Are you ready to rock? Well, come join us these school holidays as we celebrate the science of geology. You will learn exciting things about the Earth’s structure while exploring real specimens.
From outer-space junk to glow-in-the-dark minerals, you will be amazed at what you can learn and see.
Ages: 5+ Cost: Free
Have you ever wanted to get up close to a shark? Well here’s your chance to touch real shark skin!
Join the Museum team at Yagan Square as they explore the wonders of the ocean.
See how you measure up against our life-size shark cut-outs and learn about the fascinating life cycles of sharks living across our coastline.
Don’t forget to join in the fun and create your own shark to include in our digital aquarium.
Location: Yagan Square Ages: All ages Cost: Free
Come on a virtual reality adventure and be welcomed to country. Virtual Whadjuk immerses you in Whadjuk Noongar culture and Perth landscapes as they were before European settlement.
This NAIDOC week, come down to Yagan Square for a FREE Virtual Reality adventure. See Perth city disappear as you travel back to the time. Be immersed in the beautiful natural environments along the Swan River and experience Whadjuk Noongar culture first-hand.
Length: 10 minutes Ages: 13 +
Have you ever wanted to get up close to a shark without getting your feet wet? The WA Museum team will be transforming Garden City into an underwater oasis these school holidays!
Create your own shark to include in our digital aquarium, touch real shark skin, see how you measure up against our life-size shark cut-outs, and learn about the life cycles of sharks living across our coastline.
Open from 10am-2pm in Promotions Court at Garden City Shopping Centre.
Sundays from 11am-3pm.
Visit the WA Museum at DFO Perth these school holidays!
Take inspiration from DFO's amazing fashion retailers and then stop by the Museum's Designer Studio to create a show-stopping costume fit for the world's biggest popstar. Once you have designed your pattern, scan your drawing and watch it come to life on our digital superstar stage!
Be ready to be serenaded by some of Australia's finest choirs!
Choralfest 2019 will be celebrating choral music across Fremantle with pop-up performances.
Join us at the WA Maritime Museum on Monday 15 April for breathtaking acts surrounded by centuries of history.
This is a free event. Visit the WA Shipwrecks Museum Choralfest page for more performances.
Join the WA Museum at Perth Zoo these school holidays!
Colour in a dinosaur, scan it and watch it come to life! Discover fossils and check out some of Australia’s very own dinosaurs!
Find the Museum in a Container near the Zoo’s Playleozone daily from 9.30.
Times: 9:30am – 3pm Ages: All ages Cost: Free (with Zoo Entry)
Come on an adventure to Rainbow Island, a place steeped in stories of pirates, sailors and lost treasure.
Join friends and family on a virtual reality treasure hunt throughout the island to claim as much of the legendary gold as possible.
Presented by Frame VR.
5 January – 27 January 2019
These school holidays Watch this Space!
Get ready for a range of space-related activities, from meteorites to constellations. Have you ever wondered what a falling star is? How planets are formed? Join us and find out!
Age: All ages Cost: Free
Kaarla Kaatijin (which in Noongar means to 'understand fire') will use Noongar knowledge and storytelling to deliver traditional stories about fire in an exciting and engaging way.
Come on a journey into the lives of Djitty Djitty (Willy Wagtail), Kulbardi (Magpie), Yonga (Kangaroo) and many more familiar friends as they explore the importance of Kaarla (Fire) in the next chapter of Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company’s immersive Kaatijin series.