Wed 4 Jun 2014

7:00pm8:00pm

WA Maritime Museum

Presented by Professor Lyn Beazley AO
7.00pm, Wednesday 4 June 2014
NWS Shipping Theatre, WA Maritime Museum

Official launch of the WA Museum’s 2014 In the Wild West Lecture Series

The colours we and present day animals see are a legacy of the eyes of the most ancient fish. The features of various species are lost or modified over time. Marsupials, for example, see colours invisible to the human eye.

Take a journey along the electromagnetic spectrum with Professor Lyn Beazley AO as she explores what we and other animals can see, whether we can achieve bionic vision to restore sight and emulate our success in restoring hearing via cochlear implants, and what the world of radio-astronomy can reveal.

COST: Gold coin donation
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A small honey possum feeding on a banksia flower

Honey Possum (Tarsipes rostratus) feeding on a Banksia inflorescence

Photo Ryan Ellis, WA Museum

Getting Here

Address

Victoria Quay Road,
Fremantle,
Western Australia,
6160,
Australia

 

Phone
1300 134 081

By Train
The WA Maritime Museum is located within walking distance of Fremantle Station visit the Transperth website for timetables.

By Bus
The WA Maritime Museum is serviced by the free Fremantle Cat Service, at Red stop 1. Visit the Transperth website for timetables and details.

By Car
Paid parking is available in the Wilsons car park at the WA Maritime Museum, Victoria Quay Road.

By Ferry
Captain Cook Cruises offer a range of ferry services from Perth which stop nearby at B-Shed ferry terminal.