Major exhibitions and events in 2014–15

July

  • Model United Nations Assembly
  • Artist's talk, Michael Cook: Through My Eyes

August

  • Crisis 1914! The call to arms—exhibition
  • Play Up—exhibition exploring the UN Declaration on the Rights of the Child

September

  • Menzies: By John Howard—exhibition
  • Book launch, The Menzies Era by John Howard

October

  • Power of 1: Does your voice count?—exhibition
  • Gough Whitlam commemoration
  • TEDx Canberra
  • In Canberra Tonight

November

  • Bespoke: Design for the People—exhibition
  • DESIGN Canberra architectural tour
  • Power of 1 discussion with Genevieve Jacobs (666 ABC Canberra), philanthropist Dr Sam Prince, digital journalist Amanda Whitley, writer Rodney Hall, and cartoonist Michael Leunig
  • Craft ACT Fusion dinner
  • 101 Humans, a Visit Canberra tourism initiative

Henry Parkes exhibition 2015.

Henry Parkes exhibition 2015.

December

  • Behind the Lines 2014: The year's best political cartoons—exhibition
  • Behind the Lines Game Night
  • Motorcycle Riders Association annual toy run
  • Press Gang Packs

February

  • Enlighten festival
  • The Power of Words: From Magna Carta to #activism—Enlighten exhibition
  • Great Kaleidoscope Cubby
  • Behind-the-scenes tours
  • Retrospective Detective trials
  • Power of 1 Schools self-guide trails

March

  • Power of 1 Remixed—Enlighten event
  • National Student Constitutional Convention
  • Malcolm Fraser commemoration and screening

April

  • Great Easter Egg Democracy Trail

May

  • A Celebration of Henry Parkes—exhibition
  • Motorcycle Riders Association annual blanket run
  • National Volunteer Week launch
  • Launch by Michelle Grattan of Pandora's Box—The Council for Aboriginal Affairs 1967–1976 by Barrie Dexter.

June

  • Magna Carta: An Australian Story—exhibition
  • Prime Ministers on Prime Ministers—exhibition
  • Medieval Fest
  • Alice Tay Lecture in Law and Human Rights on 'Magna Carta: How relevant to human rights?' by Professor Gillian Triggs, President of the Australian Human Rights Commission
  • Australian Prime Ministers Centre seminar
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