13 Dec 2024Blake is best in class!!Blake Cooper, our Human Resources Manager, was yesterday awarded the prestigious title of Human Resources Management Practitioner of the Year 2024 by the Institute of Public Administration Australia. This is an outstanding achievement, and recognition of, not only the innovative programs and initiatives Blake has implemented, but also his pragmatic and reasoned approach to HR management.Read more News Robyn Ambrosius
12 Dec 2024From little sprouts, big ideas grow at Museum of the GoldfieldsThe Aboriginal Bush Food & Medicine Garden at the Museum of the Goldfields has sprouted new life—literally! Thanks to a partnership between Major Partner, gold mining company Gold Fields, the Western Australian Museum and the Foundation for the WA Museum, over 70 native plants found their new home in our garden on Monday 9 December, expanding the cultural and educational gem for years to come.Read more News Jasmine Eales
5 Dec 2024Spinifex People: Art and stories from Pila Nguru opens at WA Museum Boola BardipVibrant colours and powerful stories now fill the walls of WA Museum Boola Bardip’s special exhibition space, following the launch of Spinifex People: Art and stories from Pila Nguru. Opening 5 December, the exhibition features a stunning array of artworks, objects, digital projections and film. Visitors will experience the Spinifex People’s enduring connection to Country and their ancestral lands through breathtaking art that embodies the power of the landscape and the stories of their Ancestors.Read more News Jasmine Eales
2 Dec 2024WA Museum Boola Bardip hosts REMIX Summit Perth 2024WA Museum Boola Bardip recently welcomed the return of REMIX Perth, a sold-out summit in its fifth edition, bringing over 270 creative leaders together to explore the future of culture, technology and the creative economy. Opening with international summit founders Peter Tullin and Simon Cronshow providing a global overview of emerging trends in creative content and technology, the stage was quickly set for a day of exciting ideas. Sessions included discussions around innovative projects and real-world case studies focused on the evolution of cultural industries.Read more News Jasmine Eales
29 Nov 2024WA AIDS Memorial Quilt on display at WA Museum Boola Bardip for World AIDS Day 2024To mark World AIDS Day on 1 December, the WA AIDS Memorial Quilt will be displayed at WA Museum Boola Bardip as part of a special exhibition celebrating the lives and memories of those represented in its intricate panels.Read more News Jasmine Eales
26 Nov 202416 Days in WA - help end family and domestic violence.The Western Australian Museum is proud to once again support the annual 16 Days in WA – stop violence against women campaign, from 25 November (International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) through to 10 December (Human Rights Day). Everyone has a role in ending family and domestic violence, and 16 Days in WA encourages the community to create change through education, motivation and advocacy. Community events, talks and activities are happening every day, including at our Museums.Read more News Flora Perrella
25 Nov 2024Behind the scenes at the WA Museum Boola BardipHave you ever wondered who gets to choose the exhibitions at the Museum and if the staff get to play hide and seek after hours? Well, we sent in our investigative team of kids to ask these and other questions to WA Museum Director of Engagement, Jason Fair.Read more News Ella Winterbottom
12 Nov 2024WA Museum Boola Bardip takes out Major Tourist Attraction for second year WA Museum Boola Bardip has taken out the gold award as Major Tourist Attraction for the second year in a row at the Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards. In addition to receiving this outstanding accolade, the museum also won silver in the Cultural Tourism category. Read more News Robyn Ambrosius
11 Nov 2024Time and Time Again: Rephotographing the GoldfieldsOpening at the Museum of the Goldfields in Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Saturday 30 November 2024, and running until Sunday 9 February 2025, is a collaborative exhibition by Fremantle-based American/Australian photographer Brett Leigh Dicks. Time and Time Again: Rephotographing the Goldfields pairs historic photographs of Kalgoorlie and its surrounds, sourced from the Western Australian Museum’s Dwyer and MacKay Collection, with contemporary images of the same locations captured by Dicks a century later.Read more News Jasmine Eales
11 Nov 2024What does the VOC mean to you?What role does the VOC (or the ‘Dutch’) still play in modern society? Help answer this question by completing an online survey.Read more News Katherine Jeffries
