For one year the series has followed the Australian War Memorial as it builds its new World War 1 Gallery. As the deadline to the opening of the new $32 million gallery draws near, the Memorial team work tirelessly to create one of the most impressive war galleries in the world.
Neil documents the conservation of its new centrepiece—a statue named “The Winged Victory”. With a raised sword in one hand and her eyes downcast, The Winged Victory simultaneously symbolises Australia’s great pride as well as our overwhelming loss during the Great War.
The program follows the Winged Victory’s journey—from a sad and broken relic in the Marrickville Council depot—to the grand centrepiece of the Memorial’s new exhibition gallery.
