Current Events

  1. Story time

    02 November 2018

    Free activity for kids
    Lower galleries, 10:30am

    Hear stories of brave animals, extraordinary people, and faraway places brought to life through puppets, uniforms, and educational toys.

  2. Epitaph

    03 November 2018

    Free performance
    Anzac Hall - 11:40am, 12:40pm and 1:40pm

    This 10 minute theatre piece captures the emotional struggle for Australian families at the end of the First World War as they faced the task of writing an epitaph for their loved ones buried in foreign lands.

  3. Epitaph

    04 November 2018

    Free performance
    Anzac Hall - 11:40am, 12:40pm and 1:40pm

    This 10 minute theatre piece captures the emotional struggle for Australian families at the end of the First World War as they faced the task of writing an epitaph for their loved ones buried in foreign lands.

  4. Napier Waller Art Prize talk

    06 November 2018

    Free public talk
    Mezzanine, Anzac Hall, 11:30am

    Napier Waller was an artist and serviceman who was wounded during fighting and later had his right arm amputated. He trained himself to write and draw with his left hand. The Napier Waller Art Prize aims to raise awareness of the impact of service on the individual. Join art curators for a tour of the exhibition.

  5. Bringing the boys home: the massive task of repatriation

    08 November 2018

    Free public talk
    BAE Systems Theatre, 12.30pm

    By the end of the war 170,000 Australian soldiers stationed in France, England, & Egypt still had to be brought home. This undertaking was a magnificent feat of organisation and Australia’s last true operation of the Great War.

  6. Story time

    09 November 2018

    Free activity for kids
    Lower galleries, 10:30am

    Hear stories of brave animals, extraordinary people, and faraway places brought to life through puppets, uniforms, and educational toys.

  7. Epitaph

    10 November 2018

    Free performance
    Anzac Hall - 11:40am, 12:40pm and 1:40pm

    This 10 minute theatre piece captures the emotional struggle for Australian families at the end of the First World War as they faced the task of writing an epitaph for their loved ones buried in foreign lands.

  8. After the war curator-led tour

    13 November 2018

    Free curator-led tour
    Special Exhibition Gallery, 12 pm

    Join this curator-led tour of the After the war exhibition, exploring the personal stories of ordinary Australians whose lives have been altered by war.

  9. Roll of Honour

    15 November 2018

    Free public talk
    Commemorative Area, 12:30pm

    Join a curator in the Commemorative Area to hear about the history of the Memorial’s Roll of Honour.