when: 17 June 2021 - 12 March 2023 | venue: Brisbane City Hall | cost: Adult $25.00 | Concession $20.00 | address: 64 Adelaide Street, Brisbane City, 4000, Queensland, Australia | website: https://www.museumofbrisbane.com.au/whats-on/walking-in-wartime/
published: 18 Oct 2021, 5 min read
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Adapted from the sold-out season of Americans in WWII, we're stepping back through time to explore Brisbane in the Second World War!
Be transported to the age of jazz music, Yankee soldiers and the infamous Battle of Brisbane in Walking in Wartime, a fully immersive tour that will lead you around the city and into the past.
Starting in the Museum of Brisbane's City Hall location, uncover the important role the building played during the Second World War, before heading off to uncover locations in our city that reveal compelling stories of wartime experience. Stop at the picturesque Albert Street Uniting Church to hear about Brisbane's war brides, learn of the tensions between Australian and US troops which caused the infamous 'Battle of Brisbane' and uncover the secret stories of the code breakers who helped win the war. Finish your tour in front of the MacArthur Museum, the former headquarters of General MacArthur.
Entry into the MacArthur Museum can be included in your booking as an add-on ($10).
Tour begins on Level 3 of City Hall.
Please note that this tour is operated on demand and requires two weeks' notice of booking. A minimum of four confirmed adult or concession participants is needed to confirm booking.
Adults: $25 Concession: $20
Duration of tour: 120minutes
Distance: 2kilometres
Capacity: 12 (Minimum of four adult/concession bookings to proceed)
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Adapted from the sold-out season of Americans in WWII, we're stepping back through time to explore Brisbane in the Second World War!
Be transported to the age of jazz music, Yankee soldiers and the infamous Battle of Brisbane in Walking in Wartime, a fully immersive tour that will lead you around the city and into the past.
Starting in the Museum of Brisbane's City Hall location, uncover the important role the building played during the Second World War, before heading off to uncover locations in our city that reveal compelling stories of wartime experience. Stop at the picturesque Albert Street Uniting Church to hear about Brisbane's war brides, learn of the tensions between Australian and US troops which caused the infamous 'Battle of Brisbane' and uncover the secret stories of the code breakers who helped win the war. Finish your tour in front of the MacArthur Museum, the former headquarters of General MacArthur.
Entry into the MacArthur Museum can be included in your booking as an add-on ($10).
Tour begins on Level 3 of City Hall.
Please note that this tour is operated on demand and requires two weeks' notice of booking. A minimum of four confirmed adult or concession participants is needed to confirm booking.
Adults: $25 Concession: $20
Duration of tour: 120minutes
Distance: 2kilometres
Capacity: 12 (Minimum of four adult/concession bookings to proceed)
Go see Walking In Wartime 2021.
Walking In Wartime 2021 is on 17 June 2021 - 12 March 2023. See start and end times below. Conveniently located in Brisbane City. Visit their website at https://www.museumofbrisbane.com.au/whats-on/walking-in-wartime/.
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