Mrs Prime Minister-Public Image, Private Lives
Mrs Prime Minister—Public Image, Private Lives
A Museum of Australian Democracy Travelling Exhibition
We're extremely excited about presenting the Mrs PM exhibition in its first Sydney showing. It’s a terrific exhibition, and we do hope that many Sydneysiders take advantage of the opportunity to see it presented in the historic Female Orphan School, our country's first purpose built charitable building. We'd love to see many of our Sydney-based It's Time subscribers at the exhibition too – make sure to pop in to the Whitlam Institute building while you're here and check out the Whitlam Reading Room!
This touring version of one of Old Parliament House’s most popular exhibitions introduces visitors to the 25 remarkable women who have filled the role of prime minister's wife from 1901 to 2007. It reveals the 'woman behind the title', examining the unique contribution, style and structure each brought to the position. The exhibition explores the realities of being married to one of the nation's most powerful men—including the difficulties of trying to balance public and private life, the glamour, the hardships, the passions, and of course, the politics. This touring version features previously-unseen images and reproduced personal documents from Australia’s national institutions and the personal collections of former prime ministers' wives.
The Female Orphan School is in the historic precinct of the Parramatta campus of the University of Western Sydney, which includes the Medical Superintendent’s Cottage, home to the Whitlam Institute. It is fitting that an exhibition showcasing the public and private lives of prominent Australian women is held in a building promoted by Mrs Macquarie and that tells the story of the very different lives of earlier Australians who resided there during the long institutional history of the building.
Open from September 11, 2009 to October 2, 2009
10am - 4pm, Monday - Saturday
Female Orphan School Gallery (Building EZ), Parramatta Campus, University of Western Sydney
General Admission $5.00 (incl. GST)
