Music

Open your ears
Hours:
Thursday 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
The Hubbub Quintet
Free
The Hubbub Quintet
6 February 1pm–2pm
The Hubbub Quintet
Mona Lawns
The Hubbub Quintet
Free
6 February 1pm–2pm
Mona Lawns
Charlie McCarthy Quartet
Free
Charlie McCarthy Quartet
6 February 2pm–4pm
Charlie McCarthy Quartet
Mona Lawns
Charlie McCarthy Quartet
Free
6 February 2pm–4pm
Mona Lawns
Thursday 6 February 2025
The Hubbub Quintet
Electric and acoustic abstractions for piano, two saxophones, guitar and percussion.
Free
6 February 1–2pm
Mona Lawns
Charlie McCarthy Quartet
A tribute to the legendary 1930s Parisian jazz-violinist Stéphane Grappelli.
Free
6 February 2–4pm
Mona Lawns
Friday 7 February 2025
MANKIND
Hypnotic, psychedelia-inflected gothic rock and post-punk. Big riffs, melodic verses, synths.
Free
7 February 1–2pm
Mona Lawns
Hosting
Concatenative synthesis: 'it's basically like hell old built-by-hand data string AI technology, where you match WAV grains from input with WAV grains from a sample cluster, sometimes it sounds amazing, sometimes it's really chaotic in a bad way'.
Free
7 February 2–4pm
Mona Lawns
Saturday 8 February 2025
Untermorast with Pip Stafford
The mongrel offspring of industrial drone, ambient noise, minimalist kosmiche and sonic abstraction. Pip will be joining them to improvise with radios, field recordings, found audio and various instruments.
Free
8 February 1–2pm
Mona Lawns
Frengo
Mercurial DJ / producer Frengo returns, promising hypnagogic reveries and abstract sonic scenes.
Free
8 February 2–4pm
Mona Lawns
Sunday 9 February 2025
Blue Eyed Ravens & The Sirens Of Silence
Sydney singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Josh brings a combo of dark folk dirges and neoclassical folk rock.
Free
9 February 1–3pm
Mona Lawns
Monday 10 February 2025
BrazJaz
Samba jazz crew led by percussionist Carlos Ferreira.
Free
10 February 1–2pm
Mona Lawns
Ally Oliver
Emotive tales of grief and acceptance in the lineage of folk icons like Joni and Laura Marling, backed by a new band.
Free
10 February 2–4pm
Mona Lawns
Thursday 13 February 2025
Seb Folvig Quartet
An amalgamation of upcoming jazz musos playing a range of stuff and drawing influences from all over the place.
Free
13 February 1–3pm
Mona Lawns
Friday 14 February 2025
Clare Cowley
A musical storyteller deeply grounded in the folk traditions of Allora—her Queensland hometown.
Free
14 February 1–3pm
Mona Lawns
Sunday 16 February 2025
Checkerboard Lounge
A fire-breathing combo of top-notch musicianship, inspired improv and live energy doing original blues, classic soul and roots.
Free
16 February 1–3pm
Mona Lawns
Monday 17 February 2025
Miah Aplin Band
Emerging local singer-songwriter and her band, who are 'so good', according to those in the know.
Free
17 February 1–3pm
Mona Lawns
Thursday 20 February 2025
Richard Steele
A gumbo of guitarish goodness. Tasty originals, original interpretations.
Free
20 February 1–3pm
Mona Lawns
Friday 21 February 2025
JANEYHEART
Deep, yearning songs for violin, guitar, loops and voice.
Free
21 February 1–3pm
Mona Lawns
Saturday 22 February 2025
Simon Joyner
Under-the-radar singer-songwriter from Omaha, Nebraska. Been doing it for ages.
Free
22 February 1–3pm
Mona Lawns
Monday 24 February 2025
Postponez
Let a DJ from Sydney take you on a bit of an ambient journey.
Free
24 February 1–3pm
Mona Lawns
Thursday 27 February 2025
MT Blues
Tasmania's finest cigar-box blues guitar duo play original comps and covers from the Delta and beyond.
Free
27 February 1–3pm
Mona Lawns
Friday 28 February 2025
Gold Pen
Funky-ass jazz-pop with electric keys, horn section and sprinkles of gospel. They also 'go cosmic' on occasion
Free
28 February 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. Upon arrival at Mona, you will disembark at the bottom of 99 stairs that lead up to the museum entrance.
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.