29 Oct 2024Gwoonwardu Mia’s first art exhibition celebrates Gascoyne artistsGwoonwardu Mia has launched its first-ever art exhibition, Creation and Culture, showcasing the incredible talent of Gascoyne Aboriginal artists. Running from 11 October - 1 November, this free exhibition features works from 11 artists across a range of mediums, including acrylics, ceramics, wood carvings, resin, weaving, and photography. It offers a unique insight into the region's rich cultural heritage and contemporary creativity.Read more News Jasmine Eales
23 Oct 2024The end of an orbit and a new Moon set to riseAttracting more than 107,000 visitors from across WA, interstate, and overseas is just one of the many successes we are celebrating from our latest homegrown exhibition, To the Moon, which closed on 7 October. With humanity on the brink of returning to the Moon after over 50 years, To the Moon illuminated what we know and what’s yet to come, all while retracing our poetic yearnings for the Moon.Read more News Ella Winterbottom
23 Oct 2024Uncovering the hidden heroes of WA’s coral reefsCoral reefs are some of the most diverse and vital ecosystems on Earth, but there's more going on beneath the surface than meets the eye. At the heart of their survival are the tiny “hidden heroes” we know as Symbiodiniaceae. Sharing a symbiotic relationship with the coral that houses them, these microscopic single-celled organisms provide vital energy to their hosts through photosynthesis. Without them, coral reefs as we know them would simply not exist.Read more News Jasmine Eales
17 Oct 2024WA Museum’s 2025 education program inspires curiosity across the curriculum Read more News Robyn Ambrosius
15 Oct 2024WA Maritime Museum crowned top tourism attraction 2024 at Fremantle Business AwardsWe are proud that the WA Maritime Museum has been crowned Champion Tourist Attraction for 2024 at the Fremantle Business Awards, organised by the Fremantle Chamber of Commerce. The award recognises the Museum’s considerable contribution to the Fremantle business and tourism economy. It is the culmination of a successful year in which the Museum not only hosted the JAMES CAMERON: CHALLENGING THE DEEP exhibition, but also welcomed James Cameron, himself, to Fremantle for an In Conversation event, hosted at the Fremantle Passenger Terminal.Read more News Ella Winterbottom
14 Oct 2024Stories of Australian nurses at war opening soon at the Museum of the Great SouthernThe Australian Nurses at War exhibition will open at the Museum of the Great Southern on Saturday 19 October. This reflective exhibition honours the courageous women who confronted the horrors of war firsthand. Many army nurses gave their health and well-being in service to Australia. Some sacrificed their lives. Museum of the Great Southern Regional Manager, Catherine Salmaggi, highlighted the often-overlooked role of these nurses, who worked tirelessly to care for the sick and wounded under some of the most difficult conditions.Read more News Jasmine Eales
14 Oct 2024Yamaji Yanajingmanha Barna/Uthudu brings art centres together at the Museum of GeraldtonThe Museum of Geraldton is honoured to host a first-time collaborative exhibition between two Aboriginal art centres from the Mid West: Yamaji Art (Geraldton) and Ku'Arlu Mangga (Northampton). Yamaji Yanajingmanha Barna/Uthudu (Yamaji Coming Together on Country), explores cultural revival and contemporary expressions of long-standing traditions, practices, and personal histories.Read more News Jasmine Eales
27 Sep 2024Taking it back to WA's very first national record label Back in 1962, WA music industry pioneer Martin Clarke launched Clarion Records, changing the face of WA’s recording industry. Focused on local acts, Clarion brought us releases from The Valentines with a young Bon Scott before he found fame with AC/DC, Johnny Young, Robbie Snowden, The Birds and more. Clarke used a lathe – which converts an audio signal into grooves on an acetate blank with an embossing stylus – to produce master discs which he used as templates to produce records on a commercial scale.Read more News Ella Winterbottom
18 Sep 2024WA Museum Boola Bardip 2024 Tourism Awards FinalistThe WA Museum’s flagship site, Boola Bardip, has been named as a finalist in the 2024 Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards. Following the Museum’s outstanding success in 2023 winning both the Major Tourist Attraction and Cultural Tourism categories, the WA Museum has nominated again for both categories. Since reopening to the public in November 2020, the WA Museum Boola Bardip has fearlessly shared diverse narratives, promoting cultural understanding and creating an inclusive and accessible visitor experience.Read more News Robyn Ambrosius
17 Sep 2024We made it to the finals - vote now to help us win!Thanks to all who voted for the WA Maritime Museum in Fremantle/ Walyalup in this year’s Fremantle Chamber of Commerce Business Awards. We made it to the finals in both the Tourist Attraction and Hall of Fame categories. Now, we need your help to make us a winner in both categories! It’s quick and easy - just click on these links: Tourist Attraction: https://forms.gle/6jotkJTvL83Yskd1A Hall of Fame: https://forms.gle/N4UT9Z116PDhYrHX7Read more News Flora Perrella