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WA Museum Boola Bardip

The Attenborough Effect

Throughout 2026, join WA Museum Boola Bardip in paying homage to the extraordinary legacy of Sir David Attenborough. Marking his 100th birthday this year, Attenborough’s lifelong commitment to the natural world, environmental stewardship and sustainability is second to none.

Hear from a wide range of presenters about their personal experiences with Attenborough. Celebrate the legacy of his work in science, media and beyond through our series of programs throughout the year, including a special birthday party! 


 

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Public Program

Dive Bar

Once a month on Friday night, explore the OceanXperience exhibition after dark, enjoy insightful talks, or simply relax with ocean‑inspired tunes and a drink in hand.

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Friday 12 June 2026 | 5.30pm - 9pm
Friday 10 July 2026 | 5.30pm - 9pm
Friday 14 August 2026 | 5.30pm - 9pm
Friday 11 September 2026 | 5.30pm - 9pm
Friday 2 October 2026 | 5.30pm - 9pm

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Public Program

Seeing Echoes in the Mind of the Whale

An immersive experience created by the renowned, award-winning London-based art collective Marshmallow Laser Feast, that lets you explore the ocean through the senses of its giants.

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Sessions daily from 9:30am, Museum closes at 5pm

WA Museum Old Gaol building illuminated at night with vivid digital projections of underwater imagery, including coral formations, marine animals, and flowing colour patterns, creating an immersive light installation across the walls and courtyard.
Public Program

Illuminate: Oceans

Celebrate the Western Australia's Oceans with this visually rich, multisensory and large-scale piece by Aeroture.

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Daily | Sunset till late
6.00pm – 10.30pm
Wednesday 18 March – Sunday 11 October 
Night projections at Boola Bardip

Image shows an artist at work painting a moth from the Museum's collection. Her work is very detailed. There are Museum specimen jars also on her work bench. The image is taken from above her head.
Public Program

Meet the Museum: Collections, Creativity & Conservation

Join artist and environmental scientist Chelsea Hopkins-Allan as she explores how museum collections can inspire creative practice, deepen environmental understanding, and reveal the hidden diversity of the natural world in our latest Meet the Museum talk series.

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4.45pm for a 5pm start.

This colourful image is a reconstruction of what the new to science WA koala might have looked like. It is holding on to the side of a tree. There is bushland in the background.
Public Program

Meet the Museum: The lost Koala of Western Australia

This National Science Week, discover how Museum scientists identified a lost species of koala. Join Helen Ryan, a member of the Museum’s research team behind this discovery, to learn more about this remarkable species and what sets it apart from modern koalas.

WA Museum Boola Bardip

4.45pm for a 5pm start.

three people are on a beach with the ocean behind them. One person is sitting on a rock, the others are standing' All art holding some artwork showing fish.
Public Program

Meet the Museum: From Tall Tales to True Scales

Behind every fishing tale is a fish shaped by biology, behaviour, and the environment it inhabits. Join Wayne Walters, science communicator and founder of Blue Crew, for an interactive session that blends marine science with creative expression.

WA Museum Boola Bardip

4.45pm for a 5pm start

Location

Level 3

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Public Program

Remarkable Reptiles Up Close

Discover WA's reptiles and meet some of our resident reptiles in Wildlife.

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Sundays | 10am - 10.30am

Image of David Attenborough taken during his visit to the Western Australian Museum in 2012. Find out more about his visit and a spider species named after him here.