Nothing But Memories Research Projects | Updated 2 months agoNothing But Memories was a contemporary collecting project focused on two recent natural disasters: the Wooroloo bushfire (February 2021) and Tropical Cyclone Seroja (April 2021). Made possible by a Minderoo grant from the Foundation for the WA Museum, the project collected stories of these events from residents, volunteers and first responders through video interviews. In 2022, Museum staff recorded over 40 interviews and video journals while visiting the communities of Wooroloo, Gidgegannup, Kalbarri, Northampton, Morawa and Perenjori.More information
Collecting changes in women’s sport Research Projects | Updated 3 months agoThis pilot contemporary collecting project seeks to capture experiences unique to women playing Australian rules football, cricket and basketball through object donations and interviews. Many elite women’s sporting careers are represented in the Museum, but there are key gaps in the collection, particularly in the reflection of sports that have developed since the 1990s. Recent attention to women’s sport has prompted the Museum to ensure its collection reflects the longevity of women’s sport and recent developments.More information
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
World War One ResourcesDepartmental resources | Updated 1 decade agoThe following web sites may be useful in researching your relatives or identifying and conserving medals, records or mementoes relating to World War One.More information
Western Australian Wedding AlbumDepartmental resources | Updated 1 decade agoFor the exhibition Unveiled: 200 years of wedding glamour, we invited members of the public to submit pictures of their weddings, and their family member's weddings to create a community gallery of Western Australian weddings. The galleries pictured below are of Western Australian weddings from the late 19th century right through to 2013. Click on the images to read their full story. Western Australian Wedding Album Cynthia ThomasPhoto Galleries Catharine Bowra and Brendan AlweynPhoto Galleries Geoff Browne and Roslyn FosterPhoto Galleries Annette AveryPhoto Galleries Valma (Val) Paullina Stephens married Michael (Mick) ZuvichPhoto Galleries Grant & Kristy MetcalfPhoto Galleries Lawrence Edward Warne and Barbara Maureen Sharman (nee Barron)Photo Galleries Philip Mcintyre Sharman and Barbara Maureen BarronPhoto Galleries Margaret Winifred (Win) and Arthur Samuel SmithPhoto Galleries Martin North and Ailan TranPhoto Galleries Karen Thomas and Bill DaveyPhoto Galleries Clare Lake and Mark UnderwoodPhoto Galleries Kat & Michael CampbellPhoto Galleries Neil Costley & Vicki SnowPhoto Galleries David and Marilyn Clark-MurphyPhoto Galleries Edward McMahon & Rosina Maggetti Photo Galleries Heather Shelton and Shane LynchPhoto Galleries Edna Giles (nee Cass)Photo Galleries Alexandra Gerner & Claude Di RossoPhoto Galleries John and Blodwyn Timms (nee Lloyd)Photo Galleries William and Isabella MartinPhoto Galleries Karen Zilko and Bruno BenaisePhoto Galleries Mary and Tony MarchesePhoto Galleries Jacinta Cox and Brent BonnerPhoto Galleries Murray and Carey StewartPhoto Galleries Tanya and Andrew DavisPhoto Galleries Rita Beard and Arthur CantPhoto Galleries Colleen QuinnPhoto Galleries Paul Corbishley and Lynda CunninghamPhoto Galleries Jennifer Leverton and Alex BevanPhoto Galleries Ulli Hörnemann and Frank Broeze (deceased)Photo Galleries Johanna Standish-Hansen & Christian HansenPhoto Galleries Kasia & Neil BamberPhoto Galleries Wes and MelPhoto Galleries Annie Ethel Butler and Henry Francis O'BrienPhoto Galleries Jean Sprigg & Arthur O'BrienPhoto Galleries Tony Calogero and Clare WilliamsPhoto Galleries Dana & Randall ScottPhoto Galleries Berit Zaremba and