16 Feb 2011Female criminals and Australia after WWI The Western Australian Museum opened two very different exhibitions on Valentine’s Day. Femme Fatale: The female criminal, offers a rare insight into some of Australia’s wildest women and Shell-shocked: Australia after armistice which looks at the personal impact of war on Australians. Not for the faint-hearted, Femme Fatale explores criminology, the justice system, religion and myth, popular culture and case studies of some of Australia’s most notorious female criminals.Read more News Western Australian Museum
14 Feb 2011Queen Mary 2 docks in FremantleThe 151,400-tonne passenger ship Queen Mary 2 sails into Fremantle on Thursday morning 17 February 2011 at approximately 11.30am, and will be departing around 7.00pm that day. While visiting Fremantle Port, the Western Australian Museum – Maritime will have a prime view and position to see this amazing vessel. To mark the occasion, the WA Museum cafe will be serving wines and beers, as well as coffee and meals on the wharf and docks throughout the entire day. Read more News Western Australian Museum
11 Feb 2011An introduction to fossils at the WA MuseumThis gallery features a small range of fossils from the WA Museum, including Lamniform Sharks, the famous Cundlego Formation from the early Permian period, and the Mcnamaraspis kaprios. Read more Photo Galleries Western Australian Museum
7 Feb 2011Kiss my cameraKiss My Camera returns in 2011 to collect and display your favourite Western Australian musical moments. Kiss My Camera is presented by the West Australian Music Industry Association Inc. (WAM) and will be displayed in the Western Australian Museum in mid 2011. Read more Photo Galleries Western Australian Museum
3 Feb 2011New fundraising head for WA MuseumThe Western Australian Museum has appointed a new director to head its Foundation. Ms Jane Harris returns to her home State to take up this key role with WA’s largest cultural institution and brings to the position a wealth of experience in the not-for-profit sector in leadership, strategic planning, marketing, corporate partnership development and philanthropy. Ms Harris will lead the WA Museum Foundation as it seeks to encourage public investment in the organisation through corporate partnerships, donations, gifts and bequests. Read more News Western Australian Museum
2 Feb 2011Head of WA Museum receives OBEWestern Australian Museum chief executive officer Alec Coles has been presented with an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Mr Coles, who relocated to Western Australia in March last year, was awarded the OBE in recognition for his services to museums - particularly for his work as director of Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums where he worked on the creation of the Great North Museum in Newcastle upon Tyne. Read more News Western Australian Museum
2 Feb 2011Dr Harry Butler – The application of science to our livesRenowned conservationist and naturalist Dr Harry Butler will begin the Western Australian Museum’s 2011 Harry Butler lecture series: In the Wild West, with his public lecture The application of science to our lives. Dr Butler’s lecture will be held at the WA Museum – Maritime on Friday 17 February 2011, and looks at how translating science into applied science and technology can change our world today and in the future. Read more News Western Australian Museum
24 Jan 2011New exhibition to portray the life of Heath LedgerCulture and Arts Minister John Day has announced a partnership between the Western Australian Museum and the family of Perth-born film and television star Heath Ledger to create a world-class exhibition about his life. The exhibition is in the early planning stages and the Museum is working closely with Heath Ledger’s father Kim Ledger regarding content.Read more News Western Australian Museum
24 Jan 2011West Australian Underwater Photographic SocietyThe West Australian Underwater Photographic Society (WAUPS) is a non-profit organisation which was established and incorporated in January, 1984. This photo gallery showcases of some of the member’s work. Find out more about WAUPS.Read more Photo Galleries Danny Murphy
17 Jan 2011New bee species discovered in ForrestdaleA new species of bee has been discovered in the outer suburb of Forrestdale by Western Australian Museum scientists. WA Museum curator of insects Dr Terry Houston and Museum volunteer Otto Mueller spotted the new species in bushland in December 2010. An authority on Australian native bees, Dr Houston said he was surprised to discover a moderately large and unusual new species of insect so close to the city. Read more News Western Australian Museum
