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3.15 Stained glass window.

  Figure 3.16 The glass walkway from the main Memorial building to ANZAC Hall.

 Figure 3.17 The First World War areas.

 Figure 3.18 The Second World War areas.

 Figure 3.19 The double height space of ANZAC Hall.

 Figure 3.20 The Sinai and Palestine Gallery with the Transportation Series dioramas on the far left.

 Since 2008, minor works within this space have included the introduction of pigeon deterrents, and the installation of a bronze casting of the speech given by former PM Paul Keating on the twentieth anniversary of the interment of the Unknown Australian Solider.

 3.2.3 The Galleries

 The AWM galleries are located on the ground and lower levels of the main Memorial building, surrounding the central Commemorative Area. Galleries are also located within ANZAC Hall, discussed further below, which is a recent addition to the rear of the main Memorial building, joined to it by a walkway (refer to Figure 3.16).

 The galleries and displays which exhibit the Memorial's collection to the public form a key aspect of the AWM. The galleries consist of a series of exhibition spaces which have been extensively remodeled several times in the history of the building, reflecting the expanding requirements of the collection and the need to interpret Australia's role in conflicts and peace-keeping missions.

 Currently the galleries include:

       * the First World War areas, including the Sinai and Palestine Gallery—ground level in the west transept;

       * the Second World War areas—ground level in the east transept;

       * an Orientation Gallery—ground level at the western side of the entrance;

       * the Hall of Valour—ground level, in the centre of the building;

       * the Aircraft Hall (previously Aeroplane Hall)—ground level at the rear of the building;

       * ANZAC Hall (to the rear of the building, joined by a walkway)—ground level (see below for a separate description);

       * Conflicts 1945 to Today—lower level;

       * Special Exhibitions Gallery and Captain Reg Saunders Gallery—lower level;

       * Colonial Conflicts Gallery—lower level;

        * Afghanistan—lower level;

        * Discovery Zone (a hands-on gallery)—lower level.

        First World War and Second World War Galleries

   The First and Second World War Galleries are some of the earliest spaces at the AWM, dating from its construction period in the 1930s and 1940s. The original gallery layout of the main Memorial building consisted of four interconnected galleries with a continuous skylight running the full length. This was later covered over to protect objects on display. Subsequent to the opening of the AWM in 1941, there have been several alterations to the configuration and content of these exhibitions, including the additional transept wings in 1968–1971. Between 1996 and 1999 the Memorial undertook redevelopment of the Second World War Galleries as part of the Gallery