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.
WA’s biggest celebration of Aboriginal art returns with a vibrant open-air market.
Do you want to go on a dino hunt? Find the markers throughout the Museum and see some special visitors come to life on your device!
Daily | 9.30am - 4pm
Join us for a half-hour of story-telling, with a focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories. The ideal opportunity to introduce your child to cultural stories in the Nglang Koort Boodja Wirn gallery.
Thursdays | 10:30am-11am
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.
Every day | 10.30am - 11am
* Thursdays - Aboriginal Story Time
Experience the colours of the Museum collection with free use of colour blind glasses during your visit!
Available for hire | Daily
Join us for some ocean themed hands-on fun and discovery in the Ocean Explorers drop-in space.
Saturday 4 April - Sunday 19 April | 10am - 3pm
Start your engines and get ready to race these school holidays!
Friday 10 April | 10am - 4pm | Drop and Leave
Discover a world of creativity and construction, inspired by nature!
Monday 13 April | 10am - 4pm | Drop and Leave
Come and be a paleontologist, uncovering real fossils and learn about the amazing work our Museum scientists are involved in.
Monday 13 April - Friday 17 April | 10.30am - 2.40pm
Embark on an epic Minecraft adventure! Unleash your creativity and collaborate to conquer challenges and build extraordinary underwater worlds.
Tuesday 14 April | 10am - 4pm | Drop and Leave
A creative marine biology workshop using squid ink to explore the ocean's depths.
Wednesday 15 April | 10am - 4pm | Drop and Leave
Jurassic Juniors: Dig, discover and explore the world of dinosaurs!
Thursdays
5 February - 26 March | 9.45am - 10.45am
Bring your imagination to life, one frame at a time, in this hands-on stop motion movie-making adventure!
Friday 17 April | 10am - 4pm | Drop and Leave
Kaya koolangka! Hello children! Join us in Term 2 to learn the Nyoongar names for animals and plants in our environment.
Thursdays
30 April - 2 July | 9.45am - 10.45am
Learn from organisations across WA about how you can be your own scientists and participate in important studies that influence the world around us.
Perth's monthly family and community choir is led by Queency from the WA Bad Ass Gospel Choir.
Second Wednesday of the month | 5.30pm - 7.30pm
Learn about the wonder of coral from the 'Godfather of Coral' and why we should be doing everything to protect it.
Part scavenger hunt, part escape room - get ready for a self-guided family tour with a twist!
10 kits available for hire | Daily until 2pm
Excluding Christmas Day and Good Friday
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.
Available for hire | Daily
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.
Every Saturday | 11am
