Mona: Court rules women’s-only exhibit must allow male visitors - BBC News

An Australian museum excluded men from an exhibit to highlight misogyny. A man sued for access and won.

2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Jesse HunnifordImage caption, The Ladies Lounge exhibit was introduced to Mona at the end of 2020By Hannah RitchieBBC NewsMen will soon be allowed to enter a women's-only artwork in Australia, following a high-stakes court case over the matter.

The Ladies Lounge exhibit at Tasmania's Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) sought to highlight historic misogyny by banning male visitors.

After being denied entry, one filed a gender discrimination lawsuit, which he won on Tuesday.

"We are deeply disappointed by this decision," a Mona representative said.

The velvet-clad lounge - which contains some of the museum's most-acclaimed works, from Picasso to Sidney Nolan - has been open since 2020.

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