Mona – Museum of Old and New Art

Mona is the playground and megaphone of Mona creator David Walsh, who grew up in Tasmania, dropped out of uni, played cards, won, did some other stuff, and opened a small museum of antiquities, to which no one came. He declared it a triumph and decided to expand. The result is Mona: a subterranean bunker housing Walsh’s private collection of art and antiquities; and a temple to secularism, rationalism, and talking crap about stuff you don’t know much about.

Mona is also home to the Moorilla winery, Source Restaurant, bars, cafe, accommodation pavilions and more (plus Moo Brew, an off site brewery).

We also host two festivals.

Each January, our summer festival, Mofo, unleashes an eclectic mix of music and art.

Come June, our Dark Mofo winter festival delves into centuries-old winter solstice rituals and celebrates the dark through art, music, food, film, light and noise.

Mona is located at 655 Main Road, Berriedale, Tasmania, Australia; a 15-minute drive from Hobart’s centre, or a 30-minute ride on our MR-1 fast ferry from Hobart’s Brooke Street Pier.

For more information, or to book transport, please visit the Mona website.