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.

If you register for a tour or an event, admission is included in your booking.

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.

Fridays & Sundays | 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.

Digital art installation at Boola Bardip

Showing daily.

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.

Night projections at Boola Bardip

Daily | Sunset till late
6.00pm – 10.30pm

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

Daily | Sunset till late
7pm – 10.30pm
Night projections at Boola Bardip

Delight in this enchanting family illumination exhibition.

From Friday 2 February 2024

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.

Saturday 2 March - Thursday 9 May 

In 2023 Voyager took the international stage by storm as the Australian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest. See this collection of items, costumes and memorabilia from their time at Eurovision.

Available for hire | Daily

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.

Fridays | 10am - 12pm
Excluding School Holidays

Enjoy a delicious breakfast at Epoch café before exploring the Museum in our exclusive behind the scenes Highlights tour.

Fridays | 10.30am – 11am

Starting Friday 5 April

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.

Daily | 10am - 3pm 
Saturday 30 March - Sunday 14 April

Join our Astronaut Academy to test your space mission skills! Navigate your way through some challenges, conduct repairs and explore your astronaut abilities as a family.

Mondays, Wednesdays & Saturdays | 10.30am - 11am

Join us for 30 minutes of early-learning activity time in one of our galleries.
, Saturday 30 March 2024

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

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.

Sundays | 11.30am - 12.30pm

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.

Monday 1 April | 10am - 1pm
Drop and leave program

Explore the fundamentals of circuitry while crafting your own artwork complete with a glowing circuit and theatre in a box to take home.

Mondays | 12.15pm – 12.45pm

No class on public holidays or during school holidays.

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

Tuesdays and Thursdays 
 Tuesday 2 April Thursday 23 May | 9.45am – 10.45am

Explore prehistoric life in WA — from dinosaurs, to marine reptiles and megafauna!

Tuesday 2 April | 10am - 1pm 
Drop and leave program

Investigate some of the nocturnal creatures that could be visiting your garden and local area, dissect an owl pellet and find out what you can do to help keep nocturnal wildlife safe, healthy and thriving in the neighbourhood.

Wednesdays | 10.30am 11am
Starting Wednesday 27 March 

Join us for 30 minutes of early-learning activity time in our Origins Gallery.