Galleries
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The Western Australian Museum invites you to browse our online galleries and visually explore our field-work and collections.
On this page we will publish picture galleries from our field-work, collections, exhibitions, behind-the-scenes curatorial work, and even showcase the careers of our long-term staff members.
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The Loss of the Koombana
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In March 2012, the Museum installed an exhibition The Loss of the Koombana in a small cottage next the Port Hedland Historical Society’s Dalgety House in Port Hedland. The exhibition was developed to commemorate the centenary of Australia’s worst civilian maritime disaster, the loss of the SS Koombana in a cyclone while on a voyage between Port Hedland and Broome. These photos were taken of the exhibition just before it opened.
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City of Lights
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On 20 February 2012 WA will celebrate the 50th anniversary of a very significant event. On that day in 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth in the Friendship 7 spacecraft. The State Records Office of Western Australia and WA Museum, working with the City of Perth, the Hills Amateur Radio Group, the Amateur Radio International Space Station and NASA organised a free public event, which included a live feed from the International Space Station where young students got to ask a real astroanut a question. This photo gallery documents the event.
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School holiday fun at Albany
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This photo gallery contain photos from two school holiday programs at the Western Australian Museum — Albany: in July 2011 the fun activities themed around Hoist the Jolly Roger; and in October 2011, school holiday fun based around the theme Remarkable Rainforests.
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Welcome Walls 2010 - Albany
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The Albany Welcome Walls was opened on 12 December 2010. Over 1000 guests watched the Hon. Robyn McSweeney unveil the plaque and inaugurate the jetty which commemorates the arrival of almost 500 people the port of Albany since 1826.
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Young Naturalists Club
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This photo gallery covers two events for the Young Naturalists Club: The first birthday celebrations in August 2011, and the field trip to Two People Bay in late 2011.
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AC/DC - HDR Exhibition Photography
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Thyis gallery shows some High Definition Range (HDR) photography of the exhibition setup, and the initial days of the exhibition launch.
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Fossil hunt with a WA Museum palaeontologist
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During the October 2011 school holidays, WA Museum palaeontologist Geoff Deacon took around 50 people on a fossil hunt near Tims Thicket Beach.
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October 2011 school holidays activities at Maritime Museum
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This photo gallery shows a few of the school holiday activities occurring at the Maritime Museum during the October 2011 school holidays.
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Kimberley Development Service Workshop
0 Photo Galleries | Updated 9 months ago
The following images were taken at a workshop in the Kimberley region where the WA Museum's Development Service demonstrated conservation techniques - including vacuuming and packing of material artefacts.
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West Australian Underwater Photographic Society
0 Photo Galleries | Updated 10 months ago
The West Australian Underwater Photographic Society (WAUPS) is a non-profit organisation which was established and incorporated in January, 1984. This photo gallery showcases of some of the member’s work from January - May 2011. Find out more about WAUPS.
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Renovating Hackett Hall
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This gallery documents the movement of our Carnotaurus from WA Land and People exhibition while we redevelop the gallery.
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Kiss My Camera 2011 finalists
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This gallery features the 50 finalists for the Kiss My Camera 2011 competition.