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  • 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

  • Ross Smithard and Up Jumped Trouble

    Free

    27 March 1pm–3pm

    Mona Lawns

  1. Thursday 27 March 2025

    1. Ross Smithard and Up Jumped Trouble

      Old-time Appalachian tunes with a fiddle in the driver's seat (plus 'claw hammer style' banjo).

      • Free

      • 27 March 1–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  2. Friday 28 March 2025

    1. Lou Bradley

      A bunch of bluegrassy, folky mountain music from the high hills above Mullumbimby. The highly-accomplished Lou has finally let Phil tag along, so it's a good thing he's handy on the banjo and mandolin.

      • Free

      • 28 March 1–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  3. Saturday 29 March 2025

    1. Jamie Pregnell Trio

      JP leads a jazz-posse (pozze?) with his elite guitar skills.

      • Free

      • 29 March 1–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  4. Sunday 30 March 2025

    1. Spinnabago

      Dream pop, piloted by a jazz banjoist.

      • Free

      • 30 March 1–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  5. Monday 31 March 2025

    1. Loveless Quartet

      An exciting local crew 'exploring the realm of chordless jazz performance'.

      • Free

      • 31 March 1–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  6. Thursday 3 April 2025

    1. Death By Carrot

      Stoner rock courtesy of some troubadours travelling the country in a Transit called Gina.

      • Free

      • 3 April 1–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  7. Friday 4 April 2025

    1. Louise Denson

      A Canadian-born, Hobart based award-winning pianist and composer of jazz and classical music.

      • Free

      • 4 April 1–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  8. Saturday 5 April 2025

    1. Eggy

      Avant-pop oddballs serving up tasty jams.

      • Free

      • 5 April 1–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  9. Sunday 6 April 2025

    1. Barefoot Nellie

      Old time mountain music evoking images of log cabins, woodsmoke and maybe some unrequited love.

      • Free

      • 6 April 1–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  10. Monday 7 April 2025

    1. Lyn Thomas

      Fingerstyle guitar and non-fingerstyle singing. Lyn's been performing for thirty years. Even played with Don McLean.

      • Free

      • 7 April 1–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  11. Thursday 10 April 2025

    1. Mary Ocher

      Berlin-based experimental pop, running the gamut: synth odysseys, post-punk, folk, and deconstructed techno.

      • Free

      • 10 April 1–2pm

      • Mona Lawns

    2. Warren Mason

      Originally from Godooga in NSW, Warren's a proud Yuwaalaraay man with links to the Yorta Yorta. When not being the brains / muscle behind Tin Camp Studios, he plays guitar; sings.

      • Free

      • 10 April 2–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  12. Friday 11 April 2025

    1. Louise Denson

      A Canadian-born, Hobart based award-winning pianist and composer of jazz and classical music.

      • Free

      • 11 April 1–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  13. Saturday 12 April 2025

    1. HARA-KITTY!!

      Screech plank blues

      • Free

      • 12 April 1–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  14. Sunday 13 April 2025

    1. The Jamie Zieserl Quintet

      New blood, old-school jazz. Jamie and his trumpet lead a quintet of emerging musos.

      • Free

      • 13 April 1–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  15. Monday 14 April 2025

    1. Liana Perillo

      Liana’s got an electro-acoustic harp, soulful vocals, and an effects pedal. Fabian’s on the rest.

      • Free

      • 14 April 1–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  16. Thursday 17 April 2025

    1. Urshula Leung Quartet

      Urshula has a lovely voice, and is not afraid to use it.

      • Free

      • 17 April 1–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  17. Friday 18 April 2025

    1. Carlos Ferreira Trio

      Cop some electrifying Brazilian percussion and rhythms, from samba jazz to musica popular Brasileira. Accompanied by virtuoso piano and bass.

      • Free

      • 18 April 1–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  18. Saturday 19 April 2025

    1. Louise Denson

      A Canadian-born, Hobart based award-winning pianist and composer of jazz and classical music.

      • Free

      • 19 April 1–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  19. Sunday 20 April 2025

    1. DJ Pressed

      'DJ Pressed has more wax than Madame Tussauds ... like your hopes and dreams, the beats will be broken.'
      —DJ Pressed

      • Free

      • 20 April 1–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  20. Monday 21 April 2025

    1. Woolf Wattern

      Woolf is a multidisciplinary artist exploring dance, music, drawing and animation as creative outlets. Conception from wagyl kaip country and sat on whadjuk, yued, ballardong, kanamaluka and now nipaluna and turrakana countries.

      • Free

      • 21 April 1–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  21. Friday 25 April 2025

    1. Scattered Order

      A set of ‘dangerous sonic gases’, cooked up by DIY rebels of the seventies post-punk scene.

      • Free

      • 25 April 1–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  22. Saturday 26 April 2025

    1. ORB

      Heavy psychedelic mainlanders.

      • Free

      • 26 April 1–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  23. Sunday 27 April 2025

    1. The Black Swans of Trespass

      If I cared what people thought I never would have picked up a banjo.
      —CC Thornley

      Iconoclastic electric banjo trio.

      • Free

      • 27 April 1–3pm

      • Mona Lawns

  24. Monday 28 April 2025

    1. Billy Whitton

      Billy—a true stalwart of the Hobart music scene—does solo blues and Americana.

      • Free

      • 28 April 1–3pm

      • 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.