21 Dec 2015
A T-Rex puppet stormed a Perth shopping centre today to the shock and delight of Christmas shoppers. This dinosaur is part of Erth's Dinosaur Zoo at the WA Museum this January. Click here to find out more.
10 Dec 2015
A short video of Western Australian Museum History Curator Joanne Hyland describing the story surrounding the Traegar Pedal Wireless Radio. This object has been displayed in the Land and People Gallery, Hackett Hall, Western Australian Museum - Perth, and will be decanted as part of the New Museum Project.
9 Dec 2015
A short video of Western Australian Museum History Curator Joanne Hyland describing the story surrounding a pair of hand shears belonging to William Joseph Jordon. These hand shears have been displayed in the Land and People Gallery, Hackett Hall, Western Australian Museum - Perth, and will be decanted as part of the New Museum Project.
26 Nov 2015
Hackett Hall, located in the Western Australian Museum - Perth, is a stunning room with a long and fascinating history. To find out more about Hackett Hall, visit the New Museum Project website.
12 Nov 2015
The following article was written by Xavier Leenders, Assistant Curator of Anthropology at the Western Australian Museum.
6 Nov 2015
Phascogale calura
Western Australia’s Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPAW) keeps an extensive list of threatened fauna in line with the Wildlife Conservation Act. On this list, 44 mammals are listed as “fauna that is rare or likely to become extinct.” This includes the Red-tailed Phascogale, or Kenngoor.
The Red-tailed Phascogale was once widely distributed across the Australian mainland, but is now thought to only survive in small areas across south-west Western Australia.
3 Nov 2015
Last week, Akira Isogawa came to the Western Australian - Perth to see the 2015 Banshu-Ori exhibition. This is a photo gallery of his visit and of the exhibition. You can see the news release here, in case you missed it!
30 Oct 2015
A short film of assistant curator, Anthropology Xavier Leenders making a box in the Anthropology and Archaeology Department Laboratory. The box was made to store arrows.
16 Oct 2015
In July this year, the Western Australian Museum’s History Department began work with one of Western Australia’s longest running family businesses, Sheridans Badges, to acquire some of their historical items for the collection. Sheridan’s have generously donated several hundred items. The acquisition process will take several months, as Museum staff research, describe, measure, photograph, and pack each object individually.
9 Oct 2015
Did you know that the Western Blue Groper is capable of changing its gender?
Or that the Australian Sea Lion feeds on cephalopods?
If you didn’t, then you should check out the Western Australian Museum’s Western Adventurer.
7 Oct 2015
During a recent period of annual leave Dr MacLeod gave a customised 4 day rock art conservation and microclimate management course at the Coordinación Nacional de Conservación (CNCPC) centre in Mexico City.
2 Oct 2015
An exciting discovery, made nearly 400 kilometres by road north of Mount Isa, Queensland, has added a new leaf to the Macropod family tree.
Western Australian Museum Mammal Curator Dr Kenny Travouillon, with Professor Mike Archer, Dr Bernard Cooke and Associate Professor Suzanne Hand, have worked together to compile a paper which aims to describe this new discovery – fossil fragments of the ancient Ganguroo robustiter.
25 Sep 2015
The Western Australian Museum’s unique exhibition, Lustre: Pearling & Australia, will be displayed at the Maritime Museum until the October 25, so you still have plenty of time to head down to Fremantle and discover the story of pearls and pearling throughout history, with a focus on Western Australia.
Pearling was one of the first industries to be established in Australia, and involved a diverse group of cultures, including Aboriginal, Asian and European peoples.
18 Sep 2015
On 4 March 2015, Grant Lodge found a recently dead shorebird on a beach near Broome. The bird had a number of coloured leg flags and bands, which identified the bird as being part of a scientific data collection system. Mr Lodge preserved the specimen and contacted Ron Johnstone, the Curator of Ornithology at the Western Australia Museum. On its arrival at the museum, the specimen was prepared into a research study skin (registered number A39016) and was identified as a Red Knot (Calidris canutus piersmai).
17 Sep 2015
The Western Australian Museum is entering the most exciting phase of its 124-year history with the creation of a New Museum at the Perth Cultural Centre.
To prepare for building work next year, the objects currently on display at the Museum’s Perth site will need to move to safe storage at the Museum’s Collections and Research Centre in Welshpool.
16 Sep 2015
Remember me: the lost diggers of Vignacourt is travelling the regions, and can currently be viewed at the Western Australian Museum – Albany, until 29 November 2015. Following this, the exhibition will head north to the WA Museum’s Kalgoorlie-Boulder and Geraldton sites.
9 Sep 2015
Curators at the Western Australian Museum are regularly involved in scientific projects that aim to increase our understanding of Western Australian biodiversity and biogeography. In this podcast Curator of Fishes Dr Glenn Moore explains the methods used to identify fishes.
Please Note: Podcast was recorded early 2014.
3 Jul 2015
Are you a Tiger Snout Seahorse enthusiast? Are you searching for a unique gift for a Silver Arowana lover? From sharks to shells, Western Australian Museum Prints has an array of x-ray images that you can choose to feature on canvas, phone covers, mouse mats and much more.
All prints are high quality images that have been x-rayed for the Western Australian Museum x-ray collection, allowing you to see inside your favourite critter in great detail.
30 Jun 2015
Curators at the Western Australian Museum are regularly involved in scientific projects that aim to increase our understanding of Western Australian biodiversity and biogeography. In this podcast Curator of Fishes Dr Glenn Moore explains the methods used to collect fishes in order to survey as much of the biodiversity as possible, and his approach to identifying species.
24 Jun 2015
It is easy to mistake these two species of spider.
Black-house spiders and Sydney funnel-web spiders are both dark, robust common Australian spiders.
