Sir John Monash Centre, Villers-Bretonneux, France

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The Sir John Monash Centre in Villers-Bretonneux, France is an Australian interpretive museum and memorial that tells the story of Australian forces on the Western Front during World War I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf interpretive centre
museum
war memorial
accessibleTo public
associatedWith Australian War Memorial
commemorates Australian service and sacrifice in World War I
Australian soldiers killed on the Western Front
constructionCost approximately 100 million Australian dollars
coordinates 49.872°N 2.512°E
country France
dedicatedTo Australian Imperial Force soldiers
Australian forces on the Western Front
fundedBy Australian government
surface form: Government of Australia
hasDigitalFeature immersive theatre
smartphone-guided experience
hasExhibitFocus Australian Corps operations 1916–1918
First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux
surface form: battle of Villers-Bretonneux

battles of the Somme
hasType visitor centre
heritage Australian
inception 2018
language English
French
locatedIn Villers-Bretonneux
locatedInRegion Hauts-de-France
Somme River
surface form: Somme
locatedNear Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux
surface form: Villers-Bretonneux Australian National Memorial
locatedOn Western Front
memorialType national memorial
namedAfter Sir John Monash
surface form: John Monash
officiallyOpenedBy Malcolm Turnbull
openingDate 2018-04-24
operator Australian government
surface form: Australian Government

Department of Veterans’ Affairs
surface form: Department of Veterans’ Affairs (Australia)
partOf Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery
surface form: Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery complex
purpose to educate visitors about Australian military service and sacrifice
to tell the story of Australian forces on the Western Front during World War I
subjectOf Australian remembrance tourism
theme Australian military history
Western Front
World War I
uses audio-visual presentations
interactive displays
multimedia exhibits

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Sir John Monash commemoratedBy Sir John Monash Centre, Villers-Bretonneux, France