A young family enjoying activities in a learning environment
WA Museum Boola Bardip

Family

Explore everything the WA Museum Boola Bardip has to offer, together!

Engage with catered programs fit for the whole family, designed to create memories that will last a lifetime.

Enjoy quality time together as you laugh, learn, and delve deep into Boola Bardip’s collection of family focused programs and activities.

A beige codebreakers guide with a central eye symbol is highlighted by strips of shadow running across it in lines, horizontally
–

Available for hire | Daily until 2pm

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Codebreakers

Part scavenger hunt, part escape room — get ready for a self-guided family tour with a twist!

Aboriginal men painted and holding traditional objects
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Every Saturday | 11am

WA Museum Boola Bardip

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.

Image of a singer singing out loud with dark hair and a wooden jumper.
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Second Wednesday of the month | 5.30pm - 7.30pm

WA Museum Boola Bardip

QUoir

Perth's monthly family and community choir with Abbe May and the WA Bad Ass Gospel Choir

Egypt coffins standing up right in a display cabinet with a gold line texture pattern
–

Saturday 1 July - Sunday 8 October | 9.30am - 5pm

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Beyond the Tomb!

Explore the afterlife through activities in the Beyond the Tomb activation space.

WAM staff member reading a book to toddlers
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Fridays & Sundays | 10.30am - 11am

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Story Time

Join us for a half-hour of story-telling, the ideal opportunity to introduce your child to the wonder of the written and spoken word amongst the colourful Museum galleries.

A mother and three children stand and look out onto the moor. One is on her shoulders, the other two hold an arm each and lean away from her.
–

Monday 25 September – Saturday 30 September 
Daily | 9.30am, 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm, 2.30pm

WA Museum Boola Bardip

AWESOME Festival: Family Portrait

A dynamic platform through which children and their families connect with the arts.

Little blonde preschool girl playing with new trend sensory toy - rainbow pop it. Antistress toy for children and adult. Colorful toy simple dimple. Squishy soft bubble toys rainbow color. Happy child

Available for hire | Daily

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Sensory Backpacks
Access one of our sensory backpacks on your visit to the museum for a treasure trove of tools to both calm and stimulate a child's sensory system.
children hold museum objects in their hands

Mondays, Wednesdays & Saturdays | 10.30am - 11am

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Discovery time
Join us for 30 minutes of early-learning activity time in one of our galleries.
A family of three looking at pages from the Book of the Dead behind glass.

Saturday 8 July | 11am - 2pm
Saturday 30 September | 11am - 2pm

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Museum Lab: The Pharaoh's Workroom

Mummify a cane toad or screen print hieroglyphs in this series of workshops for the whole family!

Image shows a close up of a bearded dragon resting on a branch

Sundays | 10am - 10.30am

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Remarkable Reptiles Up Close

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

Young child smiling at camera behind a projection of the world map on a table

Tuesdays and Thursdays during Term 4
From 17 October | 9.45am – 10.45am

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Little Learners: My World

Join us on an enchanting, educator-led journey designed for 2-5-year-olds.

A fiery meteorite flies through the sky against the backdrop of a dark blue sky peppered with small stars

Saturday 25 November | 10am – 4pm

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Meteor Lab
Walk-up family activities around meteors and space in the lead-up to the Geminids meteor shower!