11 Jan 2011Interview with Museum CEO Alec ColesThe following interview was taken with Alec Coles, CEO of the Western Australian Museum on 22 December 2010. The interview was taken by City of Perth and will feature on the Northbridge Piazza screen.Read more News Western Australian Museum
6 Jan 2011Welcome Walls Stage 3 Launch Fremantle Part 2More than 8,000 people attended the official unveiling of the final migrant Welcome Walls outside the Western Australian Museum – Maritime on Saturday 11 December. Culture and Arts Minister John Day launched the third and final stage which added more than 4,500 new names to the existing Walls. Read more Photo Galleries Danny Murphy
23 Dec 2010Welcome Walls Stage 3 Launch FremantleMore than 8,000 people attended the official unveiling of the final migrant Welcome Walls outside the Western Australian Museum – Maritime on Saturday 11 December. Culture and Arts Minister John Day launched the third and final stage which added more than 4,500 new names to the existing Walls. Read more Photo Galleries Danny Murphy
16 Dec 2010Catch a falling starScientists are celebrating the discovery of a second meteorite in the Western Australian desert using ‘star gazing’ cameras. The images from the cameras will reveal the space rock’s original orbit in the Solar System.Read more News
10 Dec 2010Opening our eyes to Australia's Natural HeritageAustralians will be able to help researchers protect the amazing array of plants and animals in their local area, thanks to a new online information portal. Read more News Western Australian Museum
26 Nov 2010Moving megamouthOn 22 September 2010 Megamouth III, the WA Museum's extraordinarily rare and valuable megamouth shark, was moved from Perth into a purpose built tank at the WA Maritime Museum in Fremantle. Moving Megamouth was a massive logistical activity that took over one year to plan. Over 7000 litres of ethanol had to be disposed of, a fragile and priceless specimen had to moved across a city, and extensive and ongoing conservation processes had to be developed. This online exhibition tracks how the Museum performed this task, and tracks Megamouth's conversation. Read more Online Exhibition Western Australian Museum
26 Nov 2010WA Museum – Geraldton takes silver in 2010 Tourism AwardsStaff at the Western Australian Museum – Geraldton are celebrating a silver award in the 2010 WA Tourism awards, announced at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth on Saturday. The Museum was an entry in the Tourist Attractions, one of the most heavily contested categories. WA Museum chief executive officer Alec Coles said he was delighted with the award. Read more News Western Australian Museum
26 Nov 2010New exhibition a different take on wild womenA new exhibition that took the Goldfields by storm will open at the Western Australian Museum - Geraldton on Saturday, 4 December.Femme Fatale: The female criminal, which offers a rare insight into some of Australia’s wildest women, attracted about 10,000 visitors while on display at the WA Museum – Kalgoorlie-Boulder.Not for the faint-hearted, Femme Fatale explores criminology, the justice system, religion and myth, popular culture and case studies of some of Australia’s most notorious female criminals.Read more News Western Australian Museum
17 Nov 2010Perth Palaeontologist wins Prime Minister’s Prize A Perth palaeontologist will receive one of the prestigious Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science for her work in the preservation of fossilised soft tissue of ancient fish. Dr Katherine Trinajstic’s work has found muscles and internal organs of ancient fish preserved along with fossilised bones, and has led to a series of discoveries including the oldest known fossilised vertebrates with soft tissue and discovery of the ‘first womb’. Read more News Western Australian Museum
10 Nov 2010Western Australian Museum welcomes Dutch shipwreck collectionThe Western Australian Museum is to receive a significant collection of artefacts recovered from four Dutch shipwrecks found off the Western Australian coast.Until now the collections of the Zuytdorp (1712), Batavia (1629), Vergulde Draeck (1656) and the Zeewyk (1727) have been shared between the Netherlands and the Commonwealth Government as agreed under the Australian and Netherlands Committee on Old Dutch Shipwrecks (ANCODS) established in 1972.Read more News Western Australian Museum