Otto the Blue Whale

28 Jan 2020

Iconic blue whale skeleton returns to the New Museum

Western Australia’s iconic and much-loved blue whale is back, ready for the New Museum opening in November 2020!

Premier Mark McGowan and Culture and the Arts Minister David Templeman this morning announced the spectacular new display in Western Australia’s New Museum. The 24-metre blue whale skeleton has been excitingly suspended in a dynamic ‘lunge-feeding’ pose in the heritage-listed Hackett Hall building.

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Katherine Cincotta

Blue Whale 2

Submitted by admin on Tue 28 Jan 2020

Blue Whale 1

Submitted by admin on Tue 28 Jan 2020

Deep Light: Illuminating the Wrecks of Sydney and Kormoran

Submitted by emilyc on Mon 13 Jan 2020

The World War Two encounter between HMAS Sydney (II) and the disguised German raider HSK Kormoran off the Western Australian coast stands as Australia’s most tragic naval disaster. 81 men from Kormoran were killed and 318 survived. The lives of all 645 men on Sydney were lost.

For more than 66 years, the location of the two ships remained a mystery. Then, in 2008, the Finding Sydney Foundation and shipwreck expert David Mearns found the wrecks off Shark Bay.


     

Images courtesy of Curtin University and the Western Australian Museum.
© Western Australian Museum

12-09-2020 – 31-01-2021 Show Date

Evolution: Torres Strait Masks

Submitted by shenadeu on Thu 9 Jan 2020 Free exhibition Temp Exhibition

Evolution: Torres Strait Masks showcases the rich history of mask making in the Torres Strait Islands (Zenadh Kes), located between Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula and Papua New Guinea.

WA Museum is proud to present this free and fascinating exhibition which takes visitors on a journey from time immemorial when masks were used in ceremonial rituals throughout the 274 islands that spread across some 48,000 square kilometres.

15-02-2020 – 22-11-2020 Show Date
evolution exhibition
Chaeropus yirratji, a newly discovered species of pig-footed bandicoot, illustrated by Peter Schouten.

20 Dec 2019

WA Science Stories from 2019

The scientists and curators at the Western Australian Museum have had a busy year - from discovering purple-loving barnacles and deep sea glass sponges to winning awards for shipwreck research.

Let’s take a look at some of the Western Australian Museum’s amazing science stories from our 2019 website and media archives:

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Katherine Cincotta

Caption: Fremantle, Western Australia

18 Dec 2019

International Migrants Day 2019

18 December

Today we celebrate International Migrants Day.

International Migrants Day is a chance for us all to recognise the amazing contributions that Western Australia’s migrant populations have made (and continue to make) to the development of our State and the multicultural society we all enjoy.

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Katherine Cincotta

Caption: Terpios hoshinota in the Kimberley

12 Dec 2019

Encrusting sponge found in Kimberley coral reefs

The coral-killing sponge Terpios hoshinota has been detected in the Kimberley for the first time by scientists from the Western Australian Museum.

Terpios hoshinota is commonly referred to as ‘black disease’ because of its colour and because it overgrows both live and dead coral. It has been reported in many areas of the Indo-Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, but has not previously been found in Western Australian waters.

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Katherine Cincotta

HMAS Ovens, an Oberon class submarine, located outside the WA Maritime Museum

5 Dec 2019

SOS - Save Our Sub!

The Foundation of the WA Museum is seeking your support to repair and repaint the iconic submarine HMAS Ovens.

The significance of HMAS Ovens

Ovens is an Oberon class submarine which served for over 30 years.

Named after the Irish Australian Explorer John Ovens (1788-1825), Ovens is not only one of Fremantle’s best known landmarks, it is a critical item in the State’s museum collections and a significant part of Australia’s naval history.

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Katherine Cincotta

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