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Visit the Memorial
As a shrine, a world-class museum and an archive, our purpose is to tell Australia's continuing story of service, sacrifice and military history.
Open daily, except Christmas Day. Free entry and parking.
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Explore our galleries
Learn more about our galleries, featuring more than 7,000 objects from the National Collection.
See what's on display and what's opening soon.
What's on at the Memorial
Find out about upcoming events, ceremonies, talks and tours.
AWM History Conference
Imperialism and Resistance: Australia's First Wars is a two-day conference that brings together authors, historians, and curators to reflect on the Australian Frontier Wars and Australia's earliest overseas military commitments to the British Empire.
Indigenous service
Explore a selection of resources related to the wartime experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Please be advised that the following pages contain the names, images and objects of deceased people.
To mark the 150th birthday of C.J. Dennis, a selection of his verse novels and related sheet music is now available to transcribe.
A recent art acquisition captures the lifelong impact of war on many veterans.
Julian Richard Ashton, known as Richard, was the grandson of Julian Rossi Ashton, founder of the Sydney Art School in 1890 (later to be known as the Julian Ashton Art School), a renowned Australian arts institution.
