MoAD and the Courtyard Cafe are open. There may be building works during your visit. Learn more
Explore sustainable town planning.
How Canberra prepared for the 1954 royal visit.
Use your imagination and turn some toilet rolls into puppets.
Visit MoAD from your classroom and get young people talking about democracy, leadership and sustainability.
This tour showcases the achievements of Joan Child, the first woman Speaker of the House of Representatives.
These decorated cufflinks were part of a court dress uniform for the Minister for External Affairs.
The Museum of Australian Democracy acknowledges Australia's First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia. We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We respectfully acknowledge the role that First Nations people continue to play in shaping Australia's democracy. We also acknowledge the Ngunnawal, Ngunawal and Ngambri peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the region in which MoAD is located.
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