Media and meaning making
Develop media literacy and critical thinking skills.
This matrix has a wide variety of engaging activities to support media making and development of critical thinking skills.
MoAD and the Courtyard Cafe are open. Some exhibitions and rooms will be closed from September 2025 for essential building works. Learn more
This matrix has a wide variety of engaging activities to support media making and development of critical thinking skills.
Celebrate Book Week with award winning author Andrea Rowe.
How one guest didn't go hungry at a historic banquet lunch.
Visit the Press Gallery and see the journalists' busy offices. Learn about the role of the media in democracy.
Significant Australian handshakes.
Read about souvenirs from the 1927 opening of Old Parliament House.
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