MONA
Art museum · Berriedale
655 Main Rd, Berriedale TAS 7011, Australia
Highlights
Nestled into the cliffs of Tasmania, MONA is a quirky art haven with playful exhibits, stunning architecture, and a chic wine bar on site.
Nestled into the cliffs of Tasmania, MONA is a quirky art haven with playful exhibits, stunning architecture, and a chic wine bar on site.
"MONA [Museum of Old and New Art] has really cool exhibits, and there’s always some kind of music or film or art festival happening year-round." - Laura Dannen Redman
"Australia’s largest private museum, and among the world’s most provocative—think sensory-altering spaces by James Turrell and a wall of porcelain cast female genitals—and its sandstone-embedded architecture is a visual marvel unto itself."
"MONA Pavilions, overlooking the River Derwent on the outskirts of the Tasmanian capital of Hobart, is a prime example of audacious contemporary architecture. Its eight spectacular pavilions are named after Australian artists or architects whose works are in the accompanying Museum of Old and New Art collection, and they’re stuffed to the gills with high-end residential comforts." - Mark Fedeli
"Australia occasionally surprises with audacious contemporary architecture in the unlikeliest of places, and MONA Pavilions, overlooking the River Derwent on the outskirts of the Tasmanian capital of Hobart, is a prime example. Its eight spectacular pavilions are named after Australian artists or architects whose works are in the accompanying Museum of Old and New Art collection, and they’re stuffed to the gills with high-end residential comforts." - Mark Fedeli
"Museum of Old and New Art This unusual contemporary art museum is located in a series of dimly lit caverns and tunnels built into the side of a cliff in Berriedale, a Hobart suburb. Inside,mind-bending installations includea stinky model of the human digestive system that poops daily at 2 p.m. Founder David Walsh, a professional gambler turned art maverick,displays more than400 edgy works from his privatecollection. The new Pharos wing that debuted in late 2017 is heavy on light spaces by James Turrell. MONA also stages two standout annual festivals:Mona Foma (which stands for Festival of Music and Art, sometimes further shortened to Mofo) in January,curated by Brian Ritchie ofthe rock band Violent Femmes, and Dark Mofo , the disturbing winter version held in June."
