5 Jul 2018Deanne Fitzgerald - NAIDOC 2018 Caption: Deanne Fitzgerald. Credit: WA Museum Deanne Fitzgerald Senior Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisor Why are these gloves special to me? They remind me of my mum when she was a young woman.Read more Article Western Australian Museum
5 Jul 2018Debra Haseldine - NAIDOC 2018 Caption: Debra Haseldine. Credit: WA Museum Read more Article Western Australian Museum
30 May 2018Kimberley Land Council Rangers - Reconnecting Story, Countrymen and Ancestors with the Collection Read more Article New Museum Project
30 May 2018Structure of the First Gallery Complete One of the first gallery spaces visitors will experience when they visit the New Museum in 2020 is Continuous Cultures. It will include cultural collections and contemporary stories shared by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from around our State.Read more Article New Museum Project
9 May 2018Traditional art meets modern technologyAn exhibition celebrating the stories and Law of Anangu culture through intricate carvings and artefacts will go on display at the Museum of the Great Southern this week. Punuku Tjukurpa is the first touring exhibition of artworks from the Maruku Arts archive based at Mutitjulu, near Uluru in the Northern Territory. Museum of the Great Southern Regional Manager Rachael Wilsher-Saa said Punuku Tjukurpa, presented by Artback NT, showcases a rich cultural history.Read more News Sharna Craig
29 Mar 2018Sharing knowledge and collectionsThe Worrorra, Ngarinyin and Wunambul Gaambera cultural groups are the Traditional Owners of the Dambimangari region – the coastal and hinterland area between Robinson and Prince Regent rivers in the Kimberley. Pete O’Connor, Rona Charles, Ernest Nulgit, Leah Umbagai and Kate Breckon recently came to the Museum’s Collections and Research Centre to see the collection and share their knowledge relating to objects from the Dambimangari region for the New Museum.Read more Article Erika Jellis
22 Feb 2018Using our Collection to Inspire ArtDr Moya Smith, Head of Anthropology and Archaeology, teamed up with renowned ceramicist Stewart Scambler to run a unique workshop for Perth Festival. In this masterclass students examined and discussed water carrying objects from WA Aboriginal communities and other cultures. They then made their own water carrier from terracotta clay. One of the objects Dr Smith showed at the workshop was an oolarda Read more Article New Museum Project
5 Feb 2018Traditional art meets modern technologyAn exhibition celebrating the stories and Law of Anangu culture through intricate carvings and artefacts will go on display at the Museum of Geraldton this weekend. Punuku Tjukurpa is the first touring exhibition of artworks from the Maruku Arts archive based at Mutitjulu, near Uluru in the Northern Territory. Museum of Geraldton Regional Manager Leigh O’Brien said Punuku Tjukurpa, presented by Artback NT, showcases a rich cultural history.Read more News Sharna Craig
30 Nov 2017Pride of place: Wadjuk/Whadjuk boodjaWhen visitors come to the New Museum in the Perth Cultural Centre in 2020, they will be welcomed onto Wadjuk/Whadjuk land. As the host peoples of the land on which the New Museum is being developed, we are working closely with Wadjuk/Whadjuk community members to determine ways to represent their stories, traditions and cultural materials in the exhibitions and design.Read more Article New Museum Project
8 Nov 2017Traditional art meets modern technologyAn exhibition celebrating the stories and Law of Anangu culture through intricate carvings and artefacts will go on display at the Museum of the Goldfields next weekend. Punuku Tjukurpa is the first touring exhibition of artworks from the Maruku Arts archive based at Mutitjulu, near Uluru in the Northern Territory. Museum of the Goldfields Regional Manager Zoe Scott said Punuku Tjukurpa, presented by Artback NT, showcases a rich sacred history.Read more News Sharna Craig