7 May 2012Dig deep for National Archaeology Week at the WA MuseumTo mark National Archaeology Week, the WA Museum – Perth will be hosting Dig Deep!, an event celebrating the fascinating work of archaeologists. On 12 and 13 May visitors will be able to speak to local WA associations who will be displaying the tools of their trade and discussing the techniques archaeologists use to uncover our past. WA Museum archaeologists will also be conducting an excavation to discover what lies beneath the Museum Grounds.Read more News Western Australian Museum
26 Oct 2011Kimberley collector: Father Nicholas EmoOver its 120 year history the Western Australian Museum has often received donations of collections from members of the public that provide unique insights into the people and places of WA. Dr Moya Smith, Head of Anthropology and Archaeology at the WA Museum will present a public lecture about a special collection of Aboriginal artefacts donated to the Museum in 1911 by a Spanish missionary who was based in the remote communities of Western Australia’s Kimberley at the turn of the twentieth century.Read more News Western Australian Museum
9 Sep 2011Kimberley collector: Father Nicholas EmoOver its 120 year history the Western Australian Museum has often received donations of collections from members of the public that provide unique insights into the people and places of WA. Dr Moya Smith, Head of Anthropology and Archaeology at the WA Museum will present a public lecture about a special collection of Aboriginal artefacts donated to the Museum in 1911 by a Spanish missionary who was based in the remote communities of Western Australia’s Kimberley at the turn of the twentieth century.Read more News Western Australian Museum
11 Jul 2011My Prac time at the MuseumMy Prac time at the Museum – a blog on a student placement by Dezreena Hoelker, UWA graduate student, April 2011Read more Blog entry Western Australian Museum
16 Jun 2011Conservation of rock art in WAMany factors are contributing to the decay and deterioration of paintings and engraved images found in unique rock art in Western Australia. As part of the Western Australian Museum’s second year of the Harry Butler Lecture Series: In the Wild West, Executive Director of Fremantle Museums and Maritime Heritage Dr Ian MacLeod will explain how conservators are working on preserving that rock art.Read more News Western Australian Museum
29 Apr 2011"A man to collect birds, beasts, etc...": The work of Museum collector, John Tunney, 1897 – 1903Ross Chadwick, Curator of Anthropology & Archaeology Learn about the collection of Aboriginal cultural material that John Tunney made during his travel throughout WA and the Alligator River region of the Northern Territory acquiring specimens and objects for the collections of the WA Museum. Read more Video Danny Murphy
Fijian kava bowlCollection Highlights | Updated 1 decade agoHanded down through families over generations, bowls in which kava or yaqona was presented for communal or ritual drinking were significant and valuable items. Donated by Mrs Meineking in 1933 More information
Archaeology and Anthropology - curators and contactsDepartmental resources | Updated 4 years agoContact: anthropology-archaeology@museum.wa.gov.au Ross Chadwick, Head of Department, Anthropology & Archaeology ross.chadwick@museum.wa.gov.auMore information
WAMCAESDepartmental resources | Updated 1 decade agoThe Western Australian Museum Centre for Ancient Egyptian Studies (WAMCAES) is changing. The final WAMCAES annual newsletter was printed in July 2014. In future we will focus on electronic delivery of content. WAMCAES continues to be a focus for research into the Museum’s small collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts. We hope to continue offering Western Australians the chance to hear visiting Egyptologists. Membership WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING MEMBERSHIPS FOR WAMCAES. More information