War Brides, Grooms and Babies

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TemporaryWorld War II
Woman with white hair holding a hand knitted jumper with the American stars and stripes flag.

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War splits families apart and throws people together. We explore stories of wartime marriages. Featuring objects from the collection including the 'stars and stripes' jumper knitted by Audrey Capuano on her voyage to a new life in the USA; and a pressed gardenia corsage, memento of war time romance in Melbourne.

This project is supported by the museum's USA Bicentennial Gift Fund.

World War II 80 Years - A world remade

Logo for the 80th anniversary of WWII showing a graphic of a navy war ship.