ACTION! Film & War, Australian War Memorial, February 2025
Exploring the Power of the Moving Image in Australia’s Military History
The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) is proud to present Action! Film & War, an Australian War Memorial touring exhibition.
Opening on 15 February and running until 1 June, this cinematic journey delves into the intersection of film and military history, exploring how the moving image has shaped the understanding of the Australian experience of war.
Action! Film & War features moving images, oral histories, artwork and objects that showcase film technology through the ages.
The exhibition examines the use of film to document the experiences of Australian Defence Force personnel overseas, and showcase the role of film to promote, report on and recreate events from our military history, from before the First World War until today.
Through expertly chosen objects, images and stories, the visitor is challenged to consider the tensions between fact and fiction in the moving image’s quest to truthfully record history while telling the best story. The exhibition also explores feature film narratives which collectively share war stories with a breadth of audiences and frame how history is remembered.
The exhibition includes a wide range of technology, artworks, posters, paper records, photographs, oral histories and moving pictures to tell the story.
Preview some of the objects and film on display in the exhibition on the Australian War Memorial website www.awm.gov.au/action-film-and-war
Action! Film & War opens 15 February until 1 June
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT)
19 Conacher St, the Gardens, Darwin NT
Special Curator Talk | Action! Film & War
To complement the exhibition, join Australian War Memorial Curator of Photographs, Film and Sound, Daniel Eisenberg, for a guided tour of Action! Film & War.
Discover the behind-the-scenes stories of Australians armed with cameras who witnessed conflict and recorded history, as well as the moving image’s influence on shaping national memory.
Saturday 15 February | 11 AM – 12 PM and 1 PM – 2 PM
Action! Film & War is an Australian War Memorial touring exhibition presented at MAGNT.
MAGNT wishes to thank the Australian War Memorial for bringing this thought-provoking exhibition to Darwin.
For more information and bookings, visit www.magnt.net.au
For media enquiries contact MAGNT Marketing and Communications Manager Nicole Ogilvie 0415 135 503
