29 Sep 2010Marine Life of the Kimberley Region - Adele IslandThe Marine Life of the Kimberley Region is a three-year marine biodiversity research program. This photo gallery was taken in mid-October 2009 and is of Adele Island and surrounding waters. Read more Photo Galleries Western Australian Museum
21 Sep 2010School holidays announced The Western Australian Museum has announced a range of exciting school holiday programs at its six public sites. The programs and workshops will be held between 25 September 2010 and 10 October 2010. Please read below for details, or go to www.museum.wa.gov.au/whats-on/school-holidays/ to see all scheduled programs. Western Australian Museum - Perth Giant sharks, gardens and tiny beetles at the WA Museum – Perth these school holidays Read more News Western Australian Museum
8 Sep 2010Record visitors prompt extended opening hours for PompeiiThe Western Australian Museum in Perth will stay open late this weekend to accommodate the unprecedented demand for A Day in Pompeii which closes on September 12, 2010. The WA Museum in Perth is extending its opening hours to 9.00pm this Friday and Saturday (September 10 and 11, 2010) and 6.00pm on Sunday (September 12, 2010), giving visitors an extended last chance to witness A Day in Pompeii before it draws to a close and heads to its next stop in Singapore.Read more News Western Australian Museum
6 Sep 2010Bunbury family helps break new record for WA MuseumA Bunbury mother has become the 100,000th visitor to A Day in Pompeii – now officially the WA Museum’s most popular exhibition!Annie Hutton and her husband Curtis packed their three children into the car and made the trip from Bunbury, specifically to see the exhibition and take in some city shopping.Read more News Western Australian Museum
25 Aug 2010'Volcano erupts' in the Perth Cultural Centre The Day in Pompeii experience starts early for evening visitors to the WA Museum – they will now be crossing a sea of ‘bubbling lava’ thanks to cinematic technology and the same techniques used in animated video games like Shrek.A unique animated display on the Museum steps will set the Perth Cultural Centre ablaze with ‘lava’, providing a new dimension to the extraordinary exhibition. Commencing this Friday (27 August 2010), the projections will appear daily from 4.00pm to 7.30pm and from 4.00pm to 9.30pm on Fridays.Read more News Western Australian Museum
23 Aug 2010August 24 anniversary of Mt Vesuvius eruption Tomorrow is the anniversary of the day Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79AD and buried the ancient Roman town of Pompeii and its neighbour Herculaneum, killing about 2,000 people.The blockbuster exhibition A Day in Pompeii at the Western Australian Museum - Perth provides a vivid account of this event and WA Museum chief executive officer Alec Coles said that people booking tickets to see the exhibition tomorrow would be given a free ticket for every one purchased.Read more News Western Australian Museum
16 Aug 2010Museum of the Great Southern redevelopmentThrough 2010, the Museum of the Great Southern underwent a major refurbishment of its long term exhibitions. The refurbished gallery went live on 1 July 2010. Read more Photo Galleries Western Australian Museum
13 Aug 2010West Australians offered special rate for rare exhibition duo In the last two weeks of August a joint ticket deal is being offered for the Western Australian Museum’s A Day in Pompeii and the Art Gallery of Western Australia’s upcoming exhibition event, Peggy Guggenheim: A Collection in Venice.Joint tickets for the two exhibitions are on sale at a special discounted rate of $30.00 and can be purchased through BOCS Ticketing or at the A Day in Pompeii ticketing desk at the WA Museum.Read more News Western Australian Museum
9 Aug 2010WA Museum pays tribute to maritime enthusiastGeraldton historian Max Cramer was one of the driving forces behind the push for a suitable museum in which to house the relics from early shipwrecks off the Mid West coast.WA Museum – Geraldton advisory committee chair Malcolm Smith said Mr Cramer had been keenly interested in maritime history, particularly the history surrounding the Dutch East India Company wrecks in the Geraldton and Abrolhos areas.Read more News Western Australian Museum
