Finding our heart
Learn about First Nations culture, history and traditions.
Finding our heart, by Thomas Mayor with illustrations by Blak Douglas, encourages us all to understand the past so that we can create a shared future.
MoAD and the Courtyard Cafe are open. Some exhibitions and rooms will be closed from September 2025 for essential building works. Learn more
Finding our heart, by Thomas Mayor with illustrations by Blak Douglas, encourages us all to understand the past so that we can create a shared future.
Explore the steps we’ve taken to build a uniquely Australian democratic system.
Explore how a parliament works and how students can participate in democracy.
The room where party members worked quietly and debated loudly.
See the Clerk of the Senate's office as it was on the day of the 1975 dismissal.
Learn how First Nations Australians have created change in their fight for equality.
This tour introduces you to the first women in Australian politics and the challenges they faced.
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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