New perspectives - Australian Peacekeeping Gallery
The curatorial team adopted a simple philosophy: peacekeeping is about people.
Peacekeeping 1947 - today
Australia's involvement in Afghanistan
Looking back at the origins of the conflict and the roles of Australian forces there.
Afghanistan 2001 - 2021
Behind the Cover: On convoy
A convoy of 3RAR’s Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles.
Afghanistan 2001 - 2021
Kandahar Workhorse: Chinooks 2006-2013
What is big, green, and powerful enough to lift a stripped-down Black Hawk helicopter?
Afghanistan 2001 - 2021
Can art help us understand war?
Art in the new Afghanistan gallery demonstrates the power of art.
Afghanistan 2001 - 2021
Voices from the Sydney-Emden Battle
This new exhibition draws on sailor accounts of the 1914 naval battle.
First World War 1914 - 1918
No worthwhile job to do
Discontent with Royal Australian Air Force leadership led to the Morotai Mutiny in 1945.
Second World War 1939 - 1945
AWM's Aircraft Hall
Step into the world of aviation.
What's old is new again
The return of First World War aeroplanes to Aircraft Hall.
My life is also your life
A series of watercolour artworks commemorating military working dogs.
Afghanistan 2001 - 2021
Operation Kudu: supporting Ukraine
The Australian contribution to a contemporary war.
Defending Country
Indigenous art is expanding Australia’s national story.
The filthy business of war
Will Dyson captured the hardship and humanity of ordinary soldiers in the First World War.
First World War 1914 - 1918
Per Ardua Ad Astra
105 Years of Service of the Royal Australian Air Force
Bearing Witness
Official war artists and Australia’s role in the Burma Campaign.
Second World War 1939 - 1945
Australian clearance divers and a Gulf War missile
How Ian “Nosey” Parker and his team risked it all to recover a missile in Kuwait, 1991.
Gulf War 1990 - 1991
A is for Animals
An A to Z of animals in war, from mascots and messengers to creepy-crawlies.
Harold Freedman’s Aircraft Hall Mural
Uncovered and bringing Australia’s aviation history back to light.
Winged Warriors
Pigeons have been in use in both war and civilian life for centuries.
A quiet victory
HMAS Diamantina’s role in the surrenders of Nauru and Ocean Island in 1945.
Second World War 1939 - 1945