Craft-o-saurusSpecial Event | Updated 1 decade agoCome and get “roar-cous” with the Museum as we craft up a dinostorm. Bring your knitting, hand sewing, crocheting or creative craft supplies and make a softie dinosaur. This is a free event. Dinosaur craft kits will be available to purchase if you don't bring your own craft supplies. More information
Small Fry - Fish FathersSpecial Event | Updated 1 decade agoSmall Fry - Story time and creative play at the Museum Special events for 0-5 year olds 10.00am, Wednesday 1 August Who will Mr Seahorse meet as he floats through the sea with a very special bundle in his care? No bookings required. This is a free event. More information
Small Fry - Ouch!Special Event | Updated 1 decade agoSmall Fry - Story time and creative play at the Museum Special events for 0-5 year olds 10.00am, Wednesday 1 October Mrs E. Chidna and her two babies have an unexpected adventure in the bush. No bookings required. This is a free event. All children to be accompanied by an adult. For further details telephone: 08 9921 5080 More information
Small Fry - WaridaSpecial Event | Updated 1 decade agoSmall Fry - Story time and creative play at the Museum Special events for 0-5 year olds 10.00am, Wednesday 6 June Follow Warida the wedge tail eagle on a special bird’s eye journey through the inland country of the Mid West. No bookings required. This is a free event. More information
Historical Inquiry – AlbanySpecial Event | Updated 1 decade agoOld Farm, Strawberry Hill & Western Australian Museum – Albany Did you know that Old Farm Strawberry Hill was the site of the first farm in Western Australia growing vegetables for the soldiers? In 1835 Captain Sir Richard Spencer, his wife and nine children arrived at the settlement and took possession of Government Farm as it was then known. The Bird family purchased the property in 1889 and changed the name to 'The Old Farm'.More information
Field seasons in Egypt 2011-2012Special Event | Updated 1 decade agoWestern Australian Museum Centre for Ancient Egyptian Studies (WAMCAES) Lecture Series 2012 Field seasons in Egypt 2011-2012 - an illustrated lecture by Heather Tunmore. Lecture 2.00pm - 3.00pm, refreshments 3.00pm - 3.30pm.More information
Now and then: A fusion of photography and history - N&TS2 WorkshopSpecial Event | Updated 1 decade agoWA Museum Theatre, a free event. The Now and Then challenge is to line up the old photograph with what still remains today. Join Christopher Lewis, ABC Open Producer for Mid West and Wheatbelt to learn the technique of how to best set up your camera, and get prepared to create your own Now and Then photo. What happens when you visit or re-visit the site where the original photograph was taken? How do you stand where the photographer must have been standing? What are the lighting and focus techniques you can use to create the best possible photo?More information
A Strange Sun: Identifying historical sites through document research and the search for Frederick Smith's gravePublic Lecture | Updated 1 decade agoMatthew Mullumby Independent Researcher In 1839, twelve shipwrecked explorers walked from modern Kalbarri back to the fledgling Swan River Colony. Thanks to the efforts of the expedition leader only one man died on the return trip, the 18 year old Frederick Smith. Approaching the 175th anniversary of the expedition, join Matthew Mullumby as he discusses the efforts to re-locate the grave of Frederick Smith through contemporary maps and explorers journals.More information
Dinosaur Petting ZooTemporary Exhibition | Updated 9 years agoDinosaur Petting Zoo is currently back by popular demand and the Western Australian Museum – Maritime in Fremantle click here to view times and book tickets online now Erth’s widely acclaimed show Dinosaur Petting Zoo is bigger and better and heading to the WA Museum for the July school holidays in 2012!More information
International Museum Week 2012 in AlbanySpecial Event | Updated 1 decade agoEvery year since 1977, International Museum Day is held worldwide sometime around 18 May. From America and Oceania to Europe, Asia and Africa, International Museum Day aims to increase public awareness of the role of museums in developing society. The theme for 2012 is Museums in a Changing World. New challenges, New inspirations. Albany is hosting the following program to celebrate the week.More information