点评:Located on Church Street, just up from the crossroads in the centre of Ross, housed in a historic colonial sandstone building is the Tasmanian Wool Centre. It is open seven days a week between 9:30am-4:30pm on weekdays and 10:00am-4:00pm on weekends.
When you first walk in, you feel that you are in an upmarket store, with a range of fashionable high-quality woollen garments on display. All the products sold are made with Australian/Tasmanian wool (though some unfortunately are manufactured overseas).
I failed, at first, to realise is that at the back of the store is a well curated museum, which traces the evolution of the wool industry in Tasmania and the Midlands area, together with displays highlighting the development of Ross from its colonial convict origins. The museum includes a touch and feel display of different types and microns of superfine merino wool - the smell and touch of the natural lanolin, brings the experience to a new level.
I am so glad we spent the time, exploring the Wool Centre, as it gave us a great insight and appreciation into the history of Ross and the role it played in developing Australia's wool industry.
翻译:塔斯马尼亚羊毛中心位于教堂街,就在罗斯市中心的十字路口,坐落在一座历史悠久的殖民时期砂岩建筑内。每周 7 天开放,工作日上午 9:30 至下午 4:30,周末上午 10:00 至下午 4:00。
当你第一次走进去时,你会感觉自己身处一家高档商店,陈列着一系列时尚高品质的羊毛服装。所有出售的产品均采用澳大利亚/塔斯马尼亚羊毛制成(尽管不幸的是有些产品是在海外制造的)。
起初,我没有意识到商店后面有一个精心策划的博物馆,它追溯了塔斯马尼亚和中部地区羊毛工业的演变,同时还展示了罗斯从殖民罪犯起源到发展的历程。博物馆包括不同类型和微米级超细美利奴羊毛的触摸和触感展示 - 天然羊毛脂的气味和触感将体验提升到一个新的水平。
我很高兴我们花时间探索羊毛中心,因为它让我们对罗斯的历史及其在发展澳大利亚羊毛业中所发挥的作用有了深入的了解和欣赏。