Music

Open your ears
If the weather is good, the music is outside in our container stage near the lawns. If it’s crap, it’s inside the Ether building nearby. In the museum, you might find musicians-in-residence performing live each day.
Upcoming
Simon Patterson Trio
Free
Simon Patterson Trio
6 October 2pm–4pm
Simon Patterson Trio
Mona Lawns
Simon Patterson Trio
Free
6 October 2pm–4pm
Mona Lawns
Monday 6 October 2025
Simon Patterson Trio
Simon played guitar in the house band for Hey Hey It's Saturday. If that's not getting you along, nothing will.
Free
6 October 2–4pm
Mona Lawns
Friday 10 October 2025
Craig Woodward [VIC]
Old-time fiddler, banjoist and Cajun accordionist does fiddlin' 'n' singin'; mountain blues and ballads; Cajun two-steps; waltzes and stomps from the swamps.
Free
10 October 2–4pm
Mona Lawns
Saturday 11 October 2025
Nicholas Russoniello's Air Mass [NSW]
Award-winning saxophonist Nicholas Russoniello pushes the limits of solo performance in Air Mass — a new project blending classical elegance with body percussion, live looping, and Daft Punk grooves.
Free
11 October 2–4pm
Mona Lawns
Sunday 12 October 2025
Troth
Immersive ambience meets minimal pop, with a side of field-recording-based abstraction.
Free
12 October 2–4pm
Mona Lawns
Monday 13 October 2025
Obdurate [VIC]
Mathematician, composer and drummer. Obdurate's Will Toiani uses progressive metal and experimental visuals to merge rigorous logic wtih raw expression.
Free
13 October 2–4pm
Mona Lawns
Friday 17 October 2025
The Loveless Quartet
Local crew 'exploring the realm of chordless jazz performance'.
Free
17 October 2–4pm
Mona Lawns
Saturday 18 October 2025
Making Holiday
Making Holiday accompanies you on a daydream, taking you far far away to utopian Girl Land via layered synth, lush trumpet and sparkling percussion.
Free
18 October 2–4pm
Mona Lawns
Sunday 19 October 2025
The Vest Friends
6 piece funk and soul. Bring your dancing shoes.
Free
19 October 2–4pm
Mona Lawns
Monday 20 October 2025
Lyn Thomas
Guitar. Finger style.
Free
20 October 2–4pm
Mona Lawns
Friday 24 October 2025
Baltimöre Charlót
Art-pop that explores the human form and identity.
Free
24 October 2–3pm
Mona Lawns
Miah and Squilly
A local partnership that sees bedroom pop-collide with indie-folk.
Free
24 October 3–4pm
Mona Lawns
Saturday 25 October 2025
Señor Tabby
Funk + grunge + jams = Señor Tabby
Free
25 October 2–4pm
Mona Lawns
Sunday 26 October 2025
Lecia Louise [QLD]
This well-travelled and former triple J Unearned number 1 chart topper (twice over), brings their guitar and songwriting prowess to the lawns to share their rock and blues tunes.
Free
26 October 2–3pm
Mona Lawns
Warren Mason
Warren—Proud Yuwaalaraay man and fifteen-year Tassie transplant (also the heart behind Tin Camp Studios)—presents Sole Healing, weaving music and story as tools for reflection, resilience and community.
Free
26 October 3–4pm
Mona Lawns
Monday 27 October 2025
Richard Steele Trio
Blues, Jazz and western-swing, featuring everyone's favourite, resophonic slide guitar.
Free
27 October 2–4pm
Mona Lawns
Thursday 30 October 2025
Billy Whitton
Billy—a true stalwart of the Hobart music and guitar scene—does solo blues and Americana.
Free
30 October 1–3pm
Mona Lawns
Friday 31 October 2025
Carr/Mackintosh/Plumb [SWE/GBR/TAS]
Three virtuosic musicians bring with them tradional inspired melodies pushed by the freedom to listen and improvise.
Free
31 October 1–3pm
Mona Lawns
Saturday 1 November 2025
The Jim Verrall Trio
Swing, blues and Latin exploring American music of the 40s, 50s and 60s.
Free
1 November 1–3pm
Mona Lawns
Sunday 2 November 2025
Joost Lijaart & Wolfert Brederode [NLD]
Powerful improvisers presenting atmospheric landscapes delivered through the interplay between piano and drums.
Free
2 November 1–3pm
Mona Lawns
Monday 3 November 2025
Gentle Duel
Desert guitars, synths and sublime vox perform songs of love, discord and galactic tensegrity.
Free
3 November 1–3pm
Mona Lawns
Thursday 6 November 2025
Astrophe
Guitar, bass, and drums. Improvisation surrounding originally composed structures of 'inclusive variety'.
