| Accession Number | J03249 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Carlton |
| Date made | November 1927 |
| Conflict |
Period 1920-1929 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Interior of the Australian War Memorial's 1927 Melbourne exhibition
Description
The interior of the Australian War Memorial's Melbourne exhibition, taken from the sales section bay, near the Dernancourt Model, looking across towards the model of the "Orvieto" and Anzac Model. The 'Australian War Museum' opened on ANZAC Day 1922 in the Exhibition Building, Melbourne. This exhibition of war relics was enthusiastically received by press and public and attracted large crowds. The exhibition closed in 1925 and was moved to Sydney, where it remained until 1935. This image is of a later Melbourne exhibition of war relics, photographs, paintings and models that opened in Melbourne in October 1927, and closed in April 1928.