8 Feb 2024Best specimen of the rare Night Parrot on display in the world.Once thought to be extinct, a specimen of the elusive Night Parrot is now on display for the first time at the WA Museum Boola Bardip. The Western Australian Museum’s recent acquisition of a whole specimen is the most significant one collected since the 1800s and only the 4th complete specimen collected in Western Australia. It is also the best representation of the Night Parrot in any museum around the world and will provide a significant opportunity for WA Museum visitors to view the elusive bird up close.Read more News Flora Perrella
22 Jan 2024New scientific paper disputes body shape of extinct megalodon sharkThe Western Australian Museum was part of an international team of 26 leading shark palaeontologists and neontologists who have challenged a recently published interpretation of the body shape of the megatooth shark Otodus megalodon.Read more News Flora Perrella
21 Dec 2023School Holidays at the WA MuseumAre you looking for the ultimate way to entertain the kids throughout the school holidays? The Western Australian Museum is brimming with a wide variety of programs and events, ensuring children of all ages are entertained across our six locations around the State! Here are some highlights, but for the complete list of activities, click HERE. See you soon at the WA Museum! WA MUSEUM BOOLA BARDIPRead more News Kasper Johansen
8 Dec 2023WA Museum proud to welcome repatriation of Yawuru ancestor ‘Roebuck Bay Man’ from Smithsonian Natural History MuseumThis week, we were privileged to welcome Yawuru community members to our Collections and Research facility in Boorloo / Perth for their official cultural ceremony for the return of their ancestor "RoebuckRead more News Madeleine Pengelly
8 Dec 2023Two new species of trapdoor spiders discovered in Western AustraliaA research team led by Dr Mark Harvey from the Western Australian Museum’s Terrestrial Zoology department has discovered two new species of trapdoor spiders, bringing the total of named trapdoor spiders to over 200 in WA. The other researchers, Dr Jeremy Wilson from the University of Western Australia, and Dr Michael Rix from the Queensland Museum, assisted in the study.Read more News Flora Perrella
28 Nov 2023New display at WA Shipwrecks Museum gives visitors a deeper insight into Western Australia’s first coastal steamship. A new visitor experience at the WA Shipwrecks Museum will open this Saturday 2 December with SS Xantho: unlocking hidden stories of our State which explores the amazing story of Western Australia’s first coastal steamship. In this exhibition, visitors will engage in new multi-media and interactive platforms to explore the story of how one family and the SS Xantho were intricately linked to the social, economic, and cultural development of Western Australia in the late 1800’s.Read more News Flora Perrella
27 Nov 2023WA Museum is on the lookout for Collections and Research VolunteersOur Western Australian Museum passionate volunteers make a significant contribution to our organisation in a variety of roles by donating their valuable time, knowledge and resources. We are currently recruiting for enthusiastic volunteers for WA Museum’s Collections and Research Legacy Project so if you would like to play a vital part in supporting curatorial and collections staff then please take a read of how to get in touch. Legacy Project OverviewRead more News Deanna Watson
14 Nov 2023WA Museum Boola Bardip wins gold at the 2023 Perth Airport Tourism AwardsWe are so proud to announce that the WA Museum Boola Bardip has won the gold awards for both Major Tourist Attraction and Cultural Tourism at the PRead more News Madeleine Pengelly
2 Nov 2023Six new species of mulgara identified - four believed to be already extinct.The Western Australian Museum collaborated with Curtin University on an exciting research project shedding light on three previously undiscovered species of mulgara from the WA Museum’s collection. These small carnivorous marsupials, vital to the arid and semi-arid regions of Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, and the Northern Territory are similar to the Tasmanian Devil and quoll in their ecological importance.Read more News Flora Perrella
26 Oct 2023The WA Maritime Museum's much loved HMAS Ovens submarine has re-opened!The official reopening of the Western Australian Museum’s much-loved HMAS Ovens submarine by Culture and the Arts Minister, Hon. David Templeman, takes place this morning at the WA Maritime Museum in Fremantle. The former Royal Australian Navy Oberon class submarine HMAS Ovens was launched in 1967. After decommissioning in 1995, the submarine was gifted to the Western Australian Museum and docked on the historic No.1 Slipway adjacent to the WA Maritime Museum in Fremantle.Read more News Madeleine Pengelly