The Ladies’ Lounge of an art gallery, which toasted a legal win over a man who claimed the space was discriminatory, is reopening for a celebratory “victory lap”.
Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) shut the lounge in April after Jason Lau complained to the state’s civil and administrative tribunal because he wasn’t allowed entry.
The tribunal found Lau had been discriminated against and ordered that MONA allow men access. But the gallery were not prepared to do so.
In September, the Supreme Court of Tasmania quashed the tribunal’s decision after an appeal by the gallery and sent it back for reconsideration.
On Wednesday, Kirsha Kaechele, artist and wife of MONA owner David Walsh, announced the lounge would reopen from December 19 to January 13 for a final “celebration performance and general lavishness”.
“In celebration, the indulgent haven will open for a victory lap before moving on from MONA,” the gallery said in a statement.
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