Behind the Lines 2023
Coming Soon: 24 March to 24 May
Behind the Lines is a travelling annual exhibition developed by the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Canberra. Each year the Behind the Lines exhibition features a broad selection of political cartoons from around Australia, providing an insight into the year in Australian politics and current affairs.
Belongings: Objects and Family Life
We live in a material world. The things we own, the clothes we wear, the houses we live in, all express who we are, or who we want to be. We live surrounded by stuff — more of it than in any previous generation.
Protest Melbourne
Ongoing exhibition. Public protest has a long history in Victoria. From as early as the 1840s Melburnians took to the streets to express their views on a wide range of issues, from the right to vote to workers’ rights.
Yarra: Stories of Melbourne's River
Ongoing exhibition. This exhibition charts some of the history of Melbourne’s Yarra River and of the people who lived along it.
Women Work for Victory in WWII
Closes June 2024. Discover the roles of women on the home front during the Second World War. Women Work for Victory is an important reminder of the contribution played by women across Australian society in the cause of an Allied victory.