Rare Disease Day is a globally coordinated movement dedicated to rare diseases, striving for equity in social opportunities, healthcare, and access to diagnosis and therapies for people living with a rare disease. Since its creation in 2008, Rare Disease Day has played a crucial role in building an international rare disease community—multi-disease, global, and diverse, […]
March is Lymphoedema Awareness Month, and Old Treasury Building is lighting up in blue and teal to raise awareness of lymphoedema. Lymphoedema is the term given to swellingresulting from malfunction […]
Every three days, an Australian is diagnosed with a Bone Marrow Failure Syndrome. The aim of National Bone Marrow Failure Syndrome Awareness Week is to raise awareness of Bone Marrow […]
Kidney disease is projected to become the 5th leading cause of death worldwide by 2050, rising from the 18th leading cause in 1990. Sadly, 1.8 million Australians are completely unaware […]
The Museum of Australian Democracy is excited to work with The Old Treasury Building to present an online Teacher Professional Development: Media Literacy and Political Cartoons in the classroom. This online […]
Since 2019 SARS-CoV-2 has been destroying and taking lives across the globe. Over the years, more and more people have been devastated by the long-lasting health and financial impacts of […]
Multiple myeloma blood cancer is reported to affect more than 176,000 people worldwide each year. However, this number likely underestimates the true impact of the disease. In many parts of […]
Women were outsiders in the criminal justice system for most of the nineteenth century. Unable to practice law, sit on juries or serve in the police force, they were subject to the operation of a masculine legal system. But this did not mean that they were without agency. Through the lives of three very different […]
Join Political Cartoonist of the Year Matt Golding and last year’s winner Megan Herbert as they discuss Behind the Lines 2025 with the exhibition curator Matthew Jones. Both hailing from Melbourne […]
Join Glee East on the Old Treasury Building steps to celebrate the 'Swinging 60s' exhibition with a fun free set of much-loved music from the 1960s. What better way to mark a decade of change and colour than by sharing this unforgettable music in such a beautiful historic setting? And of course, you’re always welcome […]
