Summer program
All these acivities are free.
Women in war performances
Thursday to Sunday, 5-8, 12-15, 19-22 January 2012
11.40 am, 12.40 pm and 1.40 pm
ANZAC Hall
Free. No bookings required
See local actor Leith Arundel in two moving performances, Last Letters and Radio Silence, which present the experiences of women in wartime.
Public Screening - Paradise Road
Sunday 29 January 2012, 2.15pm - 4.35 pm (film running time approx 122 minutes. Starting at 2.30 pm)
BAE Systems Theatre, no bookings required
Directed by Bruce Beresford, this story is based on the diaries kept by women, including Australian nurses, during their imprisonment by the Japanese during the Second World War. It is rated M for a mature audience only.
Hands on history
Daily during the school holidays
Free. No bookings required, meet in the Orientation Gallery
What jobs do servicemen and women do? What do they wear? What do they eat? Our exciting “Hands on History” program answers these and many more questions. You will have the opportunity to try on uniforms, handle real items, and hear the incredible wartime stories of Australian men and women. Suitable for kids of all ages and their families.
Drop-in craft
Thursdays 12 January, 19 January, and 2 February 2012.
Friday 27 January 2012
11.30 am – 12.30 pm and 2.30 pm – 3.30 pm
Drop in and make your own animal puppet, nurse’s hat, or special flower of remembrance to take home.
For children aged 5 and over.
Story time for under 5s
Orientation Gallery
Every Friday at 10.30 am
Free. No bookings required
Hear stories of brave animals, extraordinary people, and faraway places. Don’t miss this very special storytime session, where puppets, uniforms, and educational toys bring real stories to life. For children under 5, but older children are also welcome.
Gallery talks
Every Monday, Thursday and Friday at 11.30 am
19 December 2011 – 3 February 2012
(except Public Holidays)
Free. No bookings required
Interested in learning more about the Memorial’s exhibits? Join us to learn the stories behind some of the exhibits on display in the Memorial’s galleries.
Tour our latest exhibition, Nurses: from Zululand to Afghanistan
The special Nurses: from Zululand to Afghanistan exhibition tells the stories of Australian nurses who have been going to war for well over 100 years.
Take a guided tour of Nurses: from Zululand to Afghanistan every Wednesday in December 2011 and January 2012 at 11.30 am in the Memorial’s Special Exhibitions Gallery.
Discovery Zone
Open daily during school holidays
Free. No bookings required
The Discovery Zone is a “hands on” learning space. It is an engaging and educational space for the whole family with things to do, touch, and hear. Look for clues and photographs to discover stories of animals during wartime.
Sound-and-light shows
Striking by night
On the hour
Evokes the atmosphere of a night operation over Berlin in 1943 – ANZAC Hall.
Over the front: The Great War in the air
Quarter past every hour
Brings to life the dangers faced by Australian pilots in early aerial combat – ANZAC Hall.
Heliborne assault
Every quarter hour
Based on helicopter operations in Vietnam – Conflicts 1945 to today galleries.
