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WA Museum Boola Bardip

Tours & events

Make the most of your Museum visit with a special tour or event.

GENERAL ADMISSION

The Museum is open daily from 9.30am to 5pm.

Bookings
Book a ticket online or by calling 1300 134 081. This is recommended if you wish to visit on a particular day.
Walk-up entry is available each day — no booking required! However, you may experience a wait time during busy periods such as weekends.

Gogo Digital Guide
Enhance your experience and access extra content with the Gogo Digital Guide.
The Gogo uses location awareness to locate and guide you around the Museum to discover more, accessing extra content and highlighting the many stories of WA.
Before your visit, download the app for free or borrow a device from the Information desk on your arrival.

Three women wearing colourful floral dresses in shades of brown orange and blue stand side by side in a field of spinifex bushes as far as the eye can see. Their grey hair blows in a gentle breeze and clouds gather behind them as dusk descends
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Digital art installation at Boola Bardip

Showing daily.

Digital Public Art Program

WA Museum Boola Bardip’s digital public art program features three new Aboriginal digital artworks and artists showing on the Hackett Hall and Francis Street façades at WA Museum Boola Bardip throughout 2024.

Stylised birds, animal skeletons and wind turbines against a yellow floral background
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Night projections at Boola Bardip

Daily | Sunset till late
6.00pm – 10.30pm

Illuminate

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

A brass model of the Antikythera mechanism displaying two dials with Greek characters, in a display cabinet
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From Friday 2 February 2024

Reconstructing the Antikythera Mechanism

Steeped in mystery since its discovery over 120 years ago, the Antikythera Mechanism has inspired people around the world to construct models, with varying degrees of accuracy, in order to understand its precision mechanics.

WAM staff member reading a book to toddlers
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Fridays & Sundays | 10.30am - 11am

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.

An illustration of the solar system against a black background
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Daily | Until Monday 6 October

Teeny Tiny Solar System Trail
Join us for a self-led trail to locate all eight 'teeny-tiny' planets hidden in our exhibits.
A wide angled shot of two people holding hands with their back to the camera, standing in the mouth of a large cavern. A green landscape stretches out before and beneath them
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Saturday 6 July - Monday 29 July 2024

Spring into Parks

Exhibition celebrating Spring into Parks with the WA Parks Foundation and the West Australian Quilters Association.

children playing

Tuesdays and Thursdays | 9.45am – 10.45am 
Tuesday 28 May – Thursday 18 July

Little Learners: Kaya Koolangka!

A series of teachable tasters where we learn about our environment and the Nyoongar names of native animals through stories, movement, and hands-on activities.

Two individuals peering through a glass cabinet, observing a Moon rock. In the background, a world projection is reflected in the glass.
, Saturday 30 March 2024

Thursdays, Saturdays & Sundays | 3pm – 4pm
Saturday 30 March – Sunday 6 October

To the Moon: Guided Tour
The one-hour guided tour of To the Moon promises an immersive and enlightening experience, inviting visitors to connect with the moon on both an artistic and scientific level.
three guests are seated at a high bar table with a luminous giant moon shining behind them.
, Monday 25 March 2024

Tuesday 25 March – Monday 7 October  | 5pm – 8pm 

To the Moon: Corporate Packages

Book an exclusive reserved area and food and beverage package at the To the Moon exhibition.

A mother and two children looking up at a giant glowing Moon structure

Wednesdays | 10.30am – 11am
Starting Wednesday 27 March 

To the Moon: Discovery time
Join us for 30 minutes of early-learning activity time in our Origins Gallery.
Elvie taking a Mandarin tour

星期三   | 上午11点

Wednesdays | 11am - 12pm

中文导游经典团 | Mandarin-Guided Highlight Tour

参加由中文导游员或中文口译员在一小时内引领您参观博物馆里的多个永久展厅。 Join a mandarin-speaking guide, or translator for a one hour guided tour through the Museum’s permanent exhibitions.
Children observing a shark exhibit

Thursday 18 July | 5pm - 6pm
4:45pm for a 5pm start

Meet the Museum: Making for Museums

Curious about the creators behind our Megalodon head in the Wild Life gallery? Meet the makers from CDM: Studio and peek behind the scenes as they share their process of designing, building and delivering museum exhibits.

Person sitting down on a bright red chair with an open book in hand with colourful pictures, happy expression and children in the foreground.

Fridays | 10.30am – 11am

Starting Friday 5 April

To the Moon: Story Time

Join us for a half-hour storytime session and introduce your child to the wonder of the written and spoken word in our Origins Gallery. This session has a space theme with books chosen to ignite imaginations.

A young man wearing headphones stands in front of a whale skeleton, captivated by the majestic remains.

Saturday 20 July |  8.30am – 11am  

Quiet Mornings

A sensory-reduced, less crowded visit to the Museum.

A Buddha statue in a darkened room, lit by two candles

Saturday 13 July | 2.30pm - 4pm
Saturday 20 July | 2.30pm - 4pm
Saturday 27 July | 2.30pm - 4pm

Meditation for Life classes

A series of free classes exploring the road to inner peace and happiness.

A styalistic image of a cloud of smoke imposed over a brown image of skulls and faces

Saturday 20 July | 6pm 

Meteor-i-bite

Join Co3 Contemporary Dance Australia in this site-specific performance that explores the mythos of the Mundrabilla Meteorite.

A tour group looking at one of the Museum's dinosaurs

Saturdays | 12.30am - 1.30pm

Family Tour: WA Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs of all sizes once walked the ancient plains of Western Australia. Join us for a one-hour dinosaur tour where you will learn about different species, marvel at gargantuan life-sized models and meet our Augmented Reality resident.

People doing yoga in Hackett Hall

Sunday 21 July | 9.45am - 10.45am 
Sunday 8 September | 9.45am - 10.45am 
Sunday 17 November | 9.45am - 10.45am 
Sunday 26 January 2025 | 9.45am - 10.45am
Sunday 23 March 2025 | 9.45am - 10.45am

Please arrive at 9.30am for a 9.45am start  

Yoga at the Museum

Join us for a dreamy collaboration of organic sounds from DJ Jamilla, intertwined with a combination of slow flow & yin yoga from Kylie Pearsall. These sessions are presented in line with the Nyoongar Seasons.

A young child playing with a vibrant rocket toy amidst a backdrop of a luminous, larger-than-life moon installation.

Mondays during school term
Monday 15 April – Monday 16 September | 9.30am – 12pm

To the Moon: Under 5s play
Curious adults and future astronauts are invited to see our new exhibition and join us for play on Monday mornings during the school term.
A female monk wearing a yellow wrap garment sits smiling in a hall surrounded by wooden features (Hackett Hall, located at WA Museum Boola Bardip)

Mondays | 12.15pm – 12.45pm

No class on public holidays or during school holidays.

Happy Mind, Happy Life

Free 30 minute meditation sessions guided by Buddhist nun Kelsang Tara.