Behind The Lines
Event details
4 September 2024 - 15 November 2024
Open weekdays 9am - 6pm
FREE ENTRY
Kerry Packer Civic Gallery
Hawke Building Level 3, UniSA City West Campus
55 North Terrace Adelaide MAP
04 September - 15 November 2024
Behind the Lines -
all fun and games
4 september 2024 -
15 NOVEMBER 2024
Behind the Lines features a broad selection of political cartoons from around Australia, providing an insight into the year that was in Australian politics and current affairs.
The 2023 Behind the Lines exhibition is swinging at the pinata, passing the parcel, and waiting for the music to stop because the theme is 'All Fun and Games'. Cartoonists are popping on their party hats and breaking out the bunting while they take us on a journey through the year that was 2023.
This exhibition captures the political party games that were played in Parliament and beyond and featured in Australia’s daily news cycle. These cartoonists have deftly pinned tails onto many a donkey in their biting satirical drawings, paintings, GIFs and sculptures.
Behind the Lines is a travelling exhibition developed by Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House, proudly supported by the National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach Program, an Australian Government program aiming to improve access to the national collections for all Australians.
school resources
Explore resources to support school students to become informed, active, and engaged citizens.
This comprehensive set of resources is designed for teachers to help them and their students explore key topics, including how referendums are created and work, the Australian Constitution, and civic participation. Whether you are new to these topics or seeking fresh ideas, this resource offers valuable tools to enhance your teaching and inspire your students.
Resources include a complementing guide to the Behind The Lines exhibition and are designed to support students to read and analyse cartoons. More Information
This exhibition was highlighted in an episode of Behind The News, which was filmed in the Kerry Packer Civic Gallery. Watch a featured clip to see how cartoonists have depicted recent events and explore the future of political cartoons.
While the views presented by speakers within The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre public program are their own and are not necessarily those of either the University of South Australia, or The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre, they are presented in the interest of open debate and discussion in the community and reflect our themes of: Strengthening our Democracy - Valuing our Diversity - Building our Future. The Hawke Centre reserves the right to change their program at any time without notice.
