MONA appeals ladies-only lounge discrimination ruling

Kirsha Kaechele: the law should be challenged to consider broader definitions as they apply to art. (HANDOUT/Museum of Old and New Art)

Tasmania's Museum of New and Old Art has appealed a tribunal ruling ordering the often-controversial gallery to open its ladies lounge to men.

The lounge was in April found to be discriminatory by the state's civil and administrative tribunal after a complaint by a man refused entry to the exhibit.