Digger Memorial Park of Bullecourt.

The Sir John Monash Centre is open

The Sir John Monash Centre is open every day from 9:30am to 6pm.

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Anzac Day

Dawn Service 2025

Registrations for the Anzac Day Dawn Service at the Australian National Memorial near Villers-Bretonneux in northern France are now open.

Find out how to attend. – Dawn Service 2025

Anzac Day

Anzac Day on the Western front

Over the Anzac Day period, many commemorations and events in honour of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps are held across the Western Front.

Learn about these events and how to take part. – Anzac Day on the Western front

ANZAC DAY

Road closure Anzac Day 2025

Please book your timeslot if you are planning to visit the Sir John Monash Centre from 23 to 26 April 2025.
Road closures may impact your journey to the Centre on 24 and 25 April.

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Travel

Bullecourt: the Jean and Denise Letaille Museum and the remembrance of the battles of 1917

The museum and memorials in Bullecourt tell the story of two important battles in which Australian troops were engaged in the area during the First World War.

Learn more – Bullecourt: the Jean and Denise Letaille Museum and the remembrance of the battles of 1917

About the Sir John Monash Centre

Sometimes harrowing, often moving—the Sir John Monash Centre tells Australia’s story of the Western Front, in the words of those who served.

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Please book your timeslot if you are planning to visit the Sir John Monash Centre from 23 to 26 April 2025.
Road closures may impact your journey to the Centre on 24 and 25 April. Click here to learn more.

 

The Sir John Monash Centre tells Australia’s story of the Western Front in the words of those who served.

Set on the grounds of the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery in northern France, and adjacent to the Australian National Memorial, the Sir John Monash Centre is the hub of the Australian Remembrance Trail along the Western Front, and establishes a lasting international legacy of Australia’s Centenary of Anzac 2014-2018.

 

Direction totem at the SJMC orientation building.

Access and information

Location:

Route de Villers-Bretonneux, behind the Australian National Memorial.

Opening times:

From March to October (inclusive): open every day from 9:30am to 6pm.

From November to February (inclusive): open every day from 10am to 5pm.

Entrance fee:

Free entrance. Earphones recommended (available for purchase at 3€).

 

 

ABOUT THE CENTRE

This cutting-edge multimedia centre reveals the Australian Western Front experience through a series of interactive media installations and immersive experiences. The SJMC App, downloaded on each visitor’s personal mobile device, acts as a ‘virtual tour guide’ over the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, the Australian National Memorial and the Sir John Monash Centre.

The experience is designed so visitors gain a better understanding of the journey of ordinary Australians — told in their own voices through letters, diaries and life-size images — and connect with the places they fought and died. A visit to the Sir John Monash Centre will be a moving experience that leaves a lasting impression.

 

 

 

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