2 Aug 2010Historic Samson House to come under National Trust umbrella The Western Australian Museum and the National Trust of Australia (WA) have successfully negotiated the transfer of the historic home of Fremantle’s longest serving Mayor, Sir Frederick Samson.WA Museum Chief Executive Officer Alec Coles said he was delighted that Samson House was now in the care of the Trust.“There are many benefits for Sir Frederick’s former home by placing it with the National Trust of Australia (WA) whose core business is the conservation and interpretation of historic properties,” Mr Coles said.Read more News Western Australian Museum
29 Jul 2010WA Museum’s new websiteThe Western Australian Museum’s new website is now live, giving its world wide audience an vibrant insight into one of Australia’s premier centres of cultural and scientific excellence. WA Museum chief executive officer Alec Coles said that 13 years ago the Museum had been among the first of the nation’s cultural institutions to develop a website and the new version was a quantum leap in terms of technology and access. “It revolutionises the way the Museum uses online technologies, including visitor access to online services,” Mr Coles said.Read more News Western Australian Museum
22 Jun 2010Ian Crawford – West Kimberley images 1961–1993Former staff member Ian Crawford was the Western Australian Museum’s first Curator of Anthropology & Archaeology, appointed in 1961. Between 1961 and 1993 he made 30 fieldtrips to the Kimberley and worked extensively with Aboriginal communities. This gallery documents some of his photography taken during these trips.Read more Photo Galleries Western Australian Museum
22 Jun 2010Marine History Artworks - an introductionThe following gallery features artworks held in Marine History's Artwork collection, including pieces by George Forsyth, Frank Norton and EJ Miller.Read more Photo Galleries Western Australian Museum
21 Jun 2010Frogs and reptiles of Western AustraliaThe following gallery features a selections of frogs and reptiles from WA. Read more Photo Galleries Western Australian Museum
21 Jun 2010WA Museum CEO awarded in Queen's Birthday honours The Western Australian Museum’s new chief executive officer Alec Coles has been awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Mr Coles was recognised for his services to museums and in particular his seven and a half years as director of Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums. As director he was responsible for the £26m (AUD$45m) development of the Great North Museum which included the redevelopment of a major museum site, its extension and the installation of new displays throughout.Read more News Western Australian Museum
9 Jun 2010An introduction to Aquatic ZoologyThis gallery introduce the Aquatic Zoology to the world. It shows research work, specimens, collection pieces, reef action photos, animals in the natural state and much more.Read more Photo Galleries Western Australian Museum
25 May 2010Patrick Baker: 36 years of shipwreck photography –Gallery 2Patrick Baker was the Western Australian Museum's shipwrecks photographer. This series of photo galleries explores his amazing career and catalogues the photos taken between 1970 - 2005. The second gallery focuses on the photos of shipwrecks in museums and locations around the world.Read more Photo Galleries Western Australian Museum
25 May 2010Patrick Baker: 36 years of shipwreck photography –Gallery 1Patrick Baker was the Western Australian Museum's shipwrecks photographer. This series of photo galleries explores his amazing career and catalogues the photos taken between 1970 - 2005. This first gallery focuses on the photos of Patrick in field.Read more Photo Galleries Western Australian Museum
25 May 2010Nick Cave – the exhibitionThis gallery contains a selection of images that were on display during Nick Cave - the exhibition held at Western Australian Museum - Perth from the 23rd May - 19th July 2009.Read more Photo Galleries Western Australian Museum
25 May 2010Look West – The PhotoshootOn the 20th November 2009, the Western Australian Museum proudly launched Exposed! The story of swimwear with a fashion parade of local Western Australian designers called ‘Look West! Western Australian Swimwear Design Summer 2009-10’ at the Western Australian Museum – Maritime. This is a gallery of the photoshoot from that function.Read more Photo Galleries Western Australian Museum