MoAD and the Courtyard Cafe are open. There may be building works during your visit. Learn more
Explore sustainable town planning.
How a majority government can lose a vote in the House of Representatives.
Why PM Deakin invited US battleships to Australian waters in 1908.
Try on costumes. Get inspired.
Our annual exhibition of political cartooning.
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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