Eureka Centre Ballarat — Attraction in Eureka

M.A.D.E is Australia’s newest museum dedicated to democracy. It opened on 4 May 2013 and has already attracted more than 10,000 visitors through its doors.

M.A.D.E's foundations are the physical site of the Eureka Stockade and the spirit of the uprising. The role of the 1854 Eureka Stockade in shaping our nation has long been celebrated with local commemorations and memorials. M.A.D.E is designed to harness the profound Eureka story in the context of the 21st century.

With the evocative Eureka Flag as its centrepiece, M.A.D.E’s interactive and immersive exhibitions explore the evolution and the future of democracy – looking at culture, civics, history and citizenship.

M.A.D.E is the catalyst for a new national conversation about what Australian democracy could look like and mean to each of us. It taps into the power of our people and gives youth a voice. We can all stand on the site where young miners bravely stood up for their rights, and contemplate our future roles and directions.

M.A.D.E explores many concepts: what it means to be an effective, engaged Australian; how we can create a more inclusive and connected society in a digital era; how we can thrive as a nation through harnessing our creativity and energy; and, what we can offer to a globalised world.

M.A.D.E is absorbing experience onsite at Eureka, online and through its...

I went there to see and learn about Eureka. So much about this museum is not quite right. Poor signage to get there. Located almost a block away from the address in the brochure, they have hung a bright yellow temporary banner on the building to identify it. Inside, if you read the map and follow the path you will see a little about the Eureka uprising. I walked around the circle twice before realising it was touch screen but then not all the buttons worked. Where were the stirring speeches, the gunfire at the stockade. where is or was the stockade?Some artifacts were located below the screens but you could not really see them. without crawling on the floor. Follow the map and visit in order F, E ,D. Much about human rights but nothing on China? I wonder why? Eureka flag in a dark gallery but no sign on the outside. Toilets hard to find, no pictograph sign and only say one sign in English. Souvenirs mostly made in China and not related to the theme of the museum.

The experience could be summed up by the flag flying outside. Big flagpole, small flag.

Save your money, there a many better attractions...

went to the talk on eureka day was an hour of leftie rubbish an appalling attack on artists work who are not alive to dispute the attack on them insulting remarks on the flag itself should have been more politically correct therefore a "difficult object"as below we will take it back and display it elsewhere this is a flag of war they were not interested in lefties in the future an attack on some local business names put up on the screen for use of the flag as some kind of argument against it nothing to do with the day and not thing on those who fought complete undignified rubbish the next talk was short about the making of the flag again nothing of interest

Museums are increasingly accommodating diverse opinion and respectful debate around art and heritage. With the Eureka Flag positioned as an example of a ‘difficult object’, the Eureka Centre has joined with the Art Gallery of Ballarat and academic researchers from the Australian National University and Federation University to develop new approaches to using art and museum objects in...