Museum of Old and New Art

Museum of Old and New Art
MONA, 2015
Museum of Old and New Art is located in Tasmania
Museum of Old and New Art
Location within Tasmania
Former name
Moorilla Museum of Antiquities
Established2011 (2011)
LocationHobart, Tasmania, Australia
Coordinates42°48′46″S 147°15′40″E / 42.81278°S 147.26111°E / -42.81278; 147.26111
Type
Key holdings
Collection size1,900
Visitors347,000 (2018)[1]
CuratorOlivier Varenne
Jarrod Rawlins
Emma Pike
ArchitectFender Katsalidis Architects
OwnerDavid Walsh
Public transit access
Nearest car parkOn site
Websitewww.mona.net.au
A maze of staircases and tunnels lead between MONA's three levels of art display spaces.
The museum was built to accommodate Sidney Nolan's Snake (1970–72), a giant Rainbow Serpent mural made of 1,620 paintings.
Inverted crosses on display throughout Hobart during the 2018 Dark MOFO festival

The Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) is an art museum located within the Moorilla winery on the Berriedale peninsula in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is the largest privately funded museum in the Southern Hemisphere.[2] MONA houses ancient, modern and contemporary art from the David Walsh collection. Noted for its central themes of sex and death, the museum has been described by Walsh as a "subversive adult Disneyland".[3]

MONA was officially opened on 21 January 2011. Along with its frequently updated indoor collection, Mona also hosts the annual Mona Foma and Dark Mofo music and arts festivals which showcase large-scale public art and live performances.

  1. ^ "Tourism Tasmania - MONA Visitor Profile" (PDF). Tourism Tasmania. September 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Mining Darkness at MONA with Simon Denny". Radio New Zealand. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. ^ Raabus, Carol (21 January 2011). "Tasmania's subversive adult Disneyland opens with Mona". ABC. Retrieved 22 August 2022.