MONA (Museum of Old and New Art)

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art museum private museum tourist attraction

MONA (Museum of Old and New Art) is a renowned private museum in Hobart, Tasmania, celebrated for its provocative contemporary and ancient art collections and striking subterranean architecture.

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Label	Occurrences
Museum of Old and New Art	17
MONA – Museum of Old and New Art	2
MONA (Museum of Old and New Art) canonical	1
Museum of Old and New Art (MONA)	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T629443 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: MONA (Museum of Old and New Art)
Context triple: [Hobart, knownFor, MONA (Museum of Old and New Art)]

A. Art Gallery of South Australia
The Art Gallery of South Australia is a major public art museum renowned for its extensive collection of Australian, European, and Asian art.
B. E. B. Crocker Art Gallery
E. B. Crocker Art Gallery is the original name of the Crocker Art Museum, a prominent art institution in Sacramento, California known for its significant collections and historic architecture.
C. Victoria Art Gallery
Victoria Art Gallery is a public art museum in the city of Bath, England, known for its collection of historic and contemporary paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts.
D. Walker Art Gallery
The Walker Art Gallery is a major public art museum in Liverpool, England, renowned for its extensive collection of European paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts from the medieval period to the present.
E. Wollongong Art Gallery
Wollongong Art Gallery is a major regional art museum in Wollongong, Australia, known for its collections of Australian, Aboriginal, and contemporary art.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: MONA (Museum of Old and New Art)
Target entity description: MONA (Museum of Old and New Art) is a renowned private museum in Hobart, Tasmania, celebrated for its provocative contemporary and ancient art collections and striking subterranean architecture.

A. Art Gallery of South Australia
The Art Gallery of South Australia is a major public art museum renowned for its extensive collection of Australian, European, and Asian art.
B. E. B. Crocker Art Gallery
E. B. Crocker Art Gallery is the original name of the Crocker Art Museum, a prominent art institution in Sacramento, California known for its significant collections and historic architecture.
C. Victoria Art Gallery
Victoria Art Gallery is a public art museum in the city of Bath, England, known for its collection of historic and contemporary paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts.
D. Walker Art Gallery
The Walker Art Gallery is a major public art museum in Liverpool, England, renowned for its extensive collection of European paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts from the medieval period to the present.
E. Wollongong Art Gallery
Wollongong Art Gallery is a major regional art museum in Wollongong, Australia, known for its collections of Australian, Aboriginal, and contemporary art.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	art museum ⓘ private museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architect	Nonda Katsalidis ⓘ
architecturalFeature	labyrinthine interior ⓘ sandstone excavation ⓘ subterranean design ⓘ
architecturalStyle	contemporary architecture ⓘ
architectureFirm	Fender Katsalidis Architects ⓘ
associatedWith	Moo Brew brewery ⓘ Moorilla Estate winery ⓘ
buildingLevels	mostly underground ⓘ
city	Hobart ⓘ
collectionSize	hundreds of works ⓘ
collectionType	ancient art ⓘ contemporary art ⓘ modern art ⓘ
continent	Oceania ⓘ
country	Australia ⓘ
digitalGuideName	the O ⓘ
economicImpact	significant contributor to Tasmanian tourism economy ⓘ
exhibitionApproach	non-chronological display of works ⓘ thematic curation ⓘ
focus	sex, death and taboo subjects in art ⓘ
foundedBy	David Walsh ⓘ
fundingModel	privately funded ⓘ
hasFacility	accommodation ⓘ brewery ⓘ restaurants ⓘ vineyard ⓘ wine bar ⓘ
inaugurated	January 2011 ⓘ
locatedIn	Berriedale, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia ⓘ linked to: Hobart
locatedOn	Derwent River ⓘ
mission	to challenge conventional museum experiences ⓘ
name	Museum of Old and New Art ⓘ linked to: MONA (Museum of Old and New Art)
notableFor	controversial artworks ⓘ immersive installations ⓘ integration of old and new art ⓘ provocative exhibitions ⓘ
openingDate	2011-01-21 ⓘ
operator	Moorilla Estate Pty Ltd ⓘ
owner	David Walsh ⓘ
region	Australasia ⓘ linked to: Australasian realm
shortName	MONA ⓘ
state	Tasmania ⓘ
technologyUse	handheld digital guide device ⓘ
tourismRole	major Tasmanian tourist attraction ⓘ
transportAccess	ferry from Hobart waterfront ⓘ road access via Berriedale ⓘ
website	https://mona.net.au ⓘ

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