Free
6 November 1–3pm
Mona Lawns
Friday 7 November 2025
Projekt Camus
Inspired by synth pop of the late 70s, Projekt Camus combines live analogue synths and dancy beats with vocoder goodness.
Free
7 November 1–3pm
Mona Lawns
Saturday 8 November 2025
The Heart Collectors [NSW]
Epic Folk. When this four piece isn't collecting hearts, they're delivering powerful pieces that range from acoustic harmonies to Bowie-esque sonic soundscapes.
Free
8 November 1–3pm
Mona Lawns
Sunday 9 November 2025
Anthony Pateras' Sulla Lingua [VIC]
Australian-Italian electroacoustic noise rock.
Free
9 November 1–3pm
Mona Lawns
Monday 10 November 2025
Solos: Anthony Pateras, Stefano Pilia, Riccardo La Foresta
The collective of Anthony Pateras' Sulla Lingua fame, break from their usual trio to take to the stage with solo performances.
Free
10 November 1–3pm
Mona Lawns
Thursday 13 November 2025
Miss Jones
Original jazzy blues and urban swing tunes to get your toes a-tappin' and your heartstrings a-pluckin'.
Free
13 November 1–3pm
Mona Lawns
Friday 14 November 2025
Jamie Pye Quartet [GBR]
Complex, harmonically rich (but accessible) compositions from a Melbourne / Wellington jazz guitarist.
Free
14 November 1–3pm
Mona Lawns
Saturday 15 November 2025
Rufous Whistler [VIC]
Modern takes on bush ballads and traditional roots from two real contemporary folk talents, backed by a dynamic stringband.
Free
15 November 1–3pm
Mona Lawns
Sunday 16 November 2025
Dumaresq
Fans of Sigur Rós and Slowdive rejoice. Pronounced 'dju-merick', this Queensland-born, Hobart-based vocalist brings their melodic and impactful repertoire to Mona.
Free
16 November 1–3pm
Mona Lawns
Monday 17 November 2025
Ross Smithard and Up Jumped Trouble
Old-time mountain tunes and songs for fiddle and banjo.
Free
17 November 1–3pm
Mona Lawns
Thursday 20 November 2025
Joe & Olivia Wilson
Brother and sister multi-instrumentalists joining forces to produce an emotionaly exciting and sometimes, groovy, musical experience.
Free
20 November 1–3pm
Mona Lawns
Monday 22 December 2025
TEENS
Tight, driven, high-flying post-punk. Might be louder than Dinosaur Jr.
Free
22 December 1–3pm
Mona Lawns
Accessibility
Getting on the ferry
Getting on the ferry
The lower deck is accessible for mobility aids and prams, and includes a bar and accessible toilet.
Getting around
Getting around
Mobility aids
Mona is mostly accessible for mobility aids (wheelchairs, walking frames and scooters), prams, and assistance and guide dogs. The museum has a ground-level entrance, including an information desk, cloaking and shop; and three subterranean floors: B1 nearest the top, then B2, and B3 at the very bottom. Three lifts operate inside the museum: the main lift takes you from the museum entrance down to B3 and B1; the internal lift shuttles between B3, B2 and B1, but does not exit the museum; and the Pharos atrium travels from B3 to B2, connecting the underground tunnel network. We recommend bringing your own mobility aids (there’s quite a bit of walking in the museum). Mona has some wheelchairs available to borrow, but these can’t be reserved in advance. Speak to staff at the museum entrance when you get here.
Some parts of the museum are not accessible with mobility aids: the Pausiris chamber, parts of the heritage-listed Round House building, and certain artworks such as James Turrell’s Unseen Seen, Richard Wilson’s 20:50 and Alfredo Jaar’s The Divine Comedy.
Taking a break
There are seats throughout the museum if you want to relax (just don’t sit on the art, the curators get sad when that happens, unless it’s an art seat). There’s even a bar. Settle in. Have a drink. If you need somewhere quiet for a break, try the parent and carer room on B3. Speak to gallery staff positioned throughout the museum if you need assistance.
Good to know
The museum can get a bit dark, noisy and sometimes smelly. Strobe lighting operates in some areas; check the map on your O. Be aware if you don’t like confined spaces. Ditto the feeling of getting a bit lost. It’s all part of your journey through Mona. Mona’s grounds are a bit hilly and mostly accessible via footpaths and ramps. Here you’ll find the mostly accessible Moorilla Wine Bar and Ether Building, which houses accommodation reception on the ground floor and the Source Restaurant and Cellar Door upstairs (accessible via lift).
Contact
Contact
If you have any questions or specific requirements, contact our Bookings and Enquiries team before your visit.
And if you have any feedback on accessibility at Mona, please let us know by filling out this form.