MONA : From the Gallery to Mt Wellington
Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart, is a private owned gallery with restaurants, gardens, accommodation, tennis court, vineyard, and some iconic art, some unforgettable installations and some forgettable ones.
It is truly remarkable. It is carved into a headland north of Hobart’s CBD. It has been called many things since its shock-and-awe opening in 2011. Quixotic. “A subversive adult Disneyland” (owner David Walsh’s description). Iconoclastic. Shocking.
At heart, MONA is a world-renowned art collection that doesn’t take itself too seriously. It’s a place to appreciate art, without the pretension. The gallery's owner invites guests to have fun, get tipsy, be shocked, be delighted, laugh, catch a gig, eat hot chippies, dine in style, hallucinate in bright lights.
Mona’s mirrored entry is the first clue your senses are in for a wild ride inside. There’s no signage and no natural light in an underground labyrinth.
It certainly has a special setting, which you can appreciate from a top class restaurant of by lying on bean bags on the lawns drinking wine while enjoying a pasta!
MONA : From the Gallery to Mt Wellington
Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart, is a private owned gallery with restaurants, gardens, accommodation, tennis court, vineyard, and some iconic art, some unforgettable installations and some forgettable ones.
It is truly remarkable. It is carved into a headland north of Hobart’s CBD. It has been called many things since its shock-and-awe opening in 2011. Quixotic. “A subversive adult Disneyland” (owner David Walsh’s description). Iconoclastic. Shocking.
At heart, MONA is a world-renowned art collection that doesn’t take itself too seriously. It’s a place to appreciate art, without the pretension. The gallery's owner invites guests to have fun, get tipsy, be shocked, be delighted, laugh, catch a gig, eat hot chippies, dine in style, hallucinate in bright lights.
Mona’s mirrored entry is the first clue your senses are in for a wild ride inside. There’s no signage and no natural light in an underground labyrinth.
It certainly has a special setting, which you can appreciate from a top class restaurant of by lying on bean bags on the lawns drinking wine while enjoying a pasta!