Location & accommodation

Our 2024 Annual Symposium will be hosted in Canberra, ACT.

Getting to the venue

We will be hosting the Symposium at the Marie Reay Teaching Centre (Building 155), at the Australian National University, located near Sullivans Creeks and Fellows Oval. >> Google maps 

The Australian Dialogues event will be held at Louie Louie (upstairs), Verity Lane Market, Sydney Building, 50 Northbourne Avenue. >> Google maps

Tram: Take the tram until it terminates at London Circuit; walk approximately five blocks to Kambri at ANU for the Symposium venue.

Louie Louie is located in the Sydney Building beside the London Circuit tram stop for the Australian Dialogues venue. 

Bus: Get off at City West, Marcus Clarke or Edinburgh Avenue to walk into Kambri. 

There is information about parking at the ANU here. ANU’s commercial car park located underneath ANU’s Kambri Culture Centre, at the corner of Kingsley Street and Tangney Road, Acton is a 5-minute walk from the Superfloor, Marie Reay Teaching Centre. The car park is open 24/7.

Public carparks: there are several carparks around the Magistrates court, and London Circuit with metered parking options.

Taxi or uber: Direct the driver to drop you off on Kingsley Street, by the Cultural Centre Kambri. >> Google maps

Accessibility options are available for each venue. If you require assistance or special considerations to access the venues or to participate in functions, please include details during registration under ‘Accessibility Requirements’.

The Marie Reay Teaching Centre has accessible toilets, lifts, and building entry > ANU’s accessibility map

The National Museum of Australia outlines their access and Inclusion features here and provides details about:

  • Accessible parking spaces
  • Accessible toilets
  • Mobility
  • Lifts

Getting to Canberra

From the National Gallery of Australia to the lookout at the summit of Mt Ainslie, there’s lots to do in Canberra. Learn more on the Visit Canberra website

If you’re flying into Canberra for the Symposium, you can get a taxi, uber or bus into the city.

To catch a bus, you will need to purchase a MyWay card from the kiosk opposite the Visit Canberra shop at the Canberra Airport. 

You can catch a train or bus to Canberra from a range of cities and regional areas.

> Train and bus services

Accommodation

There are a number of accommodation options in Canberra close to the Symposium which will be held primarily at Superfloor, Marie Reay Teaching Centre, ANU, including:

Peppers Gallery Hotel Canberra have provided a 10% discount on accommodation to all Symposium attendees. You must register for the Symposium first; your discount code will be included in your Symposium confirmation email. 

Insurance

Registration does not cover any participants insurance. AAH recommends participants secure their own general travel insurance. AAH does not take responsibility for any participants failing to insure.

Join us for our 55th Annual Academy Symposium

Our 2024 Symposium, The ideas & ideals of Australia: The Lucky Country turns sixty, on 14 & 15 November 2024 at the Australian National University.

The 60th anniversary of Donald Horne’s landmark book, The Lucky Country, prompts us to think afresh about Australian culture and social changes, and ask: are ordinary Australians fulfilling their aspirations?

>> learn more & register

Acknowledgement of Country

The Australian Academy of the Humanities recognises Australia’s First Nations Peoples as the traditional owners and custodians of this land, and their continuous connection to country, community and culture.