Finding our heart
Learn about First Nations culture, history and traditions.
Finding our heart, by Thomas Mayor with illustrations by Blak Douglas, encourages us all to understand the past so that we can create a shared future.

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Finding our heart, by Thomas Mayor with illustrations by Blak Douglas, encourages us all to understand the past so that we can create a shared future.
Help us to conserve and archive the Graeme 'Bluey' Thomson Collection.
Explore the gardens on either side of Old Parliament House.
On this tour discover how Old Parliament House became a home away from home for its politicians.
The experience of Australia's fifth governor-general.
Read about souvenirs from the 1927 opening of Old Parliament House.
The protest practice of 'egging' is not new.
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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