28 Jul 2022WAnderlandFrom the cultured to the kitsch and everything in between, we’ve opened up a doorway to our State’s regional collections. There’s a world of colour and curiosity waiting for you at the other end of WA’s roads – hidden in towns you’ve never seen and collected by folk you’ll love to meet. And getting there is half the fun. We invite you to fossick around for your favourites. Delight in the unexpected. Hatch a plan for your next adventure. Visit WAnderland now.Read more Online Exhibition Katherine Jeffries
22 Jun 2022Tetangga ExhibitionThis exhibition is part of the ongoing challenge to the legacies of colonialism. By proposing a new way of understanding the significance of objects in our collections, museum curators in Australia and Indonesia, together, have creatively re-examined the interpretation of museum collections. Many objects and stories contained in this exhibition also illustrate the historic and contemporary connections and flows of people, ideas, and objects between Australia and Indonesia. Read more Online Exhibition Katherine Jeffries
1 Jun 20181968 Torres Strait Islander Track Laying World Record World Track Laying Record is a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Torres Strait Islander workers breaking the world record for track laying in the Pilbara. This is the digitised version of the exhibition currently on display at the State Library until Sunday 15 July. Read more Online Exhibition Western Australian Museum
26 May 2017Right Wrongs: ’67 Referendum On 27 May 1967, Australia voted to change its Constitution. The passing of this referendum enabled Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders to be counted in the national census and to be subject to Commonwealth laws, rather than just state laws. 90.77% of Australians voted 'Yes', the largest ever affirmative vote in Australian referendum history. The Right Wrongs: '67 Referendum project is a partnership between the Western Australian Museum, State Library of Western Australia and Department of Aboriginal Affairs. Read more Online Exhibition Emily Carroll
20 Jul 2016Debt of Honour Exhibition PanelsThis online feature includes text and images from exhibition panels used in Debt of Honour. The feature was created so those who could not visit the exhibition can still find out about the Australian involvement in East Timor during the Second World War . Read more Online Exhibition Katherine Jeffries
5 May 2016Beneath the WavesOne of the biggest marine biodiversity surveys in the world, led by researchers from the Western Australian Museum, has been turned into an interactive online documentary with multiple layers of learning thanks to production company Periscope Pictures and funding from ScreenWest.Read more Online Exhibition Katherine Jeffries
25 Jan 2016Dirk HartogThis website commemorates the 400th anniversary of the first recorded European landing on the west Australian coast.Read more Online Exhibition Katherine Jeffries
17 Dec 2015Reimagining Perth's Lost Wetlands Like many other cities around the world, Perth was founded on wetlands. These environments have played a significant role in the city’s development, and are important habitats for a range of species.Read more Online Exhibition Katherine Jeffries
12 Sep 2014IntertwinedAs one of the most widely spread cultural practices in the world, basketry is more than a simple technology. Malleable, tangible, and mutable, baskets and the technique of basketry can represent the identity of a weaver, their cultural practices, and a discovery of art form.Read more Online Exhibition Western Australian Museum
23 Jul 2014Dinosaur Discovery - online text panelsThis online feature includes text and images from exhibition panels used in Dinosaur Discovery. This exhibition was on show at the Western Australian Museum - Perth in 2014.Read more Online Exhibition Western Australian Museum