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Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House
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    Behind the Lines 2019

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    Museum of Australian Democracy
    Old Parliament House

    MoAD is currently closed. 
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    18 King George Terrace, Parkes, Canberra

    Admissions
    $2 adults
    $1 children/concessions
    $5 family

    Free for children under 5 years old

    School group pricing →

    Celebrating the stories and spirit of Australian democracy and the power of our voices within it.

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    Exhibitions

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    Exhibition
    Behind the Lines 2019: The year’s best political cartoons
    Now Open

    Behind the Lines 2019: The year’s best political cartoons

    Exhibition
    Yours Faithfully

    Yours Faithfully

    Exhibition
    Truth, Power and a Free Press
    Open now

    Truth, Power and a Free Press

    Exhibition
    Craftivism. Dissident Objects and Subversive Forms
    Past exhibition

    Craftivism. Dissident Objects and Subversive Forms

    Events and tours

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    Tour
    Top Secret Tour
    Future dates TBA

    Top Secret Tour

    Program
    Backspace
    Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2.30pm from March 3

    Backspace

    Tour
    Indigenous experiences of democracy tour

    Indigenous experiences of democracy tour

    Tour
    Love is in the Air Tour
    Group Tour

    Love is in the Air Tour

    Family Fun

    Exhibition
    PlayUP: The Right to Have an Opinion and Be Heard
    9 am – 5 pm daily

    PlayUP: The Right to Have an Opinion and Be Heard

    Offer
    Family Action Packs
    Available every day

    Family Action Packs

    Stories

    More stories →
    Article
    Pets in the spotlight
    6 minute read

    Pets in the spotlight

    Article
    War and Unity: How Australia governs during a crisis
    14 minute read

    War and Unity: How Australia governs during a crisis

    Article
    Enlighten 2020: Better together
    5 minute read

    Enlighten 2020: Better together

    Article
    Changing the world, one suburb at a time
    7 minute read

    Changing the world, one suburb at a time

    Eat, drink, shop

    Restaurant
    Hoi Polloi Restaurant
    Open 7 days

    Hoi Polloi

    Shop
    MoAD's little corner shop
    Now open

    The Little Corner Shop

    Café
    The Terrace Cafe
    Open 7 days

    The Terrace Café

    Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House

    18 King George Terrace, Parkes, ACT 2600, Australia

    PO Box 3934
    Manuka ACT 2603

    Open daily 9am—5pm

    ABN: 30 620 774 963

    Telephone: 02 6270 8222

    Enquiries:
    info@moadoph.gov.au

    Research library

    Please note: video surveillance is used 24 hours a day around and throughout the building and may be used for research purposes

    If the museum is closed due to an emergency, call for new opening times: 1800 716 066

    Visiting

    • Heritage building
    • Planning your visit
    • Families at MoAD
    • Access for people with disabilities
    • Group bookings
    • Café
    • MoAD Little Corner Shop
    • UNSW Canberra Howard Library

    What's On

    • Events
    • Exhibitions

    Collection

    • The building
    • Objects and rooms
    • Highlights
    • Oral histories

    Learning

    • Teachers
    • Students
    • Parents

    Democracy

    • Exploring democracy
    • Documenting a democracy
    • Australian democracy
    • Defining democracy

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