24 May 2022Striking mask exhibition opens at WA Maritime Museum Evolution: Torres Strait Masks is an exhibition featuring 12 striking masks, objects, and related cultural materials to celebrate the rich history of mask making in the Torres Strait Islands (Zenadh Kes). This fascinating exhibition opens at the WA Maritime Museum on Saturday 4 June. Evolution: Torres Strait Masks explores the long-standing importance of ceremonial masks in Torres Strait culture, and how they influence contemporary art forms.Read more News Flora Perrella
16 May 2022Museum of the Goldfields to plunge into Brickwrecks: Sunken ships in LEGO® bricks! A compelling exhibition using LEGO® bricks is travelling to the Museum of the Goldfields. Plunging enthusiasts into stories behind some of the world’s most fascinating shipwrecks, Brickwrecks: Sunken ships in LEGO® bricks! is a partnership between Ryan “The Brickman” McNaught, the Western Australian Museum, and the Australian National Maritime Museum. Brickwrecks: Sunken ships in LEGO® bricks! opens at the Museum of the Goldfields on Saturday, 28 May.Read more News Flora Perrella
4 May 2022Follow the journey of an 18th Century botanist at the Museum of the Great SouthernAn immersive and finely crafted installation opens at the Museum of the Great Southern on 14 May 2022. The Peregrinations of a Citizen Botanist exhibition by artist Susie Vickery takes the form of a cabinet of curiosities, charting the journey of 18th Century French botanist Jacques-Julien Houtou de Labillardière, who came to Western Australia in 1792 on the ship Recherche, captained by Bruni d’Entrecasteaux. Museum of the Great Southern Regional Manager Ms Catherine Salmaggi said this exhibition will delight visitors as they eRead more News Yoshika Kon
20 Apr 2022Protection of Cultural Objects on Loan (PCOL) – Dinosaurs of PatagoniaThe information below describes the objects borrowed by the Western Australian Museum for the Dinosaurs of Patagonia exhibition from the Museo Paleontologico Egidio Feruglio. Dinosaurs of Patagonia will be on display at the Western Australian Museum Boola Bardip, in the Perth Cultural Centre, Perth WA 6000, from the 2nd of July 2022 until the 23rd of October 2022.Read more Article Katherine Jeffries
16 Mar 2022Stunning photographs of the natural world to go on show at the Museum of the GoldfieldsThe Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year exhibition will open at the Museum of the Goldfields this Saturday, 19 March. The annual Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition celebrates the unique beauty of the flora, fauna and landscapes of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea bioregions through the lenses of professional, emerging and junior photographers. Every year the finalists and winners of the competition are featured in an exhibition produced by the South Australian Museum.Read more News Yoshika Kon
17 Feb 2022Museum of the Great Southern to plunge into Brickwrecks: Sunken ships in LEGO® bricks! A compelling exhibition using LEGO® bricks is travelling to the Museum of the Great Southern, after a successful debut at the WA Maritime Museum. Plunging enthusiasts into stories behind some of the world’s most fascinating shipwrecks, Brickwrecks: Sunken ships in LEGO® bricks! is a partnership between Ryan “The Brickman” McNaught, the Western Australian Museum, and the Australian National Maritime Museum.Read more News Flora Perrella
15 Feb 2022Anne Frank's life and legacy on display at the Museum of the Great SouthernAn exhibition reflecting on the life and legacy of Anne Frank will open at the Museum of the Great Southern. The Let Me Be Myself – The Story of Anne Frank exhibition follows the life of Anne Frank from her birth in Frankfurt, Germany in 1929 to her death in Bergen-Belsen in 1945. Anne Frank may well be the most well-known victim of the Holocaust. Persecuted for being Jewish, Anne and her family went into hiding in a secret annex during World War Two. During her stay in hiding, Anne kept a diary, which was then published after the War.Read more News Yoshika Kon
9 Mar 2021Dinosaurs take over WA Museum Boola Bardip this AprilDinosaurs will roam the WA Museum Boola Bardip these April school holidays as the Museum welcomes Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo. Audiences will meet an amazing array of prehistoric creatures from baby dinosaurs to some of the largest carnivores and herbivores that have ever walked the planet.Read more News Sharna Craig
16 Jul 2019Expression of Interest: WA Museum Aboriginal Advisory CommitteeThe WA Museum is seeking expressions of interest from Western Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples to join its Aboriginal Advisory Committee. The Committee’s role is to advise the WA Museum on issues relating to:Read more News Western Australian Museum