Gregory YoungPhoto Galleries Todd Collins and Julie Epis Photo Galleries Bronwyn David and Jonathon LeekPhoto Galleries Kristy and Richard FarmerPhoto Galleries Chris Frost and Ron JohnstonePhoto Galleries Helen Peacock & Paul DugdalePhoto Galleries Anne Palmer and Robert PeacockPhoto Galleries Juanita Hooper nee Salvemini & Craig GreenbankPhoto Galleries Carol and Mark HellewellPhoto Galleries Mary Del Casale and John BrescacinPhoto Galleries Judy John and George GoncalvesPhoto Galleries Bob and Sue CurnowPhoto Galleries Euphemia Love & Ian StottPhoto Galleries Sue Stott & Ross ChadwickPhoto Galleries Haili & Michael PuePhoto Galleries Marie McCulloch and Anthony RicciPhoto Galleries Mieke Burger and Morgan StrongPhoto Galleries Renae Woodhams and Leigh MathiesonPhoto Galleries Charles David Gordon and Ivy Ada BarlowPhoto Galleries Marie Placanica and Lynn JefferyPhoto Galleries Stephanie Quinn and John MurphyPhoto Galleries Joan Roberts and Gordon Campbell Photo Galleries Lynda Quinn and Bill WoodhamsPhoto Galleries Eunice Burghall and Laurie QuinnPhoto Galleries Phyllis Moore and Robin McMillanPhoto Galleries Mavis Bond and Fred ChaneyPhoto Galleries Alan Beaton and Renate StroinskiPhoto Galleries Ronald Charles Gordon and Lynette Mae SquancePhoto Galleries Michael Matthew Comparti and Alison Ruth BettenayPhoto Galleries Melissa Brantner and Desmond GillespiePhoto Galleries Clara Carlotta (Tita) Carey and Charles Jerome Winton HigginsPhoto Galleries Septima Inez Wemyss and Wilfred Featherstone OckerbyPhoto Galleries Beatrice (Trixie) Peady and Fred CombsPhoto Galleries Unknown weddingPhoto Galleries Dorrie Vaughan and Ernest OatesPhoto Galleries Margaret Elvire Hamersley and John ForrestPhoto Galleries Laura Burt and Charles Lee-SteerePhoto Galleries Cynthia McMillan and CC FormanPhoto Galleries Margaret Caroline (Cissy) Trim and George Henry GamelPhoto Galleries Lila Amelia (Buddy) Doney, and Harold Thomas KirkhamPhoto Galleries More information
14 Dec 2012Interview with Unveiled curator Edwina EhrmanThis interview is with Victoria and Albert Museum curator Edwina Ehrman, who curated the exhibition Unveiled: 200 years of wedding glamour, on show at the Western Australian Museum – Perth from 8 December 2012 to 2 April 2013.Read more Video Western Australian Museum
17 Aug 2012Into the valley of death rode… Henry Dyson NaylorStephen Anstey, Curator, History Presented as part of the In the Wild West Lecture Series in 2012. English language captions are available for the video, please click on "CC" button to turn on this feature. A chance inquiry about an old cavalry sabre leads Museum historians on a detective trail to piece together the story of its owner and uncover a Western Australian’s chilling first hand account of the Crimean War’s Charge of the Light Brigade.Read more Video Danny Murphy
12 Mar 2012Debt of Honour introduction by Paul BridgesInterview with exhibition co-curator Paul Bridges about the exhibition Debt of Honour.Read more Video Danny Murphy
15 Jun 2011“SIN, SAND, SORROW, SICKNESS AND SHILLING DRINKS”: Stories from the Western Australian Gold RushAnn Delroy, Head of History Department Explore some of the colourful stories of life following the gold strike at Kalgoorlie in 1893. How did people get to the 'fields? What did they live in? Where did their water come from? How did they pan for gold in waterless country? Read more Video Danny Murphy
History Department collectionCollections | Updated 1 decade agoThe History department specialises in developing collections reflecting the material life of Western Australians, and presenting the stories of people and place in Western Australia in all their diversity. Some of the highlights of the History department's collection are featured here. More information