MoAD and the Courtyard Cafe are open. Some exhibitions and rooms will be closed from September 2025 for essential building works. Learn more
These activity ideas support caring for the local environment, decision making and being you.
Learn about Georgie Stone and Rebekah Robertson, advocates for the rights of trans people.
Celebrate diversity, culture and what makes us different from each other.
Find out how laws are created and what happens in Question Time.
Does prowess on the sporting field or theatre stage equal political potential?
Celebrates the life and work of Joan Child, the first woman to become Speaker of the House.
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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