Volunteers to transcribe letters from the front lines
Handwritten love letters from servicemen are among documents from the Australian War Memorial collection published online as part of a transcription project.
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An unusual new contemporary artwork crafted in marble has arrived for installation at the Australian War Memorial to represent the “blood, sweat and tears” of service people and their families, reports HELEN MUSA.
In a surprising list, the Australian War Memorial in Canberra has been named number nine in the top 10 free tourist spots in the world, the only such place in Australia.
The Australian War Memorial’s $15,000 Napier Waller Art Prize has opened for submissions, reports HELEN MUSA.
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Bullwinkel sculpture installed at War Memorial
A sculpture of nursing legend, Lieut-Col. Vivian Bullwinkel, was installed in the grounds of the Australian War Memorial on Wednesday, the first of an individual nurse or woman.
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What should the AWM do with those portraits?
What should the Australian War Memorial do with its heroic portraits of Ben Roberts-Smith? KIT MESSHAM-MUIR has some ideas.
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Canberra’s purple patch for the coronation
To mark the Coronation of King Charles, the Australian War Memorial will join other national buildings and landmarks in illuminating their facades in royal purple on May 6-7.
Australian War Memorial chair Kim Beazley says there needs to be greater recognition of Aboriginal resistance fighters in the frontier wars at the memorial.
International Women's Day is a great opportunity for the building industry to consider how it can encourage women into its workforce says Housing Industry Association (HIA) deputy director Jocelyn Martin.
The silhouette of the Australian War Memorial's dome has stood for decades as a reminder of sacrifice, and it's not going anywhere despite major redevelopment.
More than 40 mixed handkerchiefs resulting from an artistic exchange between Afghan and Australian women have been acquired by the Australian War Memorial.
New research from the Australian War Memorial has identified more than 250 Indigenous men and women who served for Australia during the Vietnam War.
A significant rise in construction costs for the Australian War Memorial's redevelopment led the former federal government to quietly providing an extra $50 million to the project.
When the 2022 Napier Waller Art Prize winner is announced at Parliament House, many may wonder who Napier Waller was, but with the publication of a new book, “The Glass Cricket Ball", that question is well and truly answered.
A tearful Chris Latham, musician artist-in-residence at the Australian War Memorial, delivered the commemorative address today (May 27) at an event marking the 77th anniversary of the last of the Sandakan “death marches”.
ARTIST-in-residence at the Australian War Memorial, Chris Latham, is jubilant that his planned “Prisoners of War Requiem” is among the ACT applicants to share in funding of $131,870.
Matt Jones has won the $10,000 Napier Waller art prize, for his flag-inspired artwork “Yarn”, it was announced by the Australian War Memorial, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
The War Memorial’s $10,000 2019 Napier Waller Art Prize has gone to Natalie Duncan for her work, “You are in danger and I am far away".
The Australian War Memorial has this morning (May 17) unveiled its newest exhibition titled “D-Day: the Australian story”, which explores Australia’s involvement in the largest amphibious operation in military history.
