Wall of Tears memorial to 18,457 Palestinian children killed in Gaza to open in Sydney

A 15-metre-long artwork memorialising 18,457 Palestinian children killed in Gaza will open in Sydney this week, before going on public display at Pitt Street Uniting Church from 10-28 October.

The Wall of Tears lists the names of children killed in Gaza between 7 October 2023 and 19 July 2025, in the order in which they died, alongside photographs and stories of some of the children.

The exhibition is hosted by Pitt Street Uniting Church and supported by Amnesty International Australia and Palestinian Christians in Australia. The artwork is on loan from Perth Doctors Medical Aid for Palestine.

A launch will be held on Friday 9 October, featuring international human rights lawyer Chris Sidoti, anaesthetist Dr Saira Hussain, who has undertaken four medical missions to Gaza, and Suzan Wahhab, President of Palestinian Christians in Australia.

Barbara Gorman, Convenor of Amnesty International Australia's Pennant Hills Group, says:

"The Wall of Tears confronts us with the human reality behind the devastating number of children killed in Gaza.

"Every name on this Wall represents a child, a life, a family and a future.

"We hope that by bringing the Wall to Sydney, people will take the time to see those names, reflect on the scale of this loss and remember the children behind the numbers."

"We hope that by bringing the Wall to Sydney, people will take the time to see those names, reflect on the scale of this loss and remember the children behind the numbers."

Created by US artist Phil Buehler, the Wall was first displayed in Brooklyn in January 2026. A replica was later brought to Australia and has been displayed in Western Australia and on the lawns of Parliament House in Canberra.

The exhibition will be free and open to the public from 10-28 October.

Event Details

Wall of Tears Exhibition, Pitt Street Uniting Church, 264 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Launch: Friday 9 October, 7pm

Public exhibition: 10-28 October 2026

Entry: Free

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