Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka

This museum in Ballarat commemorates the Eureka Rebellion of 1854, a miners' uprising against colonial licence fees that is often seen as a landmark in Australian democracy. Built on the site of the original stockade, it displays the surviving Eureka Flag, its blue field and white cross an enduring national symbol, in a specially designed conservation gallery. Exhibitions explore the goldfields uprising, its causes and its legacy in shaping ideas of political rights and dissent.