'Centenary of the First World War' Exhibition To Open Wednesday April 22

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'Centenary of the First World War' Exhibition To Open Wednesday April 22

The annual ANZAC Day: Lest We Forget exhibition, currently on display at the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum, is an opportunity for locals and visitors to pay their respects to those Australian men and women who have served during war time.

 

This year, Lest We Forget remembers 100 years since the start of the First World War, a momentous occasion that touched the lives of almost every Australian and which the impacts are still felt today.

 

Join Cr Gail Sellers, Mayor of Gladstone Region, during the official launch of the exhibition at 11am, next Wednesday April 22  at the Gallery & Museum to discover some of the local stories featured in the display.

 

Photographs and memorabilia from these local families are featured within this commemorative exhibition, together with a selection of portrait photographs from the Returned and Services League of Australia (RSL) collection. Visitors can also view the World War I Roll of Honour for the Town of Gladstone and Shire of Calliope, which is a permanent fixture.

 

ANZAC Day: Lest We Forget. Centenary of The First World War is on display until May 16.  For more information, visit: http://gallerymuseum.gladstonerc.qld.gov.au

 

The Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum is open 10am - 5pm, Monday to Saturday and is located on the corner of Goondoon & Bramston Sts, Gladstone. Everyone is welcome to attend the official exhibition launch Wednesday April 22, please RSVP as refreshments will be served.  Phone 4976 6766 or email gramg@gladstonerc.qld.gov.au.  The Gallery & Museum will be open on the ANZAC Day public holiday.   

 

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