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Venture down the rabbit hole to discover 2018’s best political cartoons.
Featuring over 80 cartoons by 30 of Australia’s best political cartoonists, this exhibition revisits the 2018 political year, capturing the humorous side of the year’s leading political headlines.
The exhibition includes works by leading political cartoonists Mark Knight, Alan Moir, Cathy Wilcox, John Shakespeare, Judy Horacek and 2018 Political Cartoonist of the Year, Matt Golding.
See a selection of Matt’s work including his cartoon of Alice peering into a Wonderland with some familiar political faces.
Then get competitive with our political card game, or try your hand at sketching your self-portrait from a distorted mirror. Bring along your family and friends to debate, sketch and play.
Explore some of Queensland’s key political moments in this series of political cartoons and objects from the State Library of Queensland collection.
August 10 August | Drawing politics with Matt Golding 10, 17 and 24 August | Zine making workshop series 28 August | Curator's tour
September 11 September | Curator's tour 18 September | Not just funny: cartoons and politics panel discussion 25 September | Curator's tour
October 9 October | Curator's tour 23 October | Curator's tour
Don't forget to stop by the Library Shop to grab your Behind the Lines and Swings and Roundabouts souvenir, or shop online anytime.
Behind the Lines is a travelling exhibition developed by Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House, proudly supported by the National Collection Institutions Touring and Outreach program, an Australian Government program aiming to improve access to the national collections for all Australians.