Lustre: Pearling & Australia Guided Tours

Special Event | Updated 9 years ago

Lustre Launch
Guide showing member of the public pearl shells
Image copyright WA Museum

Cost: Free event/s

Bookings: No bookings required

More information: Call 1300 134 081 (9am – 5pm) weekdays or 9431 8334 (9am – 5pm) on weekends

 

Guided Tour: ‘Lustre: Pearling & Australia’
Every Sat & Sun
1 August - 25 October
2:30pm

Featured Guided Tours:

Guided Tour: ‘Shared Stories’
Saturday 11 July
11:00am (40 min duration)
NAIDOC week event
Featured Presenter: Dr Moya Smith (Head of Archaeology & Anthropology, WA Museum)

Guided Tour: ‘Lustre: Pearling & Australia’
Saturday 15 August
2:30pm (40 min duration)
Featured Presenters: Annie Carson (Assistant Curator, Anthropology, WA Museum) and Corioli Souter (Curator, Maritime Archaeology, WA Museum)

Guided Tour: ‘Lustre: the beauty secrets of the Pinctada mollusc’
Sunday 20 September
1:30pm (40 min duration)
Featured Presenter: Lisa Kirkendale, (Curator, Molluscs, WA Museum)

Guided Tour: ‘Lustre: naked diving and the Shark Bay pearling industry’
Saturday 17 October
2:30pm (40 min duration)
Featured Presenter: Dr Michael McCarthy (Curator, Maritime Archaeology, WA Museum)