Upgrades being carried out at the RAAF Museum in Point Cook will improve accessibility for visitors and see new exhibits installed.
The museum, which is located at Point Cook’s Royal Australian Air Force base, will be closed to the public until June as the works progress.
An anti-slip ramp, handrails and fire systems are being set up in the museum’s main hangars.
A new multimedia wall and showcase is also being installed to allow for the display of regular rolling exhibits themed around key Air Force events and campaigns.
In the museum’s Strike and Aircraft Display Hangars, the displays are being completely reconfigured.
An interactive and immersive visitor experience will be created by installing immersive theatrical lighting, large-scale multimedia and interactive touch screens. Visitors will be able to circulate through the new exhibition space, where projection screens will be affixed to the ceiling, as well as multiple vertical screens mounted between the aircraft.
The upgrade project which will provide the RAAF Museum with the capability to simultaneously display more than 30 historical and contemporary aircraft from the Air Force’s heritage collection.
The RAAF base in Point Cook is known the birthplace of the Australian Flying Corps and the Royal Australian Air Force.
The base was established March 1913 as the location for the nation’s Central Flying School, and was in continuous operation as a flying training base from 1914 until 1992.
Entry to RAAF Museum is free.
When the museum re-opens, visitors will be required to make a booking.
Details: www.airforce.gov.au/raaf-museum
