WA Museum

The Western Australian Museum has been collecting and performing research on the State's natural and cultural heritage for over 120 years. Collections and research at the Western Australian Museum are centred on Earth and Planetary Sciences, Zoology, Anthropology, Archaeology and History.

Item Count: 54

WAMinals

Access information about some of the wonderful specimens and species curated by the WAM staff. Ever wanted to know more about what spiders inhabit the spinifex of the Pilbara, or what nudibranchs (sea slugs) can be found hiding on the seafloor of the Montebellos Islands?

Collection OwnerWA Museum

Item Count: 50

Basket Collection

As 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.

Collection OwnerWA Museum

Item Count: 64,989

Maritime Archaeology Databases

Access the WA Museum's Maritime Archaeology Database to explore our shipwreck coastline.

Find information on recovered ships, artefacts, Indigenous contact, numismatic (coin) materials and our international ANCODS agreement.

Collection OwnerWA Museum

Item Count: 1,025

Type Specimens

The WA Museum has over 8 million objects across its collections. Interested in birds, coral, fish, insects, mammals, molluscs or reptiles?

Collection OwnerWA Museum

Item Count: 224

Western Australian Museum – Perth Collections

This collection of images is a comprehensive record of objects and specimens that have been removed from the Western Australian Museum – Perth to the Collections and Research Centre (CRC) in Welshpool since December 2015.

Collection OwnerWA Museum

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WAMinals

Basket Collection

Maritime Archaeology Databases

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Western Australian Museum – Perth Collections