Decolonisation, Empire and repatriating looted art - inside Scotland's National Museum amid culture wars
Museums are caught in the crossfire of our increasingly toxic political debates around Empire, race and the past.
From the Guardian
Peter Cosgrove to unveil Gunnedah memorial for WWI nurse Annie Egan
WWI nurse Annie Egan will be honoured in Gunnedah more than a century after she contracted the Spanish flu and died while caring for returning Australian soldiers. Former Governor General of Australia General Sir Peter Cosgrove to unveil the memorial.
From northern daily leader
IWM and Science Museum creating holographic 3D exhibitions
The Science Museum Group and Imperial War Museums have teamed up with a deep tech AR company to create holographic exhibitions.
From Blooloop
Hold their voices in the palm of your hand
The Sydney Jewish Museum's free app, SJM Voices, offers the opportunity to listen to the testimonies of Holocaust survivors, perpetrators, witnesses and experts. Listen to the voices of history on your device as you move through the Museum.
From Sydney Jewish Museum
I weave what I have seen: War Rugs of Afghanistan
I weave what I have seen: The War Rugs of Afghanistan is a testimony to the creativity and resilience of Afghan weavers who have faced the devastating effects of war for more than forty years.
From the ABC
An-My Lê: On Contested Terrain
Vietnamese-American photographer, An-My Lê's work "On Contested Terrain" is on view at the Fort Worth Museum in the US through Aug 8
From NBC 5
New Berlin museum confronts fate of Germany's WWII refugees
An exhibition has opened in Berlin dedicated to the 14 million refugees who fled from Eastern Europe at the end of World War II.
From DW
Can you help restore Coopernook's War Memorial?
MidCoast Council is seeking community assistance to find the missing words on a plaque on Coopernook's War Memorial, as it begins restoration work.
From Manning River Times
Museum exhibits works by Polish artist confronting Holocaust
Warsaw’s Jewish history museum has opened an exhibition featuring the works of a renowned contemporary Polish artist that confront the pervasive presence of the Holocaust in Poland, where Germany carried out its destruction of Europe's Jews.
From ABC news
New Australian War Memorial sculpture to recognise trauma of war, veteran suicide
There is to be a new artwork for the grounds of the Australian War Memorial, a tribute to service personnel traumatised by their experience of war.
From Canberra Times
Commemorative Coin Minted to Mark 50th Anniversary of Battle of Long Khanh
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Long Khanh, one of Australia’s last battles during the Vietnam War, the Royal Australian Mint has released a new commemorative coin.
From Coin Week
The Vietnam Requiem (Australian War Memorial, The Flowers of War)
This monumental, unforgettable, deeply moving experience left the audience silent for a full minute before the roaring applause rang out.
From Limelight
Upgrades to three war memorials
Blue Mountains council recently finished repairing and restoring three local war memorials which had deteriorated because of wear and tear over time, and vandalism.
From Blue Mountains Gazette News
Launceston Vietnam veteran Ron Betts will be commemorated at the Australian War Memorial
They say nothing can inform your present and future as much as remembering the past, an act which Australians partake in regularly with the remembrance of the soldiers who sacrificed their lives.
From the Examiner
Forgotten Aboriginal Boer War veteran memorialised at Sydney grave
New research into the little-known participation of Indigenous Australians in the Boer War has prompted the official dedication of a memorial grave in Sydney to one Aboriginal veteran forgotten by history.
From the Guardian
A musical triumph over a contentious war
Army musician and sax player, Jaime Grech, joins classical saxophonist, Christina Leonard, in a musical triumph over one of our most contentious wars ever.
From Canberra city news
Fifty years on, Little Pattie hopes for a nuanced reflection on Vietnam
Australia’s withdrawal from the Vietnam War 50 years ago will be marked with two extraordinary concerts at Llewellyn Hall next month.
From Riot ACT
Photographic exhibition for the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Crete
The Australian Embassy in Greece proudly presents the photographic exhibition ‘Mates and Allies – A tribute to the bonds forged between Australians and Greeks during the Battle of Crete’ at Athens International Airport.
From Greek city times
Region’s war memorials to get funds for facelifts
War memorials in the region will get a facelift in the latest round of funding being made available as part of the NSW Government’s Community War Memorials Fund.
From about regional News
Medal recognises a veteran’s bravery decades on
43 years after the Battle of Coral-Balmoral, Vietnam veteran Tony Jensen received the “Medal for Gallantry” from Governor-General David Hurley.
From Canberra city news
An Object in Time - The Train Carriage
On November 11th 1918, after four years of fighting and 20 million deaths, the guns of World War I finally fell silent.
From the ABC
Local veterans to be honoured at the first Festival Of Bells
Friday 14 May will mark a new annual tradition in Bathurst, with a Last Post Ceremony taking place to commence the three-day Festival Of Bells.
From Western Advocate
New soldier statue installed at Taree War Memorial
A sad tale for Taree RSL Sub-branch finally has a happy ending. A new soldier statue was recently installed at the Taree War Memorial, more than one year after the original was desecrated by vandals. The replacement, created by Edsteins, was funded through a Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) grant and Club Taree donation.
From Manning River Times NEWS
WW2 soldier's spirit came home with the discovery of his dog tags
David Campbell Church was just 20 years old in 1944 when his fighter plan crashed in the Norwegian city of Bergen. Thanks to the kindness of two strangers halfway across the world, David's dog tags came home.
From the ABC