School visits

Education programs

Peace and war

For primary and secondary school students. This program is adapted to suit students at different age and aptitude levels.

Curriculum links:

Studies of society and environment

• Investigation, communication and participation
• Time, continuity and change
• Culture

English

• Speaking and listening
• Reading and viewing

The arts

• Arts criticism and aesthetics
• Past and present contexts

Objective:

Students are encouraged to explore the complex social and personal impact of war.

The program:

What is war? What is peace? Explore the complex social and personal impact of war. In this exciting program, gallery exhibits such as the Pozières diorama and the works of the official war artists in Timor highlight the physical devastation and psychological scarring of war, which lasts long into peacetime. Other exhibits explore the mutual respect felt between combatants and the unexpected humour found on the battlefield. Teachers can choose to explore one or more conflicts: the First World War, the Second World War, Vietnam War, and Peacekeeping.