page_title: Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka
section_title: History of the Eureka site
hierarchical_section_title: Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka / History of the Eureka site
caption_attribution_description: English: The Eureka Flag. Acknowledgments to the King Family and Ballarat Fine Art Gallery.
context_page_description: The Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka was a museum dedicated to democracy, located at the site of the Eureka Rebellion in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. It opened on 4 May 2013 and replaced the previous Eureka Stockade Centre. MADE's launch in 2013 was hampered by budget overruns and long delays.
  The Museum focused on the Eureka Stockade as the place of origin of Australia's democracy. The Museum housed the original Eureka Flag, upon which the rebels swore an oath to the flag as a symbol of defiance against the ruling colonial government. The flag was on loan from the Art Gallery of Ballarat.
context_section_description: In 1854 a period of civil disobedience by gold miners over the actions of the government culminated in a rebellion at Eureka, Victoria, during which at least 27 people, mostly rebels, died. It was the most prominent rebellion in Australia's history. It is held to be the birthplace of Australian democracy. 
  Various memorials have been erected at the site since the rebellion, with the former Eureka Centre being refurbished to become the Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka between 2011 and 2013. This development was funded by $5 million from both the Australian and Victorian governments and $1.1 million from the City of Ballarat.
  The Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka redevelopment project was managed by Katherine Armstrong from Lateral Projects. The building was designed by architects Beveridge Williams and included a 114-seat theatre, and a cafe.
  The original business case for the Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka anticipated that annual visitation would reach 125,000. In 2017, the Museum reached a record 68,000 visitors.
  
  Following MADE's closure, a public lobby group called for the return of the flag to the Art Gallery of Ballarat. The public debate over the MADE site and the Eureka story also continued.
caption: The Eureka Flag
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