RAAF Museum Open Day – Sunday
Visit us for an immersive experience and explore more than 100 years of Air Force history.
Location
RAAF Museum
480-490 Point Cook Road Point Cook, VIC 3030 AustraliaAbout this event
Visit us for an immersive experience and explore more than 100 years of Air Force history.
Join us on a journey through the decades. Hear the stories of our people surrounded by the aircraft they supported and flew. Learn about our beginnings in the Australian Flying Corps, the courage of our Second World War aviators, and the service of thousands of men and women to our nation at home and abroad in times of peace and war.
The RAAF Museum is open on Thursdays and Sundays from 10 am to 3 pm.
Bookings are essential for all attendees.
RAAF Museum is located on a RAAF base. Visitors will need to comply with all entry requirements.
On arrival to RAAF Base Point Cook security gate, please present:
- reservation confirmation
- physical photographic identification (digital identification NOT accepted).
Photographic identification and vehicle registration details, if applicable, must match the details on the booking reservation confirmation.
After clearance by base security staff, visitors will be directed to the RAAF Museum carpark. The carpark is located approximately 400m down the entry road on the right-hand side and clearly marked.
Note: There is no public transport to RAAF Base Point Cook. If visitors arrive by car ride service (such as taxi), travel to the museum will need to be on foot from the security gate entrance. Bicycles are accepted and bicycle racks are available at the RAAF Museum.
RAAF Base Point Cook is a heritage-listed site. Please expect rough pathways and uneven ground inside and outside the museum. Care should be taken at all times while on the base.
All areas of the RAAF Museum are mobility accessible.
Note: There is no café nor any food vendors at the RAAF Museum or at RAAF Base Point Cook. Food is not permitted inside the Museum exhibition hangars. There is an undercover picnic area available for visitors use. BBQs are not permitted.
Entry conditions
All instructions from RAAF Base Point Cook security staff and RAAF Museum staff must be adhered to during the visit.
Pets, alcohol and firearms are prohibited on base.
Registered assistance dogs are permitted.
Photography is only permitted inside RAAF Museum buildings.
Frequently asked questions
The RAAF Museum is located on an operational RAAF Base. Car registration details are required to permit the vehicle entry onto the Base.
There is no public transport to RAAF Base Point Cook. If visitors arrive by car ride service (such as taxi), travel to the museum will need to be on foot from the security gate entrance.
Photography is permitted inside RAAF Museum buildings and at the interactive flying display and outdoor tarmac areas where aircraft are displayed.
For groups of 10 people or more contact us by email. To enquire, contact raaf.museuminfo@defence.gov.au.
The Air Force Heritage Squadron, No 100 Squadron, conduct interactive flying displays at the RAAF Museum on open days between 1 - 2 pm (subject to weather and operational constraints).
ID is required for all persons over the age of 16. For children this may be in the form of student ID.
Yes. The RAAF Museum carpark is located 400m after the entrance gate on the right-hand side of the road, opposite the RAAF Museum entry, and clearly marked.
No. There are no food vendors at the RAAF Museum or on RAAF Base Point Cook. Food is not permitted inside the Museum. There is an undercover picnic area available for visitors use. BBQs are not permitted.
Yes. There is dedicated bicycle parking outside the Museum.