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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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Discover Anzac Hall
Experience three levels of new galleries exploring Australia’s role in modern conflicts, featuring stories from Afghanistan, peacekeeping operations and the Middle East.
Highlights include the G for George Lancaster Bomber, a Chinook helicopter and a Japanese Midget Submarine.
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.
New podcast series: Through Their Eyes
In every conflict, there are countless stories. Some preserved in objects, some buried in archives, and many quietly carried in the memories of those who lived through it.
Through Their Eyes reveals the human stories behind every conflict.
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.
Last week, the Australian War Memorial welcomed guests to the official opening of the new Anzac Hall, with the Prime Minister and Governor-General joining to mark the occasion.
A behind-the-scenes look at how the AWM’s digitisation team preserves and shares its largest “mega maps” with care and precision.
Steel and shadow stalked the North Sea as HMAS Sydney operated in the First World War’s most pivotal and dangerous maritime theatre, a contested zone shaped by the British naval blockade of Germany.
