22 Feb 2018The Greatest Moment in WA Sporting History In the Voices gallery for the New Museum we are sharing stories about WA’s sporting history, the ways in which people from around our State participate in grass-roots sporting teams and how fans get ready for the big game. Like many Western Australians, we were excited about the opening of the new Optus Stadium. Our staff attended the event on 21 January to meet sports fans.Read more Article New Museum Project
22 Feb 2018Major Construction Under Way Premier Mark McGowan and Culture and the Arts Minister David Templeman recently visited the New Museum site to mark the official start of the major construction phase. The milestone comes after the State Government signed the Stage Two agreement with Managing Contractor, Multiplex. This locks in the construction sum to design and build the New Museum.Read more Article New Museum Project
22 Feb 2018Home is where your heart is In the New Museum we are exploring stories about what it means to be Western Australian. Through a partnership with the Centre for Stories, we’ve been working with eight Western Australians who shared their stories about why they choose to live in WA, and what home means to them.Read more Article New Museum Project
1 Feb 2018New Museum construction is under wayThe foundations are laid and the New Museum is rising up out of the ground! The project is now officially in construction phase and work is progressing at a rapid speed.Read more Article New Museum Project
30 Nov 2017Love wins in WA Image copyright WA Museum The New Museum for WA will reflect our State’s past, present and future. Moments in our history will be shared through the new exhibitions using first-person stories, important objects, and incredible new displays.Read more Article Erika Jellis
30 Nov 2017Australia's oldest grapevine?You’ve probably heard the term ‘heritage buildings’, but what about ‘heritage plants’? On the site of the New Museum we have grapevines that are part of WAs heritage. They are being meticulously cared for while construction is taking place. Image copyright WA Museum Read more Article New Museum Project
30 Nov 2017Pride of place: Wadjuk/Whadjuk boodjaWhen visitors come to the New Museum in the Perth Cultural Centre in 2020, they will be welcomed onto Wadjuk/Whadjuk land. As the host peoples of the land on which the New Museum is being developed, we are working closely with Wadjuk/Whadjuk community members to determine ways to represent their stories, traditions and cultural materials in the exhibitions and design.Read more Article New Museum Project
29 Nov 2017Securing the foundations The New Museum building is starting to take shape and the first concrete slab expected to be poured in early 2018. In preparation for this work, Multiplex and its subcontractors are drilling pilings to support and stabilise the new building. Read more News Erika Jellis
29 Nov 2017Welcome to Western Australia! The spirit of campground hostsIn the Voices gallery of the New Museum we are showcasing the spirit of our people, including the ways in which Western Australians come together through volunteering and other community activities. In Western Australia’s national parks there are a number of special volunteers who make camping and travelling in WA a truly unique experience. Campground hosts are volunteers with the Parks and Wildlife Service in the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, and they support the vital work of national park rangers.Read more Article New Museum Project
29 Nov 2017The way we playIn the Discovery Zone at the State Library of WA a group of inquisitive and curious and children have been participating in new hands-on programs, and letting us know what they think. As they play, explore, experiment and solve problems they are also helping us shape new programs for young audiences that will be delivered in the New Museum.Read more Article New Museum Project
23 Oct 2017What is the BIF slab?It weighs 8.8 tonne (roughly a third the weight of a bus), it’s 2.5 metres high and 3 metres wide (one and half time higher and three and half times wider than an average doorway), and it’s about 3,000 million years old. And it tells the story of Western Australia.Read more Article New Museum Project
23 Oct 2017Strong cultural connections and a multimillion dollar partnership A multimillion-dollar partnership agreement has been signed between Tianqi Lithium Australia and the Foundation for the WA Museum. The $5 million agreement is a significant contribution to the Foundation’s endowment program, Discovery Fund, and has secured Tianqi Lithium Australia with naming rights for the Connections gallery in the New Museum for WA.Read more News Erika Jellis
20 Oct 2017Awesome fragile ocean homes Just near Coral Bay, in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, in the crystal-clear waters of Ningaloo Marine Park is one of the world’s most amazing reefs. More than 500 species of brightly coloured fish make their home in coral reef ‘cities’. Because they are so close to shore, they are at risk from human activity.Read more News Erika Jellis
26 Sep 2017 Liaising with the Great Southern Lindsay Dean and Shona Coyne have been engaged as Community Liaison Officers in the Great Southern region. Community Liaison Officer engagements focus on projects being developed for the New Museum in collaboration with Aboriginal communities. What a wonderful opportunity to showcase our culture, people and Dreaming stories in the Great Southern. Lindsay Dean 2017Read more Article Erika Jellis
26 Sep 2017Exmouth anniversaryWe were delighted to help celebrate the town of Exmouth’s 50 year anniversary with the 'Memory Room' project. For three days of anniversary celebrations (15-17 September) we turned part of the new Ningaloo Centre into the ‘Memory Room’ - a space for sharing photographs and stories about the history of the town.Read more Article Erika Jellis
26 Sep 2017Peeking behind the scenesLast month a group of curators and managers from the Local Government Museums Network (LGMN) explored the Museum's Collection and Research Centre (CRC) in Welshpool. Walking in to the CRC is like entering a treasure trove - with incredible artefacts, extraordinary specimens and wondrous objects. The WA Museum is the custodian of the State’s collection of more than 8.5 million objects and specimens mostly stored at the CRC.Read more Article Erika Jellis
22 Sep 2017Surprised while sunbathing on Binningup BeachBack in 1984, Theresa and Kathleen were minding their own business while sunbathing on Binningup Beach (just north of Bunbury), when they heard a terrifying noise. At first they thought it was a gun-shot. They certainly never suspected they were about to become part of WA history. Read more Article Erika Jellis
22 Sep 2017Dowerin Field Days volunteers td {background:none;} WA Museum staff Natalie Evans, Neville Dowson and Renae Woodhams headed to Dowerin in August to meet a group of dedicated volunteers who work behind the scenes to keep the GWN Machinery Field Days humming. This is what they found out.Read more Article Erika Jellis
8 Aug 2017Wallal, Western Australia The most ideal place on Earth to confirm Einstein’s theory.In 1922, the world’s eyes were firmly fixed on a small outback station in Western Australia. Wallal Downs Station, a remote station 300 kilometres south of Broome on Eighty Mile Beach, was deemed ‘the most ideal place on Earth to view a total eclipse of the Sun and prove Albert Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity. Read more Article New Museum Project
26 Jul 2017WA Faces of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Kalgoorlie-Boulder was (and is) called the 'Land of the Kulgula's. It is the significant meeting place for the many nations in the Goldfields region. Seventy thousand years later we are still meeting here, living and celebrating our vibrant culture. Tina, Kalgoorlie 2017 Read more Article Erika Jellis