8 Jun 2016In My Mother’s ArmsThis stunning object is from our Anthropology department. In My Mother's Arms Image copyright WA Museum The work is called In My Mother’s Arms and was made by Nyoongar artist Janine McAullay Bott as an homage to her mother. Read more Article Western Australian Museum
7 Jun 2016Kimberley PointsThese ‘points’ are from the Kimberley region of Western Australia. They were traditionally produced from stone but the introduction of glass inspired the creation of wonderfully colourful objects, which quickly became sought after collector items.Read more Article Western Australian Museum
7 Jun 2016New Museum curator Lucy Harper shares her thoughts about WA's GoldfieldsLucy Harper is a curator with the New Museum Project team. As part of her research into the extraordinary stories from around our State, Lucy traveled to Kalgoorlie and the Goldfields to meet the local residents and survey the landscape. Here's her account of a unique part of our State. Goldfields Image copyright WA Museum Read more Article Western Australian Museum
7 Jun 2016Nyutsia floribunda bowl Nyutsia floribunda bowl Image copyright WA Museum Read more Article Western Australian Museum
19 May 2016A History of the World in 100 Objects Symposium VideosA History of the World in 100 Objects Symposium Welcome and Introduction by James Dexter Watch the video here Dr Belinda Crerar Exhibition Curator – A History of the World in 100 Objects, British Museum Reading without words: a history told through thingsRead more Article Western Australian Museum
14 Jan 2016Lyn Beazley - Favourite ObjectA short video of Lyn Beazley describing her favourite object at the WA Museum.Read more Video Western Australian Museum
5 Nov 2015Contemporary Aboriginal fibre art showcased at the Western Australian Museum – PerthAn exhibition showcasing fibre work that has become a fundamental part of Central and Western Desert culture will be on display at the Western Australian Museum in Perth from Saturday 7 November. Pampa Mara Tjanpi: Tjanpi works by elderly women from the Ngaanyatjarra Lands features an array of fibre artworks emerging from Tjanpi Desert Weavers, the dynamic social enterprise of the Ngaanyatjarra, Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara (NPY) Women’s Council.Read more News Flora Perrella
30 Oct 2015Making a BoxA short film of assistant curator, Anthropology Xavier Leenders making a box in the Anthropology and Archaeology Department Laboratory. The box was made to store arrows. Read more Video Western Australian Museum
16 Sep 2015New Aboriginal art movement showcased at Western Australian Museum – Kalgoorlie-BoulderAn exhibition of unique works from an Aboriginal art movement emerging from the Western Desert will open this week at the Western Australian Museum – Kalgoorlie-Boulder. Warakurna: All the Stories Got into our Minds and Eyes features paintings and sculptures which were produced at Warakurna, a community at the foot of the Rawlinson Ranges in Western Australia, 300 kilometres west of Uluru (Ayers Rock), and will be on display from 19 September 2015.Read more News Flora Perrella
3 Jun 2015New Aboriginal art movement showcased at Western Australian Museum - AlbanyAn exhibition of unique works from an Aboriginal art movement emerging from the Western Desert will open this week at the Western Australian Museum – Albany. Warakurna: All the Stories Got into our Minds and Eyes features paintings and sculptures which were produced at Warakurna, a community at the foot of the Rawlinson Ranges in Western Australia, 300 kilometres west of Uluru (Ayers Rock), and will be on display from 6 June 2015.Read more News Sharna Craig