Temporary Exhibition | Updated 1 month ago
Journey into an ancient Egyptian world of magic, mummies and mystery in a unique exhibition from the British Museum. Discover the spells, rituals and obstacles on the quest to the perfect afterlife.
Secrets of the Afterlife features over 100 objects, from tiny amulets to intricate coffins carrying carved or painted texts and spells for the dead, as well as jewellery, models and sculpture which reflect the quest for eternal life, as well as the rituals and obstacles that might be faced in pursuit of the perfect afterlife.
Special Event | Updated 3 days ago
Western Australia is an amazing place. The stories of our history, landscape, environment and our people are truly unique.
On the WA Day long weekend come to the Museum and share what it means to be Western Australian. Tell us what makes you proud to be Western Australian in our New Museum video booth, join in our WA animal craft, discover the iconic WA objects throughout the galleries, or play our Museum bingo game trail for some WA family fun.
Public Lecture | Updated 3 days ago
Presented by Dr Alanah Buck
Forensic Anthropologist, Department of Forensic Pathology (PathWest); Honorary Associate, WA Museum
6.00pm, Friday 7 June 2013
State Library Theatre, State Library of Western Australia (entrance via Francis St)
What did the ancient Egyptians understand about anatomy and decomposition? Did they reflect what they saw in their texts, art and objects?
Public Lecture | Updated 2 weeks ago
Presented by Dr Lindsay Hallam
Lecturer, Department of Film, Television and Screen Arts, Curtin University
6.00pm, Friday 21 June 2013
State Library Theatre, State Library of Western Australia (entrance via Francis St)
This talk will look at how ‘the mummy’ has been depicted in various film and television genres such as horror films, science-fiction television, children's cartoons, action-adventure blockbusters … and even Mexican wrestling movies!
Public Lecture | Updated 2 weeks ago
Western Australian Museum and the Western Australian Museum Centre for Ancient Egyptian Studies (WAMCAES) present a double lecture event
Escaping the maws of the ‘Gobbler’: The ancient Egyptian concept of the judgment of the dead
Dr Boyo Ockinga
Associate Professor, Department of Ancient History, Macquarie University
2.30pm, Saturday 29 June 2013
State Library Theatre, State Library of Western Australia (entrance via Francis St)
Public Lecture | Updated 2 weeks ago
Presented by Sean Winter
PhD Candidate, Archaeology, University of Western Australia
6.00pm, Friday 26 July 2013
State Library Theatre, State Library of Western Australia (entrance via Francis St)
This lecture will discuss ongoing archaeological field work at Tell Timai, the location of the ancient Greco-Roman city of Thmouis, one of Alexander the Great’s administrative centres in the Nile Delta.
Public Lecture | Updated 2 weeks ago
Presented by Heather Tunmore
Honorary Associate West Australian Museum, Department of Archaeology and Anthropology; Epigrapher, Abydos Middle Cemetery Project, University of Michigan
6.00pm, Wednesday 28 August 2013
State Library Theatre, State Library of Western Australia (entrance via Francis St)
Long Term Exhibition | Updated 1 years ago
Do you want to see dinosaur fossils, stone-age tools, meteorites, preserved vertebrates and invertebrates or perhaps some living frogs? The Discovery Centre has interactive displays and activities where young people and adults can get busy with their hands and minds. It is also the place to go to find answers to your scientific questions or to identify a biological specimen. Read more about the Discovery Centre in the explore section of this site.
Long Term Exhibition | Updated 1 years ago
This exhibition explores relationships between people, the land and the natural environment. Find out how these interactions have shaped the history of Western Australia.
Stories of Western Australia’s past and recent present are illustrated with fascinating and important historical objects.
The exhibition is set within a magnificent heritage gallery space - the former Public Library building (Hackett Hall) which opened in 1913.
Long Term Exhibition | Updated 1 years ago
The BankWest Butterfly Gallery displays an extensive collection of butterfly species from Australia, South East Asia, South America and Africa.
