MOAD

The Museum of Australian Democracy sits inside Old Parliament House, home of the Australian Parliament from 1927 to 1988. The building was designed by John Smith Murdoch, the Commonwealth’s chief architect, as a “provisional” parliament meant to last about 50 years. It ended up serving 61.

The Duke of York opened it on 9 May 1927, after Parliament moved up from Melbourne. Once Parliament moved to Capital Hill, the building found a new life, and Bob Hawke opened the Museum of Australian Democracy there on 9 May 2009, exactly 82 years later.

Old Parliament House, Parkes ACT