26 Sep 2017Peeking behind the scenesLast month a group of curators and managers from the Local Government Museums Network (LGMN) explored the Museum's Collection and Research Centre (CRC) in Welshpool. Walking in to the CRC is like entering a treasure trove - with incredible artefacts, extraordinary specimens and wondrous objects. The WA Museum is the custodian of the State’s collection of more than 8.5 million objects and specimens mostly stored at the CRC.Read more Article Erika Jellis
22 Sep 2017Surprised while sunbathing on Binningup BeachBack in 1984, Theresa and Kathleen were minding their own business while sunbathing on Binningup Beach (just north of Bunbury), when they heard a terrifying noise. At first they thought it was a gun-shot. They certainly never suspected they were about to become part of WA history. Read more Article Erika Jellis
22 Sep 2017Dowerin Field Days volunteers td {background:none;} WA Museum staff Natalie Evans, Neville Dowson and Renae Woodhams headed to Dowerin in August to meet a group of dedicated volunteers who work behind the scenes to keep the GWN Machinery Field Days humming. This is what they found out.Read more Article Erika Jellis
21 Sep 2017Back... with a book!Well, it's been a few weeks coming, but I am finally back on-line, following the demise of the weekly CEO News, encouraged by numerous expressions of dismay that CEO News had been terminated (not by me, I hasten to add...) I know that this is not quite the same, but let us see how it goes... My first 'CEO Blog' is to alert you to a book launch tomorrow night - not by the Museum, but by one of its staff, Engagement Officer, Campbell Whyte.Read more Article Alec Coles
15 Sep 2017What do Trapdoor Spiders, Cocktails and Dinosaurs have in Common?All will combine to create a wild cultural experience of fun and philanthropy at The Lost World: Night at the Museum. Guests of the Foundation for the WA Museum will have the chance to name a new WA species of the Trapdoor spider genus, Idiosoma, found in a small region of the northern Wheatbelt of WA, for a price!Read more Article Foundation for the WA Museum
12 Sep 2017Chance to be a kid in a cocktail dressWho doesn’t want to party with life-size animatronic dinosaurs that move and breathe with thrilling life like accuracy? Perth socialite, Emma Milner was one of the first to confirm tickets to the Foundation for the WA Museum’s annual fundraising gala The Lost World: Night at the Museum to be held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre on Friday, 22 September.Read more Article Foundation for the WA Museum
11 Sep 2017Congratulations Ian Mettam!We would like to congratulate one of our library volunteers Ian Mettam. Ian has been volunteering at the library every Wednesday for the last 12 years, tirelessly transcribing old catalogue cards for the digital Reprint Collection. This extensive project has taken 10 years to complete. In recognition of his hard work, the Museum’s librarian, Bobbie Bruce, recently had the pleasure of presenting Ian a Certificate of Appreciation.Read more Article Western Australian Museum
8 Sep 2017Something Ext'ROAR'dinary Expect something extROARdinary from the Foundation for the WA Museum on 22 September as it hosts The Lost World: Night at the Museum, an exclusive after-dark Museum experience full of roars, claws and dinosaurs.Read more Article Foundation for the WA Museum
5 Sep 2017Follow the Dream: Work Experience with the WA Museum17 year old Jaimee Cockie spent a week with the Western Australian Museum on work experience. Jaimee is from Hamilton Hill Senior High School and will graduate at the end of 2017. After three months volunteering in Fiji next year, she will be attending Murdoch University. This placement was set up through her Follow the Dream coordinator and careers teacher at school.Read more Article Western Australian Museum
4 Sep 2017Lecture: Volcanic Eruptions and Pompeii'Civilisation exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice' Dr Franco Pirajno Senior Geoscientist, Geological Survey of Western Australia; Adjunct Professor, School of Earth and Environment, University of Western Australia Franco Pirajno spent his childhood years in Pompeii and witnessed the 1944 eruption, which left an indelible influence in his young life. This experience led him to the Vesuvius Volcano Observatory where he obtained his doctorate in Geological Sciences following a thesis on volcanology.Read more Video Western Australian Museum
25 Aug 2017Western Australian Museum fieldwork aims to make first live observation of rare snail Western Australian Museum scientists are in Geraldton looking for a land snail so rare it is presumed extinct. Bothriembryon whitleyi, commonly known as Whitley’s Tapered Snail, has never been observed live but shells collected recently indicate live specimens may exist. They were collected in the Geraldton area earlier this year and indicate living populations are likely. WA Museum Technical Officer of Molluscs Corey Whisson said a field assessment of the species is needed, and winter is the best time to undertake one.Read more News Sharna Craig
23 Aug 2017A Voyage into Catastrophe: Pompeii and the Roman NavyBy Will Mather Read more Article Western Australian Museum
8 Aug 2017Wallal, Western Australia The most ideal place on Earth to confirm Einstein’s theory.In 1922, the world’s eyes were firmly fixed on a small outback station in Western Australia. Wallal Downs Station, a remote station 300 kilometres south of Broome on Eighty Mile Beach, was deemed ‘the most ideal place on Earth to view a total eclipse of the Sun and prove Albert Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity. Read more Article New Museum Project
31 Jul 2017Incredible museum exhibitions to open this spring! Dinosaurs, Pompeii and Heath Ledger headline a spectacular suite of exhibitions to be presented by the Western Australian Museum this spring at a range of venues.Read more News Flora Perrella
26 Jul 2017Astrofest exhibition returns to Museum of Geraldton as part of National Science WeekA stunningly beautiful astrophotography exhibition will be on display at the Museum of Geraldton from 28 July – 10 September 2017. Since its inception in 2009, Astrofest has become one of the largest science events in Western Australia, and is the only astronomy event of its kind and scale in Australia. The festival is an Astronomy WA event and is coordinated by the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research. A highlight of the festival is the astrophotography exhibition, which is curated by Dr John Goldsmith of Celestial Visions.Read more News Sharna Craig
26 Jul 2017WA Faces of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Kalgoorlie-Boulder was (and is) called the 'Land of the Kulgula's. It is the significant meeting place for the many nations in the Goldfields region. Seventy thousand years later we are still meeting here, living and celebrating our vibrant culture. Tina, Kalgoorlie 2017 Read more Article Erika Jellis
21 Jul 2017Perth Cultural Centre wired for savingsCheck out this chiller being craned onto the Art Gallery of Western Australia's roof. It's part of the Perth Cultural Centre's new central energy plant, which is being delivered as part of the New Museum Project. It is expected to reduce the energy use and carbon emissions of the cultural buildings by up to 40 per cent from 2020. The plant’s full benefits will be realised after the New Museum opens in 2020.Read more Article New Museum Project
20 Jul 2017Feral camels inspire stunning contemporary art Dianne Ungukalpi Golding (Warakurna) / Helicopter Chasing Camels 2016 / Crafted from wire, tjanpi (wild harvested) grass, raffia and yarn / Read more Article New Museum Project
11 Jul 2017Community panels shaping the New Museum Every three months a group of sixty community members come together to discuss the New Museum Project and provide insight into how the building and content should take shape. They come from around Western Australia, from as far away as Meekatharra and Albany and as close as the Perth metro area. They represent many aspects of WA’s diverse communities and bring their ideas, experiences, and love of great museums, buildings and public spaces to the conversation.Read more Article New Museum Project