28 Jun 2019WA Museum celebrates strong relationship with the NetherlandsThe Ambassador to Australia of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Her Excellency Mrs Marion Derckx, has taken a hard hat tour of WA’s New Museum site in the Perth Cultural Centre to see first-hand where some of the stories of our significant shared cultural heritage will be on display.Read more News Hillary Henry
29 May 2019Dive into the gritty story of the pearling industry and its peopleLustre: Pearling & Australia, an exhibition showcasing the unique and important role that pearls and pearling have played in our nation’s history, returns to Western Australia for its premier regional tour opening at the Museum of the Goldfields this Saturday 25 May 2019.Read more News Hillary Henry
28 May 2019New Museum will champion WA STEM Skills Strategy For more than 125 years the Western Australian Museum has applied Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) expertise to identifying and documenting our State’s natural history for the benefit of future generations. When the New Museum for WA opens in the Perth Cultural Centre next year, it will be a key platform for promoting and encouraging STEM culture across all sections of the community.Read more News Hillary Henry
24 May 2019Western Australian Museum wins MAGNA Award for shipwreck researchThe Western Australian Museum, on behalf of a broad partnership, has won a prestigious Museums and Galleries National Award for international best practice in research for work on some of Australia’s earliest shipwrecks. The research uses new technology and techniques to improve our understanding of the past.Read more News Hillary Henry
22 May 2019Professor Barbara York Main, OAM27 January 1929–14 May 2019 By Dr Mark Harvey, Head of the Department of Arachnology for Western Australian Museum The Lady of the Spiders, Barbara Main (nee York), left a consummate scientific and literary legacy that was generated by her passion for the natural environment, dedicating her working life to documenting the spiders and other invertebrate inhabitants of Australia.Read more Article
21 May 2019Win a trip to London and a $1000 wardrobe from DFO! To celebrate the fashion icon that is Kylie Minogue, and in homage to Kylie on Stage currently on display at the WA Maritime Museum, you could win a trip for 2 to London with $3,000 spending money and a $1,000 wardrobe from the outlet fashion capital of Perth, DFO!Read more Article Western Australian Museum
25 Mar 2019Experience Antarctica at the Museum of the GoldfieldsA spectacular virtual reality adventure that takes viewers on a once-in-a-lifetime journey to the mysterious continent of Antarctica will open at the Museum of the Goldfields on Saturday 30 March.Read more News Hillary Henry
13 Mar 2019WA and UK researchers discover new species of extinct Australian mammal A team of researchers led by the Western Australian Museum and the Natural History Museum in London has discovered a new species of very small, incredibly fast extinct Australian Pig-footed Bandicoot. Dr Kenny Travouillon, Curator of Mammalogy at the WA Museum, said the discovery of Chaeropus yirratji is a breakthrough for science as little was known about the mammal previously.Read more News Hillary Henry
20 Feb 2019Captivating images of the natural world on show at the Museum of the Goldfields The 2018 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year collection will go on display at the Museum of the Goldfields on Monday 25 February. The stunning exhibition, produced by the South Australian Museum, celebrates the beauty of the natural world through photographs by professional, emerging and amateur photographers who have shown impeccable timing, artistry and technique to capture our extraordinary world. As ever, there is an extremely impressive junior section.Read more News Hillary Henry
12 Feb 2019International Women's DayThe Western Australian Museum is made up of various research departments, billions of years of history, and millions of objects. Working behind-the-scenes are people from all walks of life. Among our dedicated staff are passionate women who have helped to not only shape the Museum, but also our understanding of Western Australia and the world. This International Women's Day, Friday 8 March, we look at the stereotypes, role models, and challenges that girls and women may face during their education and careers.Read more Article Western Australian Museum
2 Jan 2019 Machines & Makers: displaying a healthy obsession for sewing machinesImagine a time when all clothes were stitched by hand. It is estimated that the invention and availability of the domestic sewing machine reduced the time to stitch an average shirt from 14 hours to just four hours. This was a turning point in history! Machines & Makers, a touring exhibition by ART ON THE MOVE, captures twelve artist’s responses to this truly revolutionary invention. It is on display at the Museum of the Goldfields until 10 February 2019.Read more News Hillary Henry