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The Australian War Memorial is open to the public with a new temporary entrance.
Visitors will require timed tickets to enter the Memorial galleries, and also to attend the daily Last Post Ceremony at 4:45 pm in the Commemorative Area.
Ticket bookings open now.
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.
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.
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.
Sufferings of War and Service
The Australian War Memorial has worked with veterans and their advocates to commission a work of art, by artist Alex Seton, to recognise and commemorate the suffering caused by war and military service.
The Australian War Memorial is proud to announce Dr Kristen Alexander as the winner of the Bryan Gandevia Prize for Australian military–medical history, for her PhD thesis “Emotions of Captivity".
In December 2021, a 19-tonne block of marble was delivered from the red dirt of outback Queensland to a warehouse in the inner-west of Sydney. Over the next two years, the rough-hewn block will be transformed by artist Alex Seton into a commemorative artwork.
By 1942, the German nuclear weapons programme was close to being able to develop a nuclear reactor, but for it to function it would need heavy water.
