Major Art Museum Appeals Court Decision to Allow Men Into Ladies’ Exhibit

The Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), based in Hobart Tasmania, is to appeal a ruling that it has to close its “Ladies’ Lounge” if it does not allow men entry. Women who entered the space were pampered by male butlers and served champagne, surrounded by some of the museum’s finest pieces of art including pieces by Sidney Nolan, Pablo Picasso, and antiquities from Mesopotamia, Central America, and Africa. However, people who did not identify as women were barred from entry. It was created by artist Kirsha Kaechele, wife of the Museum’s millionaire owner David Walsh. Jason Lau from New South Wales initiated legal action, claiming that being denied entry into the Ladies’ Lounge due to his gender violated Tasmania’s Anti-Discrimination Act....