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Every person can contribute to democracy.
Our collection captures the ideas, movements, people and events of Australian democracy.
Recreating the Clerk of the Senate's office to evoke 1975.
The architect of Old Parliament House would be surprised to find this building still standing today!
Our volunteers are ambassadors for MoAD, sharing the stories of Old Parliament House.
Deep dive into stories about Old Parliament House, Australian history and democracy.
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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