What's on at MoAD this month... New Exhibition: The GiftAustralia reverberates with the legacy of migration. Through artworks, personal objects, and stories, The Gift explores migration as a personal experience and highlights the gifts that migrants bring with them and the gifts that life in Australia has given them and their families. Hawke and Howard in ConversationAt MoAD's recent Democracy 100 event two of Australia’s senior statesmen, former prime ministers Bob Hawke and John Howard discussed key issues facing Australia’s parliamentary democracy. In this important conversation both leaders brought their wisdom and experience to bear on key issues challenging Australia; the disconnect between citizens and their representatives, and a perceived lack of trust and confidence in our institutions. This was an almost unique occasion when two former prime ministers from opposing parties came together to discuss our democracy and its ways forward. Everyone interested in Australian democracy or politics should see this thought-provoking and entertaining conversation facilitated by journalist Annabel Crabb. Catch it here › Parliamentary Triangle Seminar SeriesSmart Governance Conversations on Desirable Futures seminar seriesThe Institute for Government and Policy Analysis (IGPA), in collaboration with the Museum of Australian Democracy and Telstra, is bringing you a series of nationally significant conversations that will see some of Australia’s brightest thinkers share their thoughts on desirable policy futures. From new ways of delivering public services to the future of indigenous policy, IGPA invites you to join the conversation and have your say.
For more information on the Smart Governance Conversations on Desirable Futures series, visit our website › From the blog: Arthur Calwell and the gift of immigrationAustralia’s first Minister for Immigration, leader of the ALP and opposition leader for seven years, Arthur Calwell oversaw the mass migration of Britons and Europeans to Australia after the Second World War. Read about his role in this blog, written by Calwell’s daughter Mary Elizabeth Calwell › This blog coincides with, and celebrates, the museum’s new exhibition The Gift. From the collection: A voice from the past …Recently we acquired sound recordings of some of Australia's early PMs and we are delighted to share one with you! Bruce was often depicted by cartoonists and the popular press as a ‘toff’; an upper-class, English aristocrat, complete with plummy voice, spats, and Cambridge tie. This is interesting since he was born and raised in Australia. What do you think? Does the sound recording match the aristocratic image of Viscount Bruce? The recording is of a campaign speech Bruce made in Dandenong in September 1929. Listen to Stanley Bruce's voice here › Image: Stanley Bruce 1931, National Library of Australia. Transcribe-a-thonJoin students from the University of Canberra in King’s Hall as they work to transcribe official documents that demonstrate the impact of the White Australia policy on the lives of ordinary people in the early twentieth century. They’ll be turning digitised files held by the National Archives of Australia into new data for research and exploration – but they need your help! Try your hand at transcription, or just learn more about the records and their history. When: Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 September For more information about the project, visit the Exploring Digital Heritage website › After Dark Tour – Ghost HuntersJoin us for a torchlight tour illuminated with genuine stories of death, mysterious occurrences and dastardly deeds at Old Parliament House. Help us solve the mystery of the ghostly encounters that have been experienced here after the sun goes down. These popular tours are currently fully booked. New tours will be added periodically. Spring School Holiday Program: A PLAY UP mixed up, |