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Highlights of the Conflicts 1945 to today galleries

  • See what the new galleries look like
  • Iroquois helicopter in the Vietnam gallery
  • Kapyong diorama in the Korean gallery
  • Bridge of HMAS Brisbane
  • Long Tan film
  • Gun from battle of Fire Support Base Coral
  • Nose of Meteor jet fighter
  • Uniform of Christopher Donovan

The galleries feature the

  • Korean War
  • Malayan Emergency and Indonesian Confrontation
  • Vietnam War
  • Peacekeeping operations since 1947
  • Recent conflicts, including the First and Second Gulf Wars and the War in Afghanistan

The stunning new exhibitions combine cutting edge technology with large iconic objects to tell powerful stories about Australian involvement in conflicts over six decades.

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Must see
Colonial Conflicts
First World War 1914-1918
Second World War 1939-1945
Conflicts 1945 to today
The dioramas
The Hall of Valour
Aircraft Hall
ANZAC Hall
The Discovery Zone
Over the Front
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The entrance and commemorative courtyard
The Hall of Memory
The Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier
The Sculpture Garden
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10 am-5 pm daily
Closed on Christmas Day
Research Centre
10 am-5pm Mon to Fri
1 pm-5 pm Sat

Closed Sundays and ACT public holidays.

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