00:00Behind the green curtain, ladies are being invited back into the lounge at Mona.
00:08It's been closed for seven months amid a legal battle over whether the museum has the right to exclude men from the space.
00:16Women squashed the patriarchy that day and we will now be taking over the world.
00:23Sydney man Jason Lau claimed the ladies lounge was discriminatory.
00:27Mona fought back and won, arguing the space is a flipped universe,
00:32allowing men to experience discrimination in the same way women have.
00:37I've been a woman all my life and it's been a long battle but also a long joyous celebration.
00:43The lounge contains art by Sydney Nolan alongside ancient treasures.
00:47The controversial fake Picassos have gone and been replaced with real Picasso ceramics.
00:54And there's a wall of adult-only sculptures.
00:58Men will be allowed in this version of the ladies lounge but on a limited basis and with conditions.
01:05We are offering an adult education program including ironing and laundry folding lessons
01:12and there are positions available for men.
01:15Despite the legal victory, the lounge will only be open for a few weeks.
01:20I felt that it was better to spend a year's budget in one month
01:24because I would like to pour copious amounts of champagne.
01:27I think that we need around-the-clock strippers.
01:31But that might not be the end of it.
01:33I would like to see the ladies lounge at the White House, perhaps in the Oval Office.
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