Nigel Benton, Hobart’s MONA unveils new $100 million wing, Australian Leisure Management, 1 January 2026
Marking one of the most significant private cultural infrastructure investments in Australia in recent years, Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) has unveiled a major new wing.
Following four years of construction, the $100 million expansion, has been developed primarily to house Elektra, a monumental new work by German artist Anselm Kiefer.
MONA founder David Walsh announced the opening in a blog post dated 19 December, candidly detailing how the project grew well beyond its original scope and budget.
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