Music
Open your ears
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
Zumpa [QLD]
Free
Zumpa [QLD]
12 January 1pm–2pm
Zumpa [QLD]
Mona Lawns
Zumpa [QLD]
Free
12 January 1pm–2pm
Mona Lawns
Gusto Gusto [VIC]
Free
Gusto Gusto [VIC]
12 January 2pm–4pm
Gusto Gusto [VIC]
Mona Lawns
Gusto Gusto [VIC]
Free
12 January 2pm–4pm
Mona Lawns
Monday 12 January 2026
Zumpa [QLD]
Let Zumpa whisk you away to enchanting Italian fishing villages, moonlit olive groves, and the vibrant essence of peasant life under the Mediterranean sun.
Free
12 January 1–2pm
Mona Lawns
Gusto Gusto [VIC]
Raucous instrumental music that’s crossed the globe from Glastonbury to Cygnet, and now the Mona lawns. Expect violin, trumpet, clarinet, accordion and a rocking rhythm section.
Free
12 January 2–4pm
Mona Lawns
Thursday 15 January 2026
Naomi Baltyn
Love, loss and the vulnerability of life in all its forms.
Free
15 January 1–2pm
Mona Lawns
Cat & Clint [SA]
Honoring the music of North America's old-time string bands, this duo melds simplicity and complexity together with a joyout passion and intensity.
Free
15 January 2–4pm
Mona Lawns
Friday 16 January 2026
Finn Rees [VIC]
Lutruwita/Tasmanian-born, Narrm/Melbourne-based jazz keyboardist, composer and producer.
Free
16 January 1–2pm
Mona Lawns
Molly O'Brien
Inspired by the landscapes of her island home and her introspective connection with human experience, Molly's lyrics explore these themes of love, hope, solitude and longing.
Free
16 January 1–2pm
Mona Lawns
Saturday 17 January 2026
Mankind
Gothic-rock meets post-punk in a wave of hypnotic psychedelia.
Free
17 January 1–2pm
Mona Lawns
The Arrows of Desire [VIC]
Reverb-drenched guitars and haunting vocals build a soundscape that will leave you suspended between darkness and light. Make yourself at home.
Free
17 January 2–4pm
Mona Lawns
Sunday 18 January 2026
Spectrum Soundbath: PARKER
Ambience and field recordings from a Tasmania composer-producer.
Free
18 January 10.45–1.30pm
Charles Ross’ Spectrum Chamber
The Native Cats
Mixed-glamour post-punk duo from near here. Bass, beats, crushed Nintendo synth, labyrinths of history and resonance.
Free
18 January 1–2pm
Mona Lawns
Transcription of Organ Music
Sparse alternative mountain folk / ambient country.
Free
18 January 2–4pm
Mona Lawns
Monday 19 January 2026
Ragtime Frank & The Drivers
They don't play ragtime. His name's not Frank. Old worlds made new and rocking. Two drummers, five hearts beating in time.
Free
19 January 1–2pm
Mona Lawns
Kenta Hayashi [JPN]
Using tachyonized instruments, Kenta creates frequencies that resonate with the natural water within the body, especially 444 Hz and 432 Hz, guiding listeners into a meditative, restorative state.
Free
19 January 2–4pm
Mona Lawns
Thursday 22 January 2026
Miri McNamara
Honest songs about things that matter.
Free
22 January 1–2pm
Mona Lawns
Stella Anning [VIC]
Electric grit with jazz-school sensibilities create engaging and emotive soundscapes.
Free
22 January 2–4pm
Mona Lawns
Friday 23 January 2026
Wolf Arrow Rain [VIC]
A blend of authentic dark folk, post-punk witchery that will leave you spell bound.
Free
23 January 1–2pm
Mona Lawns
Raspberry Terrapin
Fruit and folk-adjacent three-part harmonies from these local ambient amblers.
Free
23 January 2–4pm
Mona Lawns
Saturday 24 January 2026
Fun Size Duncans
Fun Size Duncans like to keep things a little wobbly, but always full of energy and flavour.
Free
24 January 1–2pm
Mona Lawns
The Cannanes [NSW]
Name-checked by Kurt Cobain, the Cannanes are indie personified.
Free
24 January 2–3pm
Mona Lawns
Legal Noise
Face-melting riffs from this local psych rock three-piece.
Free
24 January 3–4pm
Mona Lawns
Sunday 25 January 2026
Spectrum Soundbath: Ambient Failsafe
Bedroom producer released into the wild with a bag of slumbering beats and dronal keys.
Free
25 January 10.45–1.30pm
Charles Ross’ Spectrum Chamber
BOFA
Bunch of brainrotted dorks who spend just as much time playing the guitar as they do scrolling instagram reels.
Free
25 January 1–2pm
Mona Lawns
Frogs in Suits
Wanting the audience to feel the way they do when writing and performing their music. Which was worryingly born from emotions of despair, sadness, frustration and angst.
Free
25 January 2–4pm
Mona Lawns
Monday 26 January 2026
Elijah Davies Trio
Organ, guitar, drums, jazz, blues, funk.
Free
26 January 1–2pm
Mona Lawns
CMT Trio
Original jazz based off CMT's experiences overpast years.
Free
26 January 2–4pm
Mona Lawns
Thursday 29 January 2026
Eliza Bird
Lovers of sad girl indie-pop unite. Eliza wields dreamy synths and guitar to craft heartfelt anthems.
Free
29 January 1–2pm
Mona Lawns
The Ocelots [IRL]
Blood harmonies. Indie-folk with open tuned guitar, clawhammer banjo and harmonica from this pair of irish twin brothers.
Free
29 January 2–4pm
Mona Lawns
Friday 30 January 2026
Jessie Monk [VIC]
Jessie Monk weaves new stories with old threads, inspired by ancient myth and Celtic and Appalachian folk traditions.
Free
30 January 1–2pm
Mona Lawns
Colbey [NSW]
After travelling around Australia twice, nearly being stabbed, getting caught in a car fire and falling off a two storey building in Guatemala, Colbey is just happy to be here, sharing music and film and surfing along the way.
Free
30 January 2–4pm
Mona Lawns
Saturday 31 January 2026
Bextexta
Trip-hop shoegaze with hints of Britpop almost visible through synths and washed-out guitar.
Free
31 January 1–2pm
Mona Lawns
Ewah & The Vision of Paradise
Someone said Kevin Shields meets Patti Smith. Someone else said Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed and Cat Power hanging out on a damp night. Neither's far off.
Free
31 January 2–4pm
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.


