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  • Hours:

    Friday to Monday, 10am⁠–⁠5pm

If the weather is good, the music is outside on 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

  • Finn Seccombe

    Free

    13 December 1pm–3pm

    Mona Lawns

  1. Friday 13 December 2024

    1. Finn Seccombe

      Lush, cross-pollinated soul and jazz from an arch-top guitar and Finn's pipes.

      • Free

      • 13 December 1–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  2. Saturday 14 December 2024

    1. Jen Valender presents Aeolus: Wind Harp Jam

      Three aeolian harp-sculptures (which will be played by the wind), accompanied by harpist Genevieve Fry.

      • Free

      • 14 December 1–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  3. Sunday 15 December 2024

    1. Kelly Ottaway

      One of the state's most accomplished composers and jazz musicians, and a piano.

      • Free

      • 15 December 1–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  4. Monday 16 December 2024

    1. Kave Milc

      'Sonic guides' here to take you on a little trip: ambient textures, experimental rhythms, electronic melodies. Maybe some cryptic prophesies, too.

      • Free

      • 16 December 1–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  5. Thursday 19 December 2024

    1. TEAHOUSE

      Otherworldly mix-and-match sounds from classical instruments (including sitar, tabla, Indian violin, harp and flute), five-string bass and synth.

      • Free

      • 19 December 1–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  6. Friday 20 December 2024

    1. Tapir

      Tapir are 'a pair of herbivorous ungulates who steer a course between summoning up mirage-like soundscapes from some hidden world, and pitching headlong into the deepest of grooves.'

      • Free

      • 20 December 1–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  7. Saturday 21 December 2024

    1. Charles Malovnek Trio

      Energetic, expressive jazz and blues.

      • Free

      • 21 December 1–2pm

      • Mona Lawns

    2. Kimi Nakagawa

      Okinawan folk songs for sanshin and vocals.

      • Free

      • 21 December 2–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  8. Sunday 22 December 2024

    1. Jethro Pickett

      Maverick songwriter / producer Jethro crafts beguiling, off-kilter recordings moored by pleasing melodies and spools of 24-track instrumentation.

      • Free

      • 22 December 1–2pm

      • Mona Lawns

    2. EWAH

      Guitar and vocals that vary from intimate to expansive, coloured with flecks of psychedelic folk, alt-country, and art pop.

      • Free

      • 22 December 2–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  9. Monday 23 December 2024

    1. Ally Oliver

      Emotive tales of grief and acceptance in the mould of the folk icons of old, backed by her debuting new band.

      • Free

      • 23 December 1–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  10. Thursday 26 December 2024

    1. Warren and Donna Mason

      Proud Yuwaalaraay man (and fifteen year Tassie transplant) Warren—who's the brains / muscle behind Tin Camp Studios—is joined by teacher, healer and musician Donna for some songs and stories.

      • Free

      • 26 December 12–1pm

      • Mona Lawns

    2. Q.E.

      Aphex meets pop, plus noise. 'Intelligible pop songs that are more primeval than poetic'.

      • Free

      • 26 December 1–2pm

      • Mona Lawns

    3. Sasha Gavlek Quartet

      Groove and alt-jazz originals exploring themes of self-discovery, nostalgia, and sometimes bugs.

      • Free

      • 26 December 2–4pm

      • Mona Lawns

  11. Friday 27 December 2024

    1. Coral Sculptures

      Coral Sculptures live by the credo of 'Eat. Pray. Shoegaze.' Swirling, ethereal vocals with loping shoegaze pulse and melodic basslines.

      • Free

      • 27 December 1–2pm

      • Mona Lawns

    2. Stormworm and La Sauvage

      Haunting vocal melodies and French spoken word reverberate over electronic pulses and synth passages.

      • Free

      • 27 December 2–4pm

      • Mona Lawns

  12. Saturday 28 December 2024

    1. The Black Sea Carnys

      Brooding, experimental quartet blending darkwave, post-punk and industrial rock.

      • Free

      • 28 December 1–2pm

      • Mona Lawns

    2. Bing/Santospirito

      Hypnotic improvised sounds for violin, piano, drums (Bing) and guitar, piano and drums (Santospirito). Noise, improv, jazz.

      • Free

      • 28 December 2–4pm

      • Mona Lawns

  13. Sunday 29 December 2024

    1. LCO Trio

      Lead by Melbourne based drummer Liam O'Leary, LCO Trio will take you through the sights and sounds of some original and standard jazz music with some of Hobart's finest home grown local musicians.

      • Free

      • 29 December 1–2pm

      • Mona Lawns

    2. OM3

      Tenacious, high-energy improvisers fusing hip-hop, post-punk and funk.

