Online Exhibitions
Focus: photography and war 1945-2006
An exhibition showcasing the work of 15 photographers and photojournalists operating in conflict zones across the world, illustrating the impact of Australian deployment over the past 60 years on Asia and Africa and, more recently, in the Middle East, Timor, and Melanesia.
Lawrence of Arabia and the Light Horse
This is the Memorial's first blog. It is focussed on our summer exhibition for 2007-08 which will feature Lawrence of Arabia and his actions in assisting the Arab Revolt in 1916-18 and the operations of the Light Horse and other Australians in Palestine at the same time.
Allies in adversity: Australia and the Dutch in the Pacific War
2006 marks the 400th anniversary of the Dutch discovery of the Australian mainland by Captain Willem Jansz in March 1606. Allies in adversity commemorates this anniversary by focusing on the Dutch-Australian experience of the war in the Pacific, 1941-45.
Shared experience: art and war - Australia, Britain, and Canada in the Second World War
Shared Experience is the first exhibtion of its kind to compare how these three nations lived through and recorded one of the worst conflicts in human history. Including works from some of the top wartime artists, the art captures the breadth and depth of what these artists and their subjects went through. The exhibition shows that for these three nations the Second World War truly was a shared experience.
Fifty Australians
Fifty Australians provides a cross-section of Australians - sometimes a leader, a hero, or even a rogue - who saw war and its effects. Some of these men and women gave their lives, others became renowned for their wartime courage or example, while others, affected for better or worse, emerged to face the peace where they would make their own particular mark. Each has a fascinating story.
Looking back: Australians on Crete – works of art by Michael Winters
Michael Winters, a Canberra-based contemporary artist, has created a series of works that offer a retrospective interpretation of the Australian experience of war on Crete.
Dawn of the legend
Tells the story of the Australians who landed at Gallipoli, and of the creation of the ANZAC legend. It has been chosen by the NSW Board of Studies as an English text for the HSC for 2005-2007.
Australia under attack: 1942-1943
Depicts the reality of life when the Japanese forces were literally on Australia's doorstep and barbed wire stretched across Bondi Beach. It has been chosen by the NSW Board of Studies as an English text for the HSC for 2005-2007.
Shaping memory: sculpture at the Australian War Memorial
Sculpture has long played an important role in commemoration. More than 80 pieces from the Memorial’s collection will be highlighted in this new exhibition. The works include traditional bronzes, as well as pieces in other mediums, such as wood, paper, and ceramics. Many have rarely been seen before, and cover the period from the First World War until recent conflicts.
Australians in Iraq 2003
A snapshot of the experiences of Australians fighting the war in Iraq.
Captured in colour: rare photographs from the First World War
Captured in colour: rare photographs from the First World War features over 80 rare colour photographs taken during the First World War. The photographs in the exhibition come from the Memorial’s own collection of official First World War colour photographs and from the collections of the Archives Photographiques, Ministère de la Culture, Cinémathèque Robert Lynen, Établissement Cinématographique et Photographique des Armées, and the Société Française de Photographie.
Peter Churcher, official artist: the war against terrorism
In February 2002 the Australian War Memorial, continuing a tradition extending back to the First World War, appointed Peter Churcher as an official war artist for the war against terrorism. Sent to the Persian Gulf and Diego Garcia, he recorded the people and operations of the Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, and Australian Army.
Stella Bowen: art, love, and war
Stella Bowen: art, love, and war is the first retrospective of the work of the expatriate Australian artist has been developed by the Australian War Memorial, which has the largest single collection of her works in the world. The exhibition of approximately seventy works is supplemented from private and public collections from Australia, Britain, and the United States.
Stolen years: Australian prisoners of war
Stolen years: Australian prisoners of war tells the story of Australian prisoners of war - evocative, realistic, personal and often tragic - from the First World War to the Second World War and Korea.
Keeping the peace: stories of Australian peacekeepers
The Australian War Memorial travelling exhibition on peacekeeping, Keeping the peace: stories of Australian peacekeepers includes material relating to Australian participation in peacekeeping over the last 54 years, in almost every part of the world.
Forging the nation, Federation - the first 20 years
Forging the nation, Federation - the first 20 years was the Australian War Memorial's major contribution to the Centenary of Federation commemorations. This travelling exhibition covered the first twenty years of Australian nationhood, 1901-21, and examines the many events during this time which helped to create a unified nation from a diverse collection of semi-independent states. The online version features highlights of the exhibition, as well as supporting education materials.
Gallipoli 1915: the drama of the Dardanelles
Gallipoli 1915: the drama of the Dardanelles uses material prepared for the Gallipoli 2000 Battlefield Study Tour by staff of the Imperial War Museum and Australian War Memorial. The video, sound, and photographs this site contains complement the illustrated documents on the key aspects of the campaign. These documents can be downloaded by the battlefield visitors, students of millitary history, teachers or anyone interested in this fascinating campaign.
Out in the cold: Australia’s involvement in the Korean War
The online exhibition Out in the cold: Australia’s involvement in the Korean War, which commemorates the 50th anniversary of the start of the war, was developed to complement the travelling exhibition and to make it more accessible to the community at large. This interactive exhibition draws on the experiences of the Australian men and women who participated in what was the initial full-blown expression of the Cold War. It has been chosen by the NSW Board of Studies as an English text for the HSC for 2005-2007.
1918 Australians in France
The online exhibition 1918 Australians in France was developed to accompany the travelling exhibition of the same name. It features a timeline, maps, photographs, works of art, cartoons, posters and film-clips about 1918 battles, people and technology. The text incorporates poetry and extracts from personal diaries, letters, and soldiers' newspapers. The exhibitions also includes a quiz and feedback forms for visitors to contribute their stories or comments. It has been chosen by the NSW Board of Studies as an English text for the HSC for 2005-2007.
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