
Originally published as Rediscover your history with two-for-one ticketing deal to Hobart Convict Penitentiary
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