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As far as the location of Australian Federal Police Museum is concerned it is situated at Unwin Place in Weston. The role of the AFP Museum is to research, collect and preserve the heritage of Australian Federal Police so that others can learn about it. The museum not only helps in the promotion of the AFP to the general community, but provides research assistance to the past members of the museum and common public. The AFP Museum was inaugurated in the year 1994, however in 2003, the on-site exhibitions of the museum were closed due to a security upgrade. Currently a new museum is being built and thus it is slated to re-open in 2008.
The collection of Australian Federal Police Museum comprises a diverse range of objects like insignia, uniforms, equipment, weapons, flags, vehicles, forensic evidences, motorcycles, photographs and documents. The important objects are a cricket bat signed by Prime Minister Robert Menzies and Donald Bradman, a UN Landrover from Cyprus and a boat on which the imprints of smuggled drug packets can be seen.
The Australian Federal Police Museum Canberra remains opens only for the purpose of research, which requires prior appointment.
