The Museum of Australian Democracy acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia. We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and emerging.
The museum respectfully acknowledges the role that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples continue to play in shaping Australia’s democracy.
xCloseMeasuring temperatures and predicting weather changes in a politically turbulent climate for years, the weather station in the heart of Old Parliament House has recently undergone conservation treatment.
The building render restoration and repainting project on the South-East Wing has revealed evidence of a long lost, but not mourned, part of the building.
The museum is in the final stages of implementing the Democracy Download, an online learning resource that will complement student programs incorporating Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology.
Scheduled to open on 9 May 2009, the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House will be Australia’s first museum dedicated to telling the story of our democracy
In September 2008, Old Parliament House sought comment on the Referral for the proposed South-East Wing Refurbishment.
Regular visitors to Old Parliament House, or those who once worked in this building, may remember the large terracotta panel known as The Greek Mother.
The redevelopment underway at OPH will provide new experiential learning opportunities for students.
Old Parliament House seeks comments by Friday 17 October 2008 on the Referral for the proposed South-East Wing Refurbishment.
Visitors to Old Parliament House and passers-by will have noticed some extensive building works taking place in recent weeks.