Gallery of Medals, Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne

Opened / August 2003
Floor Area / 300 m²

The Gallery of Medals forms part of the Shrine of Remembrance visitor centre designed by Ashton Raggatt McDougall Architects. The centre aims to teach visitors about the act of commemoration and the significance of the Shrine in contemporary Australian society. The Gallery introduces the visitor to the Centre, a 50 metre long presentation of 4000 medals representing the 400,000 Victorians who have served in war, a collection of original war medals and a poppy-filled floor trench. 


Photography by John Gollings
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