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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. Access to the Memorial entrance and visitor carpark is via Fairbairn Avenue.
Bookings are essential for all visiting school and school-aged groups.
School and school aged group bookings
Last Chance to Visit
From 21 August 2023 visitor access to the Conflicts 1945 to Today gallery will be changing to allow for scheduled construction works as we expand our galleries. The following exhibitions and key items will be unavailable to view from 21 August 2023 until the new galleries open in 2025:
- The Peacekeeping Operations since 1947 exhibition
- Middle East exhibits
- UN Land Rover
- Long range patrol vehicle
- Cold War exhibit
Big Things in Store
Big Things in Store is a rare opportunity for you to see one of the world’s largest collections of military relics, including aircraft, rockets, tanks and artillery.
When: Saturday 2 September 2023, 9am - 4.45pm (last session at 2.45pm)
Where: The Treloar Technology Centre, Mitchell, ACT.
All visitors (including children) will require a free 2-hour timed ticket to attend.
Tickets available now.
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Vivian Bullwinkel sculpture unveiled
The Australian War Memorial has unveiled a sculpture of Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Bullwinkel AO, MBE, ARRC, ED, in the grounds of the Australian War Memorial, the first of an individual nurse or woman.
A collaborative project with the Australian College of Nursing, the sculpture recognises not only Bullwinkel, but all Australian nurses who have lost their lives, survived atrocities or made sacrifices while serving their country.
The sculpture, created by Brisbane-based artist Dr Charles Robb, includes 22 inlaid stainless steel discs reflecting the 22 women killed in the Banka Island Massacre, of which Vivian Bullwinkel was the sole survivor. The discs are arranged at the base of the sculpture as a reflection of the stars that would have been visible in the night sky on 16 February 1942.
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.
In 2016, Research Officer Amy Pym came across a fragile-looking book. On the front was the title “NX172702; Pte Allan ‘Bluey’ Bartlett; 2/17 Inf. Btn; Personal Experiences 1945”. It was her late grandfather's war diary...
At the beginning of 1942, George Mackisack’s family received word that he was in a convalescent hospital in Singapore, recovering from wounds received in an air attack. This was the last news they would receive for almost a year.
Australian cine-cameraman and correspondent Neil Davis experienced and recorded various conflicts throughout the south-east Asian region between the 1960s and 1980s.
