Australian War Memorial

Wedding Dresses, Part 3

Sarah Clayton — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:31:18 +0000

Once we determined that the remaining three wedding dresses, requested for the exhibtion Of Love and War, were able to be safely put on display, the textile conservators worked in collaboration with curators and exhibition staff to determine the dimensions of showcase and, the types and styles of mannequins. To get the most accurate dimensions [...]

A different day at work

Rebecca Britt — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:56:05 +0000

Preparations for the Memorial’s new travelling exhibition Of love and war are nearly complete. The showcases are being built, all the labels and captions are being printed and we’ve been in the recording studio as well. A large part of the Memorial’s collection relating to love during wartime comes from private records, particularly the letters that [...]

60 year old sweat on a wedding dress – a conservation challenge

Emma Jones — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:47:32 +0000

Back in September, I was doing some work out at our Treloar Annex, which is where our conservators work. I was videoing the construction process of the mannequins being made for the 3 wedding dresses that are to be included in the “Of love and war” exhibition. During a break in filming I got talking [...]

Wedding Dresses, part 2

Sarah Clayton — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:02:33 +0000

As previously explained four wedding dresses were initially selected for “Of Love and War“. One of the wedding dresses, originally owned by Mrs N S Bissaker, required hundreds of hours of painstaking work before it would be strong enough for display, so unfortunately it will not be ready for display in “Of Love and War”. [...]

Celebrating a year on the Commons on Flickr

Liz Holcombe — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:53:06 +0000

Officers of the 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade. B00572 One year ago today, the Australian War Memorial joined the Commons on Flickr. We put up a set of 30 photos of soldiers, sailors, nurses, airmen, wives, mothers, sisters, sweethearts, a prime minister, and a koala. The photos are part of our photo collection of well [...]