Darwin Military Museum Artillery Museum was created as the Royal Artillery Association of Australia to showcase photographs and other artifacts from the history of Darwin's World War II .  Today the museum's collection - a variety of subjects related to the activities of the Navy, Army and Air Force, not only in Australia but also the United States and other allied countries .  His design used these plants for shotcrete and other fortifications on one of the most fortified areas of Australia during the war .  In 1943, Darwin and the surrounding area was based more than 100 thousand soldiers .  This is where General Douglas MacArthur launched a campaign for the liberation of the Philippine capital of Manila from Japanese occupation .  During the war, Darwin was bombed 64 times in 2 years! According to various sources as a result of these air strikes killed from 243 to 1,000 people (on a plaque on the city's waterfront was listed figure of 292 people) . 

Creation of the museum began in 1960 due to the destruction of the fortifications of East Point. The first step was taken under the protection of the area around 9, 2-inch guns command post - set the fence around it. The other two six-inch guns, which were attacked by vandals, too, were taken over the fence from their original location. Royal Artillery Association in Australia are constantly adding to his collection of weapons, vehicles and other items of military history. Once open only on weekends, today the museum is open seven days a week. In 2008, the Northern Territory state government announced it would spend 10 million Australian dollars for various projects for the museum.