Hello culture critters,
There is so much happening at MONA, I included some pictures to ease your eyes.
Thoughtful, hey?
You are.
And the dear sweet woman provided piccies with each of the items but the ageing Ed did not have the energy to post ’em!x
ART AT MONA
Ends Monday 16 Sept
Works sampled from 10 years of Australian artist Todd McMillan’s absurd and melancholic video-art practice come together in ‘TEN YEARS OF TEARS’, on show at MONA in Roy Grounds’ modernist masterpiece, The Round House (which now serves as the Mona Library). Entry is $20 (free for Tasmanian residents and under-18’s). Wednesdays to Mondays, 10am – 5pm www.mona.net.au
Opens September 27, 2013
The annual Mona Scholarship exhibition opens in the Mona Library Gallery, with 2012 recipient Pip Stafford’s opening of ‘A RAT’S NEST’, continuing until October 19, 2013. The 2013 Mona Scholarship recipient will also be announced on the opening night. www.mona.net.au/scholarship
Until April 21, 2014
MONA’s major exhibition for the year, ‘THE RED QUEEN’, is an assemblage of major commissions, exciting art loans and yet-unseen works from David Walsh’s collection. The idea behind the exhibition is ‘‘art that explores why art is made’’. Is art necessary to human survival and evolution? Whatever you decide, it’s a lot of fun. Take the kids – there’s a jingly trampoline and a room with 40 TVs. Entry is $20 (free for Tasmanian residents and under-18’s). Wednesdays to Mondays, 10am – 5pm www.mona.net.au
CINEMONA
Ends Friday 13 Sept
POMPEII An exclusive private view in high definition of the British Museum’s major exhibition ‘Life and death in Pompeii and Herculaneum’, focusing on the homes and lives of the inhabitants of the thriving industrial hub of Pompeii and the small seaside town of Herculaneum nearly 2,000 years ago when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79AD. Introduced by British Museum Director Neil MacGregor, this fascinating show will take audiences around the exhibition with insights from renowned experts who will bring these extraordinary objects to life. With accompanying music, poetry and eyewitness accounts, you’ll see specially made films of Pompeii and Herculaneum today, and go behind the scenes of the exhibition to explore the stories of these famous Roman cities.
Wed 11 Sept, 11.45am
Thurs 12 Sept, 11.45am
Friday 13 Sept, 11.45am
Bookings $15, $13, $10, from www.mona.net.au/cinemona and MONA Museum Reception (03) 6277 9971
Ends Friday 13 Sept
POMPEII FOR SCHOOLS Specially created for children aged 7-11, ‘Pompeii for Schools’ is presented in a lively and entertaining style designed to engage a young audience, the film explores behind the scenes of the British Museum’s blockbuster exhibition ‘Life and death in Pompeii and Herculaneum’ and links to the curriculum across a range of subjects, including history, science, art and design, PSHE and citizenship. In similar spirit to ‘Horrible Histories’, children’s television presenters Ed Petrie and Naomi Wilkinson, accompanied by children from London primary schools, discover what life was like for Romans living in the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. From blind food tasting and simulating volcanic explosions, to Latin lessons and excavating Roman remains in the British Museum basement, ‘Pompeii for Schools’ tells the dramatic story of events leading up to the eruption of Vesuvius and its devastating impact on the inhabitants of both cities.
Wed 11 Sept, 10.15am
Thurs 12 Sept, 10.15am
Friday 13 Sept, 10.15am
Standard prices $20 adult / $18 conc / $15 child or school / group bookings $15 / $13 / $10, from Museum Reception (03) 6277 9971
Thurs 12 Sept 2pm
SLEEPING BEAUTY A gothic romance with music by Tchaikovsky. Perrault’s timeless fairy tale, about a young girl cursed to sleep for 100 years, was turned into a legendary ballet by Tchaikovsky and choreographer, Marius Petipa, in 1890. Choreographer Matthew Bourne (‘Nutcracker!’ of 1992 and ‘Swan Lake’ with an all-male cast of 1995) takes this date as his starting point, setting the Christening of Aurora, the story’s heroine, at the height of the Fin-de-Siecle period when fairies, vampires and decadent opulence fed the gothic imagination. 2013 Olivier Award Nominee for Outstanding Achievement in Dance.
Standard prices $23 adult / $21 conc / $15 child, plus school/group bookings, from Museum Reception (03) 6277 9971.
Friday 13 Sept, 6.30pm & 8.30pm
SHARKNADO The cult made-for-TV movie they wouldn’t show on TV —because sharks are better than that. And bigger, actually. ‘Sharknado’ Hobart screenings are exclusive to Cinemona in a new one-night event, Cinemona Pscyfidelity Experiment 1.0, premiering on lucky Friday the 13th, 2013. But be there early – DJ Metal Yves will be mashing your favourite chainsaw and marine science tunes in The Void bar before and after screenings. Tickets are $15 / $17 / $12 from www.mona.net.au/cinemona
Opens Saturday 14 Sept
THE EARTH WINS Sometimes we damage the Earth, and sometimes the Earth strikes back. The first Australian-produced film shot with IMAX-quality Cineflex cameras to be released theatrically in a decade: ‘The Earth Wins’ was shot entirely from the air across four continents and blurs the line between an environmental and symphonic documentary that offers us a new perspective on our relationship with the planet. School group bookings available, study packs too. Session times and tickets from www.mona.net.au/cinemona and 6277 9900.
MUSIC
Saturday 31 Aug 1pm-3pm
MoFolk (Folk at MONA) Fiddle-singer, Norwegian Hardanger Fiddle player and South Indian Karnatic violin specialist, JENNY M. THOMAS is never predictable. www.mona.net.au/what’s-on/music
Sunday 1 Sept 1pm-4pm
JAM (Jazz at MONA) Gothic tales of Australia’s dark history re-told. MOFO 2013 was the Tasmanian debut of JENNY M. THOMAS AND THE SYSTEM and they now return as part of their current national tour, reclaiming lost Australian cultural territory with songs of criminal women and convict men, treachery and transportation – dragged out of the songbooks, ripped apart, then lovingly put back together again. For those who like their pop music intelligent and their folk music without beards. www.mona.net.au/what’s-on/music
Sunday 29 Sept, 7.30pm
Under the artistic direction of Conductor Peter Tanfield, THE DISCOVERY ORCHESTRA challenges traditional ideas of what music is, should be, and can be, through a whole swag of orchestral musicians. (Most of whom are not already signed with a symphony). This is their debut performance, so come along, and make a little history, baby. Supported by MONA. Tickets $25 / $20 from www.mona.net.au/what’s-on/events and Museum Reception (03) 6277 9971.
Saturday 19 Oct 7.30pm
Synthesiser please… Since emerging on the Australian music scene in 2012, young Tasmanian songstress ASTA has been on fire – as has her heart. She’s run the gamut of supports and festivals and now she’s wrapping up her first nationwide tour, ‘Synergy’, with Berriedale hosting the final blast. Come on down to funky town, thirteen-metres underground. Tickets: $25 / $20 from www.mona.net.au/what’s-on/events and on the door.
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MONA
Museum of Old and New Art
655 Main Rd, Berriedale, Tasmania
Opening hours: 10am – 5pm (last entry 4.30pm)
Entry $20 (free for Tasmanian residents & under 18)
Ph 61 3 6277 9900
www.mona.net.au
Rebecca Fitzgibbon Events Media Manager Museum of Old and New Art
