
Home Introduction Building History Tour From the Collection MacArthur the Man Shadow of War Brisbane at War MacArthur in Bris MacArthur Foundation Education Library Links Contact or Visit Us	Introductory Statement – MacArthur Museum Brisbane Visit the MacArthur Museum Brisbane and discover the story of Brisbane at war. Discover Brisbane’s wartime heritage as you experience Brisbane at war from 1939 – 1945, a crucial period in Australia’s history. Visit the office of General Douglas MacArthur, Commander in Chief of the Allied Forces in the South West Pacific Area. Sit at the table where MacArthur and his staff developed strategies to win the war. Experience life in Brisbane during the dark days of war when people feared that the city might be invaded, public air raid shelters lined the streets and children wore identity discs. Read the Courier Mail and see what Brisbane people woke up to every day. Feel what life was like for Brisbanites when thousands of American and Australian troops inhabited camps around the city, parading through the streets and filling the shops, cafes and pubs. This was the world of our parents and grandparents. See it at the Macarthur Museum Brisbane. The MacArthur Museum Brisbane is, in its entirety, a cultural heritage project which documents the wartime heritage of Brisbane in the years from 1942-1945. The Museum opened its doors to the public on Tuesday, 5th October, 2004. Its aims are: to record and tell the stories of life in Brisbane during the days of war. to encourage the community to engage with that cultural heritage. to provide a focus for the historical awareness of the community and the growing interest in the wartime experience. to add to the rich portfolio of heritage sites and historical buildings in Brisbane’s environment. to raise awareness of the heritage sector and its valuable contribution to the City’s social history. to explain the reasons for the Australian/American Alliance, particularly to our youth. We are forming particular relationships with some groups because we represent shared history between Australians and Americans. For example we are becoming a focal point for people with connections to America through the war. These include war brides and their families both in Australia and America, people who worked for the Americans, especially those associated with MacArthur’s Headquarters, and people who struck up friendships with American servicemen, perhaps by volunteering in the American Red Cross

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Introductory Statement – MacArthur Museum Brisbane

Building Visit the MacArthur Museum Brisbane and discover the story of Brisbane at war.

Discover Brisbane’s wartime heritage as you experience Brisbane at war from 1939 – 1945, a crucial period in Australia’s history. Visit the office of General Douglas MacArthur, Commander in Chief of the Allied Forces in the South West Pacific Area. Sit at the table where MacArthur and his staff developed strategies to win the war.

Experience life in Brisbane during the dark days of war when people feared that the city might be invaded, public air raid shelters lined the streets and children wore identity discs. Read the Courier Mail and see what Brisbane people woke up to every day.

Feel what life was like for Brisbanites when thousands of American and Australian troops inhabited camps around the city, parading through the streets and filling the shops, cafes and pubs. This was the world of our parents and grandparents. See it at the Macarthur Museum Brisbane.

The MacArthur Museum Brisbane is, in its entirety, a cultural heritage project which documents the wartime heritage of Brisbane in the years from 1942-1945.

The Museum opened its doors to the public on Tuesday, 5th October, 2004.
Its aims are:

to record and tell the stories of life in Brisbane during the days of war.
to encourage the community to engage with that cultural heritage.
to provide a focus for the historical awareness of the community and the growing interest in the wartime experience.
to add to the rich portfolio of heritage sites and historical buildings in Brisbane’s environment.
to raise awareness of the heritage sector and its valuable contribution to the City’s social history.
to explain the reasons for the Australian/American Alliance, particularly to our youth.

We are forming particular relationships with some groups because we represent shared history between Australians and Americans. For example we are becoming a focal point for people with connections to America through the war. These include war brides and their families both in Australia and America, people who worked for the Americans, especially those associated with MacArthur’s Headquarters, and people who struck up friendships with American servicemen, perhaps by volunteering in the American Red Cross

Home Introduction Building History Tour From the Collection MacArthur the Man Shadow of War Brisbane at War MacArthur in Bris MacArthur Foundation Education Library Links Contact or Visit Us

Introductory Statement – MacArthur Museum Brisbane

Home
Introduction
Building
History
Tour
From the Collection
MacArthur the Man
Shadow of War
Brisbane at War
MacArthur in Bris
MacArthur Foundation
Education
Library
Links
Contact or Visit Us