MONA - Museum Of Old And New Art



MONA is an art museum within the Moorilla winery on the Berriedale peninsula in Hobart, officially opening on 21st January 2011. It is the largest privately funded museum in Australia. The museum presents antiquities, modern and contemporary art from the David Walsh collection. MONA also host the annual MOFO and Dark Mofo festivals.


 The Nolan Gallery



Art lovers viewing Sidney Nolan 'Snake', or at least part of it. The 46 metre long 'snake', is as long as an Olympic swimming pool. The giant Rainbow Serpent mural is composed of 1,620 individual paintings.

One of MONA's permanent collection by Wilfredo Prieto. Known as 'The White Library', the work is a collection of 6,000 entirely blank books, which line an entire room.

The Tunnel

Cloaca Professional, labeled the "poo machine" was built by Belgium artist Wim Delvoye to mimic the actions of the human digestive system, was custom-built for MONA


The Fairy Horde and the Hedgehog Host by English sculptor Tessa Farmer



 Fat Car by Austrian sculptor Erwin Wurm, is a full size Porsche Carrera chassis moulded into obesity using polystyrene and fibreglass



Gilbert & George. The Art Exhibition





 The artists' first Australasian retrospective showcases 97 pictures from 1970 to 2014 and runs until 28th March 2016

China China - Bust 82 by Ah Xian


Wall of Vagina ( Cunts...And other conversations ) by Greg Taylor and friends

151 individual porcelain sculptured portraits

Jannis Kounellis's Untitled from MONA's "Theatre of the World", is a wooden chair with an enamel bowl containing two live Goldfish swimming around a kitchen knife

 Paul by Ronnie Van Hout

Katthy's room by Katthy Cavaliere

Story of a girl by Katthy Cavaliere



"Artifact" by Gregory Barsamian, . Made of bronze, this very large head lies on its side. Concealed inside are animating armatures, which you can view through small 'windows' around the head to see objects moving in strobe lighting.



'White car' coffin: Mercedes-Benz by Paa Joe



"Bit.Fall" by German artist Julius Popp, is a word waterfall.




By various artists

One of the staircases inside MONA


Kryptos consists of a series of chambers, constructed by concrete and render. The primary visual features are the binary codes all over the walls and the underfloor lighting that lines the floors edges



 The Void

The Void bar

These are just a few of the many fascinating artwork and exhibits inside MONA museum as well as outside on the grounds


The entrance to MONA is through those mirrored doors (left)

Reflection on the mirrored entrance

Outdoor trampoline



The Chapel


Flatbed Truck Trailer and Cement Truck by Wim Delvoye, made from laser-cut corten steel.

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