Exhibitions
Special exhibition
Remember me: the lost diggers of Vignacourt
This exhibition features 74 photographs specially hand-printed in the Memorial’s darkrooms from the original glass-plate negatives, as well as diaries, letters, uniforms and works of art from the Memorial's collection, to tell the stories of Australian soldiers on the Western Front.
Special exhibitions gallery, Australian War Memorial
2 November 2012 – 31 July 2013
Highlights of the collection
Gallipoli Art Prize
The Gallipoli Art Prize Competition is administered by the Gallipoli Memorial Club Limited, which formed in July 1972. This annual competition is open to artists born in Australia, New Zealand or Turkey. The $20,000 prize was first awarded in 2006, and it is anticipated the final award will be made in the Centenary Year 2015.
Orientation Gallery
1 May 2013 – 2 June 2013
Highlights of the collection
Alan Moore: the compassionate observer
Alan Moore is one of only two living official war artists from the Second World War, and the only Australian artist working in Germany to directly capture horrific scenes of the Holocaust.
This exhibition brings together 18 paintings and drawings completed in both the Pacific and European theatres of war.
Link gallery
15 March 2013 - March 2014
Special display
Long Tan cross
The Long Tan cross has been generously loaned to the Memorial by the Dong Nai Museum in Bien Hoa, with the support and approval of the Ministry of Culture, Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Conflicts 1945 to today gallery
17 August 2012 – 11 June 2013
Travelling exhibition
Ben Quilty: After Afghanistan
Ben Quilty toured Afghanistan in October 2011 as the Memorial's official war artist.
Cairns Regional Gallery (QLD)
26 April – 9 June 2013
Travelling exhibition
Shaun Gladwell: Afghanistan
In October 2009 Shaun Gladwell went to Afghanistan and several bases in the Middle East as an official war artist, commissioned by the Memorial.
Academy Gallery, Launceston, TAS
19 July - 15 September 2013
Travelling exhibition
Nurses: from Zululand to Afghanistan
This exhibition highlights the personal stories of Army, Air Force, and Navy nurses who have served overseas.
South Australian Maritime Museum
20 September – 24 November 2013
Travelling exhibition
Perspectives: Jon Cattapan and eX de Medici
Presenting the unique insights of two contemporary artists responding to the subject of peacekeeping.
Museum and Art Gallery of NT, Darwin (NT)
12 April - 14 July 2013
Future exhibition
Salute: Canberra's military heritage
This exhibition will explore the contribution of Australian military forces to the development of the Canberra’s landscape and life.
Australian War Memorial
15 August – 20 November 2013
