What's New

4 Jun 2020

WA Museums reopen this weekend!

All Western Australian Museum sites will reopen to visitors on Saturday, 6 June.

We cannot wait to welcome people back to our sites, and we can assure everyone that the health and well-being of our visitors, staff, volunteers and contractors is our single most important priority.

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29 May 2020

Our WA Day Heroes

On the first Monday of June each year, Western Australians unite to celebrate WA Day. Whether it’s our rich and diverse culture, relaxed lifestyle, world-class cuisine or endless blue skies… There are so many reasons for us to celebrate what makes WA, and its people, so unique.

For many years now, the WA Museum, in partnership with Celebrate WA, has helped deliver events at Perth, Fremantle, Geraldton, Albany and Kalgoorlie. There will be no festivals this year, however, we have jumped on board Celebrate WA’s call out to recognise Western Australian heroes, #WADayHero.

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13 May 2020

International Day for Biological Diversity

To celebrate International Day for Biological Diversity on May 22, we’re giving you the chance to win this tote bag featuring the beautiful Ruby seadragon.

The International Day for Biological Diversity is a time to re-connect to our natural world and work together to build a future of life in harmony with nature.  

Identify and win

To win a tote bag all you have to do is tap into your inner taxonomist identify this animal:

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Conditions of entry Museums and Taxonomy

Taxonomy is the science of describing, naming and classifying organisms.

Museum collections play a vital role in taxonomy and the description of new species adding to our knowledge of biodiversity.

A Ruby seadragon specimen that was held in the WA Museum’s collection for almost 100 years was critical in providing information necessary to prove the discovery of a new species.

Links ⤴ Meet Ruby WA's new seadragon ⤴ Its not the science of tax and five other things you should know about taxonomy ⤴ Keeping Date Taxonomy Western Australia ⤴ Taxonomy Australia

Conditions of entry: Employees of the Western Australian Museum and their immediate families are not eligible to enter the competition. One entry per IP address. Entrants need to be over 18. The competition commences on 18 May 2020 and closes on 26 May 2020. Entries will be accepted from 5 December 2019 through to midnight on 5 February 2020. Entrants must provide contact information so that the winner can be contacted to redeem their prize. This information will not be used for any other purposes. The winners will be selected using the Excel Random Number Generator. The Western Australian Museum will not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever for personal injury suffered or sustained, in connection with the promotion, the use of the prize or any act or omission of the promoter, their respective agents, employees and contractors.

 

 

 

 

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4 Mar 2020

Illuminating the biodiversity of the Ningaloo Canyons

The unique creatures of the Ningaloo Canyons will be studied and catalogued by researchers from the Western Australian Museum in an expedition to the largely unexplored deep sea environment.

The researchers, led by Western Australian Museum Molecular Systematics Unit Manager Dr Nerida Wilson, will set sail from Fremantle on March 8 aboard the research vessel RV Falkor.

The 82m Falkor is owned by the Schmidt Ocean Institute, which was established by Eric and Wendy Schmidt in 2009.

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5 Feb 2020

Statement from Australia's Natural History Museum Directors

JOINT STATEMENT FINAL Sat 1 Feb, 2020 STATEMENT FROM AUSTRALIA’S NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM DIRECTORS IMPACT OF FIRES ON BIODIVERSITY ON A SCALE NOT SEEN SINCE SPECIES RECORDS WERE FIRST KEPT

Loss is in the ‘trillions’ of animals due to climate change crisis

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28 Jan 2020

Iconic blue whale skeleton returns to the New Museum

Western Australia’s iconic and much-loved blue whale is back, ready for the New Museum opening in November 2020!

Premier Mark McGowan and Culture and the Arts Minister David Templeman this morning announced the spectacular new display in Western Australia’s New Museum. The 24-metre blue whale skeleton has been excitingly suspended in a dynamic ‘lunge-feeding’ pose in the heritage-listed Hackett Hall building.

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18 Dec 2019

International Migrants Day 2019

18 December

Today we celebrate International Migrants Day.

International Migrants Day is a chance for us all to recognise the amazing contributions that Western Australia’s migrant populations have made (and continue to make) to the development of our State and the multicultural society we all enjoy.

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6 Dec 2019

Culture WA - Western Australia’s cultural collections made digital

This week, the Culture WA search portal, a free digital platform providing access to 1.6 million items from WA’s main cultural institutions, was launched.

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4 Dec 2019

New Museum for WA shortlisted for national construction award

Western Australia's New Museum is among six national finalists for the 2020 Australian Construction Achievement Award.

The award showcases world-class solutions and excellence in construction projects.

The New Museum submission highlighted the delivery of the project as a landmark cultural infrastructure project for the State, integrating contemporary architecture with stunning heritage-listed buildings.

Construction of the Museum includes the new building, heritage restoration works and a central energy plant servicing the Perth Cultural Centre.

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