All Western Australian Museum sites will reopen to visitors on Saturday, 6 June.

We cannot wait to welcome people back to our sites, and we can assure everyone that the health and well-being of our visitors, staff, volunteers and contractors is our single most important priority.

We have a COVID-19 Safety plan in place and all WA Museum sites have been deep cleaned while they have been closed. In line with medical advice and WA Government requirements, the Museum will increase the cleaning of surfaces especially in public spaces, provide hand sanitiser, remove some interactive exhibits and play materials, and ensure physical distancing is maintained.

HMAS Ovens, the Oberon class submarine at the WA Maritime Museum, will remain closed for the time being.

The Museum is also installing automatic temperature scanning systems at all of its sites. The system automatically scans each person upon entry to the building, and notes any temperature recording outside the normal body temperature range. It does not record personal images or other information.

In line with requirements of the WA Government’s Phase 3 of the Roadmap to Recovery, there will also be a limit of 100 people per single undivided space, and up to 300 people per museum over multiple spaces. This takes into account the new occupancy limit that allows 1 person per 2 square metres of venue space.