Meet the Museum

Are you curious to find out more about what goes on behind the scenes at the Museum? This monthly program delves into the less visible part of the Museum’s work, as our scientists, researchers, historians and curators share their expertise and passions.

A close up image of a juvenile numbat sitting on a log. THe numbat has a pointy face with a black stripe through the eye. It's body is covered in fur with tiger stripes along the back and on its flanks.

Public Program

Meet the Museum: Conservation success at Perth Zoo

In 2026, Perth Zoo’s Native Species Breeding Program turns 30, marking three decades of caring for some of Western Australia’s most threatened wildlife.

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Thursday 16 April 2026

Thursday 16 April 2026 | 5pm - 6pm

Please arrive at 4.45pm

Aerial view of the blue ocean meeting the shoreline

Public Program

Meet the Museum: Capturing the Extraordinary

Visual stories from the World’s Wild Places. Go behind the lens with Michael Haluwana—an award-winning cinematographer capturing the wild, the remote, and the extraordinary.

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Thursday 21 May 2026

Thursday 21 May 2026 | 5pm - 6pm

Please arrive at 4.45pm.

A close up image of a just hatched young flatback turtle on the beach. Its underparts are white in colour with it's shell, head and th tops of flippers grey in colour.

Public Program

Meet the Museum: Turtle Conservation

Meet the Flatback Turtle, Natator depressus—its Latin name literally means “flat swimmer.”

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Thursday 18 June 2026

Thursday 18 June 2026 | 5pm - 6pm

Please arrive at 4.45pm