MoAD and the Courtyard Cafe are open. There may be building works during your visit. Learn more
Common terms explained.
Top secret meetings held here.
Support your students to become active citizens in the very place history was made.
For Simultaneous Storytime 2024, repurpose objects to design and create new art.
Students can explore Australia's reaction to the threat of communism in the 1950s.
In remembrance of Tom Uren.
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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