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WA Museum Boola Bardip

Community & partner programs

Share in an eclectic mix of community talent and enjoy WA Museum Boola Bardip in brand new ways.

Designed for those eager to celebrate their community and take part in a collaborative Boola Bardip experience.

Get ready to immerse in creativity, embrace culture, and discover something new.

Two senior individuals studying a skeleton fossil together, with the fossil in the foreground and a gallery setting in the background
Public Program

Footsteps: Facilitated Museum Visits for Seniors

Footsteps offers vulnerable older Australians the chance to experience the Museum at their own pace, in good company via guided visits of our key galleries.

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Program due to commence January 2025.
Expressions of Interest are now open for service providers until Saturday 30th November 2024.

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Public Program

Kaya Wandjoo Club

Join our facilitated program aimed at adults living with an intellectual disability. Running bi-monthly throughout the year, this Gallery based, activity led program is open to expressions of interest from NDIS service providers and was to make our Museum more accessible to guests in this demographic.

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Expressions of Interest close Saturday, 30th November 2024.

A half portrait image of musician Rupert Guenther, a white man with dark blonde/grey hair. He is holding a violin and is mid bow. He is wearing a black velvet jacket and a white and black patterned shirt.
Public Program

Meditation and Wellness Concert Series: Rupert Guenther

Join composer-violinist Rupert Guenther for this series of meditation and wellness concerts in peaceful surrounds under the Whale in Hackett Hall

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Concert 1 | Sunday 19 May | 3pm - 4.15pm 
Concert 2 | Sunday 18 August | 3pm - 4.15pm 
Concert 3 | Saturday 9 November | 3pm - 4.15pm  

A female monk wearing a yellow wrap garment sits smiling in a hall surrounded by wooden features (Hackett Hall, located at WA Museum Boola Bardip)
Public Program

Happy Mind, Happy Life

Free 30 minute meditation sessions guided by Buddhist nun Kelsang Tara.

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Mondays | 12.15pm – 12.45pm

No class on public holidays or during school holidays.

People painting in a workshop
Public Program

The Lester Prize: Workshops

Join the finalists from the 2024 Lester Prize for a series of engaging and informative visual arts workshops.

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Saturday 12 September - Saturday 16 November 
Various dates and times  

People doing yoga in Hackett Hall
Public Program

Yoga at the Museum

Join us for a dreamy collaboration of organic sounds from DJ Jamilla, intertwined with a combination of slow flow & yin yoga from Kylie Pearsall. These sessions are presented in line with the Nyoongar Seasons.

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Sunday 17 November | 9.45am - 10.45am 
Sunday 26 January 2025 | 9.45am - 10.45am
Sunday 23 March 2025 | 9.45am - 10.45am

Please arrive at 9.30am for a 9.45am start  

A large hall filled with people all facing a large screen and a male speaker at a lectern
Public Program

REMIX Summit Perth 2024

Forum exploring the future of the cultural and creative industries focusing on culture, technology and entrepreneurship.

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Thursday 21 November 2024 | 8.15am - 6pm

A blonde woman in a beige jumper and white band stands in front of a light pink background. On the background is the illustrated image of a white bird, a purple bird and a red ribbon.
Public Program

West Australian Opera & Australian Baroque

Join West Australian Opera and Australian Baroque on an exquisite musical journey celebrating the grandeur of the Baroque era with four beautiful concerts.

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Thursday 30 May | 6pm - 7.15pm
Thursday 29 August | 6pm - 7.15pm
Thursday 28 November | 6pm - 7.15pm

Image of 1 of 2 WA AIDS Memorial Quilts. It is a atchwork 16 panels, each dedicated to one or more people who were affected by the AIDS pandemic.
Public Program

WA AIDS Memorial Quilts

Join us on World AIDS Day to honour the lives touched by HIV/AIDS through the powerful stories woven into the WA AIDS Memorial Quilts.

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Saturday 30 November - Tuesday 3 December 2024 | 9.30am – 5pm 

Projection Lighting on City Room Ceiling. A taste of projections you can expect for the 1980s Silent Disco event.
Public Program

80s Silent Disco
Expect three epic DJs playing all your favourite 1980s tunes in the stunning, illuminated surroundings of WA Museum Boola Bardip's City Room outdoor event space.
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Friday 21 March 2025 & Saturday 22 March 2025 

Session 1 | 6:30PM - 9:00PM

Session 2 | 9:30PM -00:00AM

Aboriginal men painted and holding traditional objects
Public Program

Nyumbi

Nyumbi means celebration dance in Nyoongar language. Experience a celebration of Nyoongar culture through song, dance and language, as local performers share their rich culture and history.

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Every Saturday | 11am