Programs and events at the WA Museum
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The World Of RE
0 Special Event | Updated 3 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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Shipwreck
0 Special Event | Updated 4 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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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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Small Fry - Warida
0 Special Event | Updated 1 day ago
Small Fry - Story time and creative play at the Museum
Special events for 0-5 year olds10.00am, Wednesday 6 June
Follow Warida the wedge tail eagle on a special bird’s eye journey through the inland country of the Mid West.No bookings required. This is a free event.
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Wed 6 Jun 2012
10:00am – 11:00am
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Field seasons in Egypt 2011-2012
0 Special Event | Updated 1 week ago
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 2 weeks 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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Into the valley of death rode… Henry Dyson Naylor
0 Public Lecture | Updated 3 weeks ago
Stephen Anstey, Curator, History
5.30pm, Wednesday 9 May 2012A chance inquiry about an old cavalry sabre leads Museum historians on a detective trail to piece together the story of its owner and uncover a Western Australian’s chilling first hand account of the Crimean War’s Charge of the Light Brigade.
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Fri 22 Jun 2012
12:30pm – 1:30pm
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Thu 13 Sep 2012
5:30pm – 7:00pm
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Fri 14 Sep 2012
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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A Strange Sun: Identifying historical sites through document research and the search for Frederick Smith's grave
0 Public Lecture | Updated 3 weeks ago
Matthew Mullumby
Independent Researcher
6.00pm, Friday 22 June 2012
NWS Shipping TheatreIn 1839, twelve shipwrecked explorers walked from modern Kalbarri back to the fledgling Swan River Colony. Thanks to the efforts of the expedition leader only one man died on the return trip, the 18 year old Frederick Smith. Approaching the 175th anniversary of the expedition, join Matthew Mullumby as he discusses the efforts to re-locate the grave of Frederick Smith through contemporary maps and explorers journals.
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Fri 22 Jun 2012
6:00pm – 7:00pm
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