Royal Australian Armoured Corps Memorial & Army Tank Museum
The Museum is:
* The premier collection of Australian Lighthorse and Armoured Heritage
* An excellent training facility for the Australian Army and the RAAC
* Widely regarded as a world-class military museum
* An important tourist location in the local region
The Museum is an integral part of today's Royal Australian Armoured Corps and displays historical artefacts to enhance the training and education in armoured vehicle technology and design for the Australian Army, as well as collecting and preserving the technical and doctrinal history of the RAAC and its predecessors. By the preservation of the RAAC Heritage, it is how the past is used to develop the future.
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* BBQ area
* Model and souvenir shop
* Wheelchair Access
The museum is located on the Army base at Puckapunyal, just outside the Victorian town of Seymour, just one hour's drive north of Melbourne. As the base is a functioning military base all visitors must stop at the gatehouse and obtain a daypass (photo id will be necessary).
As a sub unit of the Army History Unit, our mission is to preserve, exhibit and interpret armoured vehicles, artefacts, icons and memorabilia in order to promote and commemorate Australia's Light Horse and Armoured heritage. With this in mind we have more than just vehicles on display; we have two unique halls devoted to the history, people and technology associated with the Light Horse and the modern armoured corps. The museum now has more than 70 Armoured Fighting Vehicles on display in Hopkins Barracks, the home of Australian Armour at Puckapunyal, Victoria. Covering an area of over 4000 square metres the museum is one of the largest armour museums in the Southern hemisphere.