Exhibitions
Discover our State’s rich cultural and natural heritage through three major themes.
Being Western Australian:
Celebrating the diversity of our people.
Discovering Western Australia:
Providing a gateway to our incredible State.
Exploring the World:
Defining Western Australia’s place in the world.
Permanent exhibitions
Each of the Museum’s exhibitions explores these themes through collections, research and the perspectives of communities from across Western Australia.
Woven throughout are the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, recognising the primary rights of Australia’s first peoples in practising and expressing their cultural heritage.
Our heart, Country, spirit
Creative minds, amazing ideas
Highlights from the State’s collections
Our place in the world
Special Exhibitions
WA Museum Boola Bardip’s digital public art program features new Aboriginal digital artworks for 2025 showing on the Hackett Hall and Francis Street façades at WA Museum Boola Bardip throughout the year.
Experience an extraordinary immersive experience with the Illuminate night projections at Boola Bardip.
The Lester Prize for Portraiture is pleased to announce the return of the Youth Awards.
This exhibition provides a platform to share with visitors the living Mayan culture of our country and their traditions, that have been passed from generation to generation.
Come face to face with one of the world’s greatest cultural treasures in this groundbreaking exhibition.
