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WA Museum Boola Bardip

Live Arts

Up late and after hours, experience an evolving program of live arts, music and film.

Designed for those looking for a new way to visit WA Museum Boola Bardip, explore programs taking place in interesting and exciting locations often out of bounds to our daytime visitors.

Prepare to embrace aesthetic pleasures, sounds, and a totally new experience.

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Special exhibitions

Illuminate

Experience an extraordinary immersive experience with the Illuminate night projections at Boola Bardip.

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Night projections at Boola Bardip

Daily | Sunset till late
5.30pm – late

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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.

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Monday 23 February - Friday 12 June

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

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Public Program

QUoir

Perth's monthly family and community choir is led by Queency from the WA Bad Ass Gospel Choir.

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Second Wednesday of the month | 5.30pm - 7.30pm

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

80s, 90s & 00s Silent Disco

Expect epic DJs playing your favourite decade-defining tunes, in the stunning, illuminated surroundings of WA Museum Boola Bardip's City Room outdoor event space.
WA Museum Boola Bardip

Saturday 2nd May 2026

Session 1 | 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Session 2 | 9:30pm -00:00am

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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.

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Every Saturday | 11am