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New regulations in the ACT make facemasks mandatory in the public areas of the Memorial.
Information can be found here: https://www.covid19.act.gov.au/act-status-and-response/face-masks
Regular visitors will notice that we have made changes to our operations to ensure the health and safety of visitors, staff and volunteers.
You will need a ticket to visit the Australian War Memorial.
Visitors over the age of 16 years are required to check-in prior to entry using the Check IN CBR app.
Indigenous service
To commemorate #NAIDOC2021 we have created this page which lets you explore some resources related to the wartime experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
3D Treasures
3D Treasures features a selection of objects from our collection in 3D, giving you a closer view of these stories than ever before.
Australians at war
Learn about Australia's involvement in war, from the time of the first settlement at Sydney Cove in the 18th century to our peacekeeping roles under United Nations auspices.
Museum At Home
Explore, learn and stay connected with digital content from Memorial and our world class museum.
Places of Pride
Places of Pride is an Australian War Memorial initiative to record the location and photos of every war memorial across the country.
When Richard Butler was a child, his mother would hide him under the Pandanus leaves and sit on him so that the authorities wouldn’t take him away. He would go on to serve during the Second World War, with a group of Indigenous men who called themselves ‘Australia’s Black Watch’.
When Corporal Dolly Batcho was given a bucket of sand from Mindil Beach, she openly wept. Dolly had left her ancestors' lands in Darwin to serve in Adelaide River during the Second World War
David Burrumarra would often parade around his community dressed in military costume, sporting a pith helmet, and proudly displaying his medals.
