KickstART Youth MarketsSpecial Event | Updated 1 decade agoTo celebrate National Youth Week the Perth Cultural Centre will be transformed with live performances, market stalls, dance workshops and art activities. The KickstART Markets will also include a fantastic art trail that takes you on a journey through the Cultural Centre and into our cultural organisations. See you in the Museum! http://kickstartfestival.wordpress.com/ 11:00am to 5:00pm - Free event More information
Great Western Woodlands LectureSpecial Event | Updated 1 decade agoJoin Peter Price from the Great Western Woodlands Collaboration, Ian Kealley from Kalgoorlie’s Department of Environment & Conservation, and Catrina-Luz Aniere, CEO of Millennium Kids, to discover the ecological and conversation value of the Great Western Woodlands area, as we'll as how the Woodlands are currently being managed and used. The two-hour seminar will be held at the WA Museum, 17 Hannan Street Kalgoorlie, commencing at 2:30pm. Entry is $5, with afternoon tea included. Bookings are essential on 9021 8533.More information
Scale Variable New Chamber Music SeriesSpecial Event | Updated 1 decade agoThe WA Museum will be swept up in an ocean of chamber music as Tura New Music present their Scale Variable New Chamber Music Series. In March and April the Museum’s stunning Hackett Hall Gallery will be awash with the sounds of ensembles Decibel, Verner Dafeldecker and Valerio Tricoli and Etica. For bookings and information go to http://www.tura.com.au/More information
Small FrySpecial Event | Updated 1 decade agoStory time and creative play for 0-5year olds Pippin and Poppin Wednesday 7 March - 10.00am Join the little honey possum twins Pippin and Poppin, on their exciting adventures in the Mid West. Jumping Josephine Wednesday 4 April - 10.00am Featuring Josephine the Kangaroo wants to dance by Jackie French. How does Josephine get from the bush to the ballet? Dinosaur Days Wednesday 2 May - 10.00am A morning of dinosaur stories, songs and dress ups. Unleash your inner T-Rex.More information
Festival GardensSpecial Event | Updated 1 decade agoThe Museum is proud to be hosting Perth International Arts Festival events this year. Our grounds have been transformed into the Festival Gardens where you can catch some of the best local and International acts performing. The Gardens open from 6.30pm so you can experience the Museum by night in a totally new way. For details of performances and tickets go to http://www.perthfestival.com.au/en/Festival-Gardens/ More information
The Mysterious World of Biochar ResearchPublic Lecture | Updated 1 decade agoDr Paul Blackwell, Department of Agriculture and Food WA 7.00pm, Thursday 22 March 2012 WA Museum Theatre Biochar, charcoal or just char has been investigated for a long time; some of the earliest research reports are from Japan in the 1600’s. It is a challenging material that can help make renewable energy, sometimes improve plant and animal growth and provide a method of locking up atmospheric carbon.More information
Home Sweet HomeSpecial Event | Updated 1 decade agoThe Museum is proud to be hosting Perth International Arts Festival events this year. Come into Hackett Hall Gallery and participate in this FREE event to create a miniature, vibrant new Perth from the ground up. Use the special cardboard kits and let your creativity run wild, come back often to see how the city is evolving. For details on daily opening times go to http://www.perthfestival.com.au/en/What's-on/Event/Home-Sweet-Home More information
City of light - 50 years in SpaceSpecial Event | Updated 1 decade agoOn February 20, this year, WA will celebrate the 50th anniversary of a very significant event. On that day in 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth in the Friendship 7 spacecraft. On this mission, Glenn flew over Perth and the people of Perth turned on their lights to acknowledge his mission. Glenn observed that the city was clearly visible from space and Perth became known worldwide as the ‘City of Light’. This early space exploration mission set the stage for the Gemini and Apollo programs which culminated in NASA landing men on the moon.More information
Immerse: diving deeper into underwater technologyPublic Lecture | Updated 1 decade agoCorioli Souter, Curator – Immerse: Exploring the Deep; Curator, Maritime Archaeology, WA Museum 6.00pm, Friday 17 February 2012 NWS Shipping TheatreMore information
Tales of Women at Sea: The remarkable women who dared to 'invade' the maritime domainPublic Lecture | Updated 1 decade agoPresented in association with the Nelson Society of Australia Inc. Gillian Mead Member, Nelson Society of Australia Inc. 6.00pm, Friday 23 March 2012 NWS Shipping TheatreMore information