Programs and events at the WA Museum
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The World Of RE
0 Special Event | Updated 2 weeks ago
At the Western Australian Museum – Geraldton children can enter the world of RE as they reuse, revamp, rejuvenate and rework the things we throw away into items of delight!
Eco Corner
9:30am – 4:00pm from 5 April - 5 July 2012Children will have the opportunity to discover their carbon impact in Test Your Carbon Footprint, create an EcoTransformer, try their skills at the fun eco-themed game Green VS Red, and see who they can become when they explore the Dress-up Box.
Age: all, Cost: free, bookings not required
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Thu 5 Apr 2012 – Thu 5 Jul 2012
9:30am – 4:00pm
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Tuesday Curatorial @ Albany - Term 2
0 Public Lecture | Updated 1 month ago
Join us for a short talk and discussion (40-50 minutes) on many different aspects of life in Albany and around the region. Also, visit some of the historic sites associated with the talks and meet some of the people who maintain them. Tuesday morning lectures start at 10.30am. And this year, by popular demand, two Thursday evening talks (starting 5.30pm) will be conducted each term.
No bookings required. Entry by gold coin. Come early to enjoy morning tea with us!
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Tue 1 May 2012 – Tue 3 Jul 2012
10:30am – 11:30am
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Thu 31 May 2012
5:30pm – 6:30pm
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Thu 28 Jun 2012
5:30pm – 6:30pm
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International Museum Week 2012 in Albany
0 Special Event | Updated 3 weeks ago
Every year since 1977, International Museum Day is held worldwide sometime around 18 May. From America and Oceania to Europe, Asia and Africa, International Museum Day aims to increase public awareness of the role of museums in developing society.
The theme for 2012 is Museums in a Changing World. New challenges, New inspirations.
Albany is hosting the following program to celebrate the week.
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Sun 20 May 2012 – Thu 24 May 2012
9:30am – 4:00pm
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New discoveries in the world around us
0 Public Lecture | Updated 2 weeks ago
Dr Mark Harvey, Senior Curator, Terrestrial Zoology
12.30pm, Tuesday 22 May 2012We live in one of the last regions of the world where new animal species can be regularly found. Mark tells of the spiders, reptiles, frogs, scorpions, insects, and even ancient subterranean animals being described by WA Museum staff.
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Tue 22 May 2012
12:30pm – 1:30pm
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Thu 16 Aug 2012
5:30pm – 7:00pm
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Fri 17 Aug 2012
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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Now and then: A fusion of photography and history - N&TS2 Workshop
0 Special Event | Updated 2 weeks ago
WA Museum Theatre, a free event.
The Now and Then challenge is to line up the old photograph with what still remains today. Join Christopher Lewis, ABC Open Producer for Mid West and Wheatbelt to learn the technique of how to best set up your camera, and get prepared to create your own Now and Then photo. What happens when you visit or re-visit the site where the original photograph was taken? How do you stand where the photographer must have been standing? What are the lighting and focus techniques you can use to create the best possible photo?
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Wed 23 May 2012
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Shipwreck
0 Special Event | Updated 3 weeks ago
Presented by Contemporary Performance Students (2nd Year), Edith Cowan University,
Directed by Dr Alan Hancock.
Celebrating National Archaeology Week 2012 and Fremantle Heritage Festival 2012Join us for an original theatre presentation that uses drama, music and movement to bring to life the Shipwreck Galleries.
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Fri 25 May 2012
6:30pm – 7:00pm
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Fri 25 May 2012
7:15pm – 7:45pm
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Sat 26 May 2012
6:30pm – 7:00pm
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Sat 26 May 2012
7:15pm – 7:45pm
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Mini-Muses 2012
0 Special Event | Updated 1 month ago
Mini Muses is a fun series of junior sessions (children 5 years and under) which will introduce your child to the wonderful native creatures of Western Australia.
The programs use elements of song, dance, games, puppetry, stories and a variety of hands-on activities, allowing children to learn interesting aspects of wildlife habits and biology.
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Thu 31 May 2012
10:30am – 11:30am
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Thu 28 Jun 2012
10:30am – 11:30am
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Thu 26 Jul 2012
10:30am – 11:30am
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Field seasons in Egypt 2011-2012
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Western Australian Museum Centre for Ancient Egyptian Studies (WAMCAES) Lecture Series 2012
Field seasons in Egypt 2011-2012 - an illustrated lecture by Heather Tunmore.
Lecture 2.00pm - 3.00pm, refreshments 3.00pm - 3.30pm.
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Sat 9 Jun 2012
2:00pm – 3:30pm
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Historical Inquiry – Albany
0 Special Event | Updated 2 weeks ago
Old Farm, Strawberry Hill & Western Australian Museum – Albany
Did you know that Old Farm Strawberry Hill was the site of the first farm in Western Australia growing vegetables for the soldiers? In 1835 Captain Sir Richard Spencer, his wife and nine children arrived at the settlement and took possession of Government Farm as it was then known. The Bird family purchased the property in 1889 and changed the name to 'The Old Farm'.
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Thu 14 Jun 2012
9:00am – 3:00pm
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Exploration and conservation: the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914
0 Public Lecture | Updated 1 week ago
Dr Ian Godfrey, Head of Department, Materials Conservation
How do you preserve fragile wooden buildings and artefacts in the windiest place on earth? Ian brings to life lesser known aspects of this heroic era of Antarctic exploration and explains the challenges (and solutions) of conserving this history.
Chevron is a presenting partner of In the Wild West lecture series.
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Thu 14 Jun 2012
5:30pm – 7:00pm
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Fri 15 Jun 2012
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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Thu 25 Oct 2012
7:00pm – 8:00pm
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Fri 26 Oct 2012
10:00am – 11:00am
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Fri 9 Nov 2012
6:00pm – 7:00pm
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Wed 21 Nov 2012
5:30pm – 6:30pm
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