Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House

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A black and white photo of two men in dark suits, wearing hats, one with glasses and the other with a pipe in his mouth walking. There are two signatures on the photo. One reads John Curtin, the other reads Ben Chifley.

Chifley's Tour

Hear stories about Ben Chifley's time in office and visit the rooms he worked in.

An open board game with the words Ngandhi Bala-Dhu? along one side. A circle in the centre includes a row of smaller circles with images of trees, arrows, shells and red, yellow and black circles. There are 4 stacks of cards, one in each corner of the board. One says Decision, one says Reflections, one says Oppression, one says Empowerment.

First Nations cultural awareness board game: Ngundi Bala-Dhu?

A board game about First Nations history and culture.

A deck of cards fanned out in a pile. Some cards are red with a blue border and the word Election! written at the top. There is a cartoon caricature of politicians in the centre of each cartoon. There is one card with a green border with the words 'Play this card when a social media event in your favour is drawn. Margin points plus 4'.

Election! card game

A card game for political tragics.

A close up of six chess pieces standing in a row on a black and white checkered chess board. Each chess piece is carved from white stone with sombre faces in the likeness of politicians.

Political chess set by Douglas Pearce

A chess set with pieces made to look like federal politicians.

A green board game board opened up showing seats in a horseshoe shape representing the House of Representatives. There are images of politicians on the seats and some game pieces are on top of the board including a blue card with the words Foreign Affairs and Defence and an orange card with the words Stuff ups and scandals.

Question Time! board game

A complex game about the intricacies of politics.

A board game with a dark red board opened up with a row squares around the outside of the board with the names of different companies such as Kodak, Hoyts and Newsweek. In the centre are some game pieces including 3 pieces of paper representing money and some cards with businesses on them including IBM and Telecom.

Poleconomy board game

A game of politics and economics.

A yellow board game board is open with a map of Australia in the middle and the words The Party Games with red, yellow and blue lettering. Caricatures of politicians feature n the board. Squares along the border have words like Question, Ladder of success, Greasy pole and speech on them.

Paul Eddington’s Party Game

A board game featuring a popular actor.

A green board game board opened up showing seats in a horseshoe shape representing the House of Representatives. There are images of politicians on the seats and some game pieces are on top of the board including a blue card with the words Foreign Affairs and Defence and an orange card with the words Stuff ups and scandals.

Party Games

Can board games teach us about democracy and how it works?

A man pulls a sliding storage display featuring framed pictures in Old Parliament House.

Donate

Every person can contribute to democracy.

A cloud on a blue background with an activity that encourages students to create a 'nest' of recycled materials.

Bowerbird blues

For Simultaneous Storytime 2024, repurpose objects to design and create new art.

Green picture book cover, showing people participating in activities to help the environment.

Change starts with us

Support students to help the environment by making small changes in their daily lives.

A close up of a wooden coat of arms with a kangaroo and an emu on either side of a shield.

A closer look at the Coat of Arms in the House of Representatives

When we restored the House of Representatives chamber in 2023, we unearthed surprising stories.