School Holidays at the Western Australian Maritime Museum

Submitted by kat.cincotta on Thu 10 Mar 2016 School Holiday

Junior Fishing Clinic

Join one of Recfishwest’s popular and free SunSmart Fishing Clinics at the WA Maritime Museum.

Participants will learn how to be SunSmart, some fishing basics like casting and fish handling, and how to fish sustainably and look after their fishing environment.

Date: 18 April 2016
Time: 9:30-11:30am
Cost: Free
Ages: 8-14
Bookings: essential on 1300 134 081

11-04-2016 – 22-04-2016

A History of the World in 100 Objects

Submitted by dannym on Mon 23 Nov 2015 Exhibition Temp Exhibition

Be taken on a voyage through the British Museum’s collections to explore the last two million years of human history. Each object featured in A History of the World in 100 Objects marks a point on your journey through history: from early stone tools to Dürer’s celebrated print The Rhinoceros; the famous Flood Tablet to colourful Javanese shadow puppets.

Free Audio Tour

Join WA Museum CEO Alec Coles on an audio tour through 20 highlighted objects. Look for the headphone symbol within the gallery and stream the audio using our online audio guide

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Souvenir Guide

A History of the World in 100 Objects — Exhibition Catalogue

From the earliest tools made of humble stone, the objects that we have created have shaped the ways in which we engage with each other and the world around us.

Drawing on the unparalleled collection of the British Museum, 100 of the most fascinating objects are brought together to tell an extraordinary story – a history of the world.

This richly illustrated publication celebrates the distinctive power that objects have, and invites us to consider our complex relationship with the things we make and use.

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A History of the World in 100 Objects Symposium Lecture Videos

Explore the Symposium lectures here

Olmec stone mask, 900-400 BCE, Mexico. ©Trustees of the British Museum

Olmec stone mask, 900-400 BCE, Mexico.
©Trustees of the British Museum

Past Events

Bronze hand, 100-300 CE, Yemen.

Public Lectures - A History of the World in 100 Objects

Wed 6 Apr 2016 – Thu 19 May 2016

6:00pm – 7:00pm

Western Australian Museum — Perth

Perth Cultural Centre,
James Street,
Perth,
Western Australia,
6000,
Australia
Kakiemon Elephant, 1650 - 1700 CE, Japan.

Why We Collect: The Curious World of Collections and Collectors

Various dates and times

Western Australian Museum — Perth

Perth Cultural Centre,
James Street,
Perth,
Western Australia,
6000,
Australia
Inca gold llama, 1400-1550 CE, Peru

Teacher Preview – A History of the World in 100 Objects

Fri 19 Feb 2016

4:00pm – 6:00pm

Western Australian Museum — Perth

Perth Cultural Centre,
James Street,
Perth,
Western Australia,
6000,
Australia
Olmec stone mask, 900-400 BCE, Mexico.

A History of the World in 100 Objects Symposium

Sat 13 Feb 2016

11:00am – 4:00pm

Western Australian Museum — Perth

Perth Cultural Centre,
James Street,
Perth,
Western Australia,
6000,
Australia
Head of Augustus, 27-25 BCE, Sudan.

Curator’s Tours: A History of the World in 100 Objects

Sun 14 Feb 2016 – Wed 17 Feb 2016

10:00am – 12:30pm

Western Australian Museum — Perth

Perth Cultural Centre,
James Street,
Perth,
Western Australia,
6000,
Australia
Gold Lunula, 2400-2000 BCE, Ireland.

Alzheimer's Australia WA - Tiny Discoverer Program

Every Thursday in March

Western Australian Museum — Perth

Perth Cultural Centre,
James Street,
Perth,
Western Australia,
6000,
Australia
Gold coin of Kumaragupta, c. 415–450 CE, India.

Alzheimers Australia WA - Object Memory Workshops/Tour

Thu 10 Mar 2016 – Thu 7 Apr 2016

9:30am – 10:30am

Western Australian Museum — Perth

Perth Cultural Centre,
James Street,
Perth,
Western Australia,
6000,
Australia

Education

Inca gold llama, 1400-1550 CE, Peru

Education Resources – A History of the World in 100 Objects

Teacher Resources

Online

Western Australian Museum — Perth

Perth Cultural Centre,
James Street,
Perth,
Western Australia,
6000,
Australia

WA Companion Cards

If you are a Carer visiting with a ticket holder who has a WA Companion Card you are entitled to free entry to the exhibition.

Please contact the WA Museum Customer Relations Team on 1300 134 081 or Tickets@museum.wa.gov.au to arrange your ticket.

PCOL

This exhibition is facilitated by the Australian Government’s Protection of Cultural Objects on Loan Scheme.

Provenance List: Excel Document PDF Document

Sponsors

Presenting Partners

WA Museum The British Museum National Museum Australia

National Premium Partners

Arts Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines Cargo

Major Partner

Western Australian Museum – Foundation

Accomodation Partners

Quest on James Alex Hotel

Launch Partners

Ferngrove Gage Roads Heyder and Shears ESP
13-02-2016 – 18-06-2016 Until 18 June
A History of the World
Ticketing AHotW Feb 2016 – Jun 2016
Model of Leonardo da Vinci's Carro Armato (Tank)

Da Vinci Machines - Maritime

Temporary Exhibition | Updated 9 years ago

Over 500 years ago, Leonardo da Vinci conceived possibilities far beyond the understanding of others. His ideas about nature, anatomy, mechanics and flight, recorded in his manuscripts, reveal a man of extraordinary vision.

Born in 1452, da Vinci was the illegitimate son of a Florentine notary and a peasant girl. He showed extraordinary aptitude in mathematics, music and art and was sent to study in Florence under the great Andrea del Verrocchio at an early age.

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Time Trekker – Dino Dig

Submitted by dannym on Thu 18 Jun 2015 School Holiday

This is a chance to get hands on with a range of real prehistoric fossils and amazing replicas as you explore the past as a Time Trekker. Find out what it takes to be a palaeontologist and imagine a world where dinosaurs did not become extinct.

Payment Details

Weekday (Kids only, 8-12 years old)
$30.00 Early bird discount (*Before 4pm Thur 25 June)
$38.00 Standard fee

09-07-2015 – 11-07-2015
3 kids investigating a fossil

World Press Photo 15

04-07-2015 – 26-07-2015
It's just after 5:00am and crowds start to gather at Kings Park for the ANZAC Dawn Service.

WA Press Photographer of the Year 2015

Temporary Exhibition | Updated 1 decade ago

View the work of WA’s most exciting news photographers in the 2015 WA Press Photographer of the Year exhibition at the WA Museum - Perth. The annual exhibition gives an eyewitness account of the major news events, sporting moments, features and portrait images captured by Western Australian photographers over the past year.

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WA Press Photographer of the Year 2015

09-05-2015 – 02-06-2015

Lustre: Pearling & Australia

20-06-2015 – 25-10-2015 WA Maritime Museum

One Hundred Postcards

25-04-2015 – 10-05-2015

Tracks and Traces

Submitted by renaen on Mon 16 Mar 2015 Come and explore the fascinating world of the cute, spiny, slimy, feathered and furry creatures in our own backyards. School Holiday

Investigate the animal tracks and traces that tell the keen observer about how, where and which creatures are moving around in the wild.

Which native animals have you fallen in love with? Let’s celebrate WA’s hidden suburban creatures.

 

not required 04-04-2015 – 19-04-2015
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