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The Promotion painting

Australian War Memorial’s Napier Waller Art Prize opens

08 September 2023

The Australian War Memorial’s 2024 Napier Waller Art Prize is now open for submissions from current and former Australian Defence Force personnel.…

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Kim Wood

OV-10A Bronco restored to glory ahead of Vietnam Veteran’s Day

18 August 2023

The Australian War Memorial has unveiled a fully restored North American Rockwell OV-10A Bronco, model 639, which played a key role in the Vietnam…

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sculpture

Bullwinkel’s story set in stone at the Australian War Memorial

02 August 2023

The Australian War Memorial has unveiled a sculpture of Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Bullwinkel AO, MBE, ARRC, ED, in the grounds of the Australian Wa…

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Big Things In Store

Australian War Memorial cracks open the doors for Big Things in Store

01 August 2023

On Saturday 2 September the Australian War Memorial is offering a behind the scenes look at one of the world’s largest collections of military equi…

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Reg

Indigenous veterans of Korean War recognised

27 July 2023

As part of its ongoing research program, the Australian War Memorial has identified more than 60 Indigenous men who served for Australia during the…

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Meet the diverse voices shaping the new Australian War Memorial

Meet the diverse voices shaping the new Australian War Memorial

20 July 2023

A diverse group of people from war and conflict zones will meet at the Australian War Memorial this week to help shape the new contemporary galleri…

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Vietnam

Australian War Memorial welcomes Vietnam veterans 50 years on

04 July 2023

In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the end of Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War, the Australian War Memorial will open the Commemor…

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Secret of the Dambusters unveiled for the first time

16 May 2023

The Australian War Memorial has unveiled a key piece from one of the most famous air raids of the Second World War: Operation Chastise, better know…

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Curator Di Rutherford and Director Matt Anderson hold the watch from AHS Centaur

Australian War Memorial marks 80 years since the loss of AHS Centaur

12 May 2023

The Australian War Memorial has revealed “frozen in time” watches which stopped during the loss of Australian Hospital Ship Centaur.

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AWM illuminated in Royal purple

Australian War Memorial celebrates coronation with royal purple illumination

02 May 2023

To mark the Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort, the Australian War Memorial will join other national buildings an…

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AWM

Prime Minister leads Anzac Day commemorations in Canberra

25 April 2023

Thousands of people gathered this morning at the Australian War Memorial for the Anzac Day Dawn Service, commemorating the 108th anniversary of the…

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Montevideo Maru

Australian War Memorial praises Montevideo Maru discovery

22 April 2023

Chair of the Australian War Memorial Kim Beazley says the discovery of SS Montevideo Maru in the South China Sea almost 81 years after the tragedy…

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Stephen Ladd (piper) and Dan Hiscock (bugler) at the Last Post Ceremony

Australian War Memorial marks 10th anniversary of Last Post Ceremony

17 April 2023

The Australian War Memorial is marking the 10 year anniversary of the daily…

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ANZAC Day 2023

Anzac Day 2023 at the Australian War Memorial

28 March 2023

With Anzac Day only a few weeks away, the Australian War Memorial is encouraging people to prepare for the 108th anniversary of the Gallipoli landi…

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Australian War Memorial crane

Australian War Memorial cranes named Duffy and Teddy

24 March 2023

The Australian War Memorial’s two tower cranes have been named by Canberra school children, with “Duffy” and “Teddy” rising over the Development Pr…

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FA-18 Hornet and No War protest materials

Australian War Memorial marks Iraq Invasion 20 years on

20 March 2023

The Australian War Memorial is marking the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq with a preview of one of the centerpieces to its new galleries,…

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The women in Contruction at the Australian War Memorial

Meet the women in construction at the Australian War Memorial

08 March 2023

This International Women’s Day the Australian War Memorial is highlighting some of the key women working on the Development project.

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Australia's first Oscar on display as part of ACTION! Film and War. Image courtesy of Museum of Tropical Queensland, part of Queensland Museum Network.esy

Australia’s first Academy Award 80 years on

03 March 2023

This Saturday, 4 March, marks the 80th anniversary of the first Academy Award won by an Australian.

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Summer scholars in Memorial grounds

Untold stories of Australian sailors and airmen revealed

14 February 2023

Two postgraduate history students have unearthed new findings from within t…

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Chinook

Australian War Memorial's new galleries take flight

08 February 2023

The Australian War Memorial has revealed the first glimpse of its new galleries, with an Australian Chinook revealed as one of the new items visito…

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The Handkerchief Project

The Handkerchief Project: Afghan women sew hopes during the war

21 December 2022

An artistic exchange between Afghan and Australian women, The Handkerchief Project, has been acquired by the Australian War Memorial.

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vivian

First look at Vivian Bullwinkel sculpture for Memorial

16 December 2022

A new sculpture of nurse Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Bullwinkel will be the first sculpture of an individual nurse or woman in the grounds of the Aus…

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Kim Beazley

Kim Beazley elected Chair of Australian War Memorial Council

02 December 2022

The Honourable Kim Beazley AC has been appointed as Chair of the Australian War Memorial Council.

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Teddy

Australian War Memorial takes digital deep dive into naval history

01 December 2022

A dynamic exhibition about the history of the Royal Australian Navy launches online on Thursday 1 December.

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