Behind the scenes

Conserver Emily Constantine shows a Spitfire aircraft tail wheel component to RAAF Museum Director David Gardner.

Restoration Projects

The process of restoration aims to take an artefact from its current state to represent an earlier, known state.

This can be as simple as repainting the aircraft to a scheme from a significant historical period.

The aircraft display hangar at RAAF Museum, Point Cook.

Storage and Handling

At the Museum, we need to come up with clever solutions to store, handle, and display all of the precious items in our large collection.

The paint shop at RAAF Museum, Point Cook.

Museum Workshop

In the workshops

Did you know the Museum has a number of facilities to support our restoration projects and display activities in-house?