nasho ’57: 98 days at pucka Nasho ’57: 98 Days at Pack from the permanent collection of ANVAM On display at the Bendigo Military Museum 31st January – 26th July 2026 Back to What’s On
nasho ’57: 98 days at pucka Nasho ’57: 98 Days at Pack from the permanent collection of ANVAM On display at the Bendigo Military Museum 31st January – 26th July 2026 Back to What’s On
The Art of Sacrifice The Art of Sacrifice – George Petrou OAM On display at the Bendigo Military Museum 23rd August 2025 – 18th January 2026 The Art of Sacrifice shares George Petrou’s deeply personal journey-an artist’s tribute to Australia’s service personnel, born from his own battle with cancer. During chemotherapy in 2010,… Continue reading The Art of Sacrifice
The Mapmakers Charting Australia’s Defence: The Legacy of the Royal Australian Survey Corps 10th May – 10th August 2025 For over 80 years, the Royal Australian Survey Corps (RASvy), with its Field Survey Units, and its main base at Fortuna Villa in Bendigo, played a vital role in the defence of the nation and… Continue reading The Mapmarkers Exhibition
Unearthing the Band Rotunda: A Hidden View of Bendigo Step beyond the museum’s walls and ascend to the heritage-listed Band Rotunda, a rarely seen treasure perched atop the Soldiers Memorial Institute. Normally closed to the public, this exclusive opening invites you to unearth a hidden piece of Bendigo’s history. As you climb the original staircase,… Continue reading Unearthing the band rotunda
Ink in the lines
Faces of Peace exhibition Dates: 6th April – 24th November 2024 Faces of Peace showcases the stories of 30 local peacekeepers from regional Australia that have dedicated their lives to promoting peace in vastly different parts of the world. Each of their stories provides a unique window into what it means to be a peackeeper.… Continue reading Faces of Peace exhibition
Changed Forever: Legacies of Conflict Dates: 7 Feb 2020 – 22 Mar 2020 Lending Institution/s: Shrine of Remembrance Changed Forever: Legacies of Conflict shares the stories of migrants who have resettled in Australia from war-torn countries alongside those of recent veterans of overseas service in the Australian Defence Force. This moving exhibition explores the… Continue reading Changed Forever: Legacies of Conflict
Many Such as She – Victorian Australian Women Poets of World War One Dates: 2 Aug 2019 – 10 Oct 2019 Lending Institution/s: State Library Victoria Central Victorian poet and critic, Michael Sharkey collated and edited the collection of women’s poetry for his publication, Many Such as She. The exhibition profiles over 15 biographies… Continue reading Many Such as She
Exhibition: Avenues of Honour 1915-2015 Dates: 1 Mar 2019 – 19 May 2019 Lending Institution/s: Shrine of Remembrance The genesis for the exhibition is to bring awareness to the age of these Avenues and to the fact that many of them have already been lost to drought, development or neglect. The exhibition consists of over… Continue reading Avenues of Honour 1915-2015
Exhibition: Robert Milton: Military Artist Dates: Nov 2018 – 17 Feb 2019 Lending Institution/s: N/A An exhibition of works by artist, ex-serviceman and Bendigo local Robert Milton formed the inaugural exhibition at the re-opening of the Bendigo Military Museum in November 2018. During the exhibition Robert shared his experience of art practice as a… Continue reading Robert Milton: Military Artist