      • Free

      • 29 December 2–4pm

      • Mona Lawns

  14. Monday 30 December 2024

    1. Comrad Xero

      Techno-factory: live bass from Graham Meredith, plus keyboards and vocals over prerecorded sounds composed by Comrad Xero themselves.

      • Free

      • 30 December 1–2pm

      • Mona Lawns

    2. Philomath

      An improv band with a philosophy of musical risk-taking, who are aiming to reach an alternate sonic universe.

      • Free

      • 30 December 2–4pm

      • Mona Lawns

  15. Wednesday 1 January 2025

    1. South Weight Hi-Fi

      A big, hand-built sound system that'll be pumping out family-friendly day-party jams. Dub, reggae, roots, plus the odd cultural offshoot.

      • Free

      • 1 January 2025 12–4pm

      • Mona Lawns

  16. Thursday 2 January 2025

    1. 208L Containers

      Absurdist rockers straddling the line between post-punk and pub rock. Imagine John Clarke riffing over a slightly warped Minutemen cassette.

      • Free

      • 2 January 2025 1–2pm

      • Mona Lawns

    2. Tasha Zapppala

      lutruwita / Tasmania-based singer-songwriter, sound artist and researcher who spends her time touring, making billypots of beans, drinking tea and capturing field recordings.

      • Free

      • 2 January 2025 2–4pm

      • Mona Lawns

  17. Friday 3 January 2025

    1. Willow Nischler

      Not easily pigeon-holed, but if you were going to, you'd probably say post-punk wrapped in a cloak of alt-folk (from a young woman trying to find her place in the world).

      • Free

      • 3 January 2025 1–2pm

      • Mona Lawns

    2. La Descarga

      A 'tropical boom experience full of fiery colourfulness and boneshaking rhythms' inspired by—and maintaining—the folkloric rhythms of coastal Colombia.

      • Free

      • 3 January 2025 2–4pm

      • Mona Lawns

  18. Saturday 4 January 2025

    1. Tai Harlii

      RnB and jazzy space jams. Might get a bit goth-y (in a good way).

      • Free

      • 4 January 2025 1–2pm

      • Mona Lawns

    2. TIM BOH

      Innovative soundscapes from the bleeding edge of IDM and experimental electronic. A hybrid performance of live stuff and DJ work.

      • Free

      • 4 January 2025 2–4pm

      • Mona Lawns

  19. Sunday 5 January 2025

    1. Den.

      Heartfelt blends of blues, folk and pop, layered with stirring electropop-esque rhythms and moody counter-melodies.

      • Free

      • 5 January 2025 1–2pm

      • Mona Lawns

  20. Monday 6 January 2025

    1. Naomi Baltyn

      Captivating, ethereal emotionally charged solo stuff from an accomplished ex-Boorloo / Perth songwriter.

      • Free

      • 6 January 2025 1–2pm

      • Mona Lawns

    2. Jamie Pregnell Trio

      JP leads a jazz-posse with his elite guitar skills.

      • Free

      • 6 January 2025 2–4pm

      • Mona Lawns

  21. Thursday 9 January 2025

    1. Rain of Animals

      Instrumental wizardry and vocal harmonies ft. mandolin, fiddle and guitar. Bluegrass, oldtime, swing.

      • Free

      • 9 January 2025 2–4pm

      • Mona Lawns

  22. Friday 10 January 2025

    1. The Pits

      Ex-Queensland punks making music to get your mum pogoing.

      • Free

      • 10 January 2025 1–2pm

      • Mona Lawns

  23. Saturday 11 January 2025

    1. Bextexta

      Trip-hop, shoegaze and hints of Britpop through a dense wash of synth, guitar and beats.

      • Free

      • 11 January 2025 1–2pm

      • Mona Lawns

    2. Nice House

      Your 'new-wave pop-rock neighbours in short shorts and sneakers, asking risqué questions over the scraggly fences of nipaluna / Hobart'. Vocal pizazz, synths, plenty of dancing.

      • Free

      • 11 January 2025 2–4pm

      • Mona Lawns

  24. Monday 13 January 2025

    1. Shark and Fox

      Murder ballads: subwoofer-boosted accordion, twanging gourd banjo licks played on a fretless children's Stratocaster, vintage synths controlled by a violin, and an Argentinian bombo fashioned into a drumkit.

      • Free

      • 13 January 2025 2–4pm

      • Mona Lawns


Accessibility

Getting on the ferry

The lower deck is accessible for mobility aids and prams, and includes a bar and accessible toilet. Upon arrival at Mona, you will disembark at the bottom of 99 stairs that lead up to the museum entrance.

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

If you have any questions or specific requirements, contact our Bookings and Enquiries team before your visit.

visit@mona.net.au

+61 (3) 6277 9978

And if you have any feedback on accessibility at Mona, please let us know by filling out this form.