Man reading a graphic panel describing impacts of colonists on the Minang Aboriginal people with two black and white images of an elderly Minang man sat outside a tent and young Minang girl in a Victorian era dress holding a hat

What's on at Museum of the Great Southern

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a scene of families lounging around a resort style pool
Special exhibitions

Reception this way

Travel around Australia revisiting your memories of the classic Aussie motel.

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Saturday 14 June – Sunday 19 October 2025​

a mixed media artwork depicting a storm with person walking
Special exhibitions

Rising Tides: Imagining Coastal Resilience

Delve into a world where coastal communities are empowered to illustrate and co-design an innovative, resilient future for their local coastline through interdisciplinary partnership.

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Thursday 24 July - Sunday 27 July 2025

an artwork featuring trees in a mosaic form with arm and cold hues
Special exhibitions

MIX Unplugged 2

This rotating exhibition displays works from 12 talented local artists, whom you can meet and greet.

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Monday 2 June - Sunday 20 July 2025

The interior of the Eclipse Building at the Museum of the Great Southern
Permanent exhibitions

Eclipse Building
A key attraction at the Museum of the Great Southern, where long-term collections, such as the Lighthouse Exhibition, Fishing Collection, and the Fish Wall, are displayed.
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The entrance to the Discovery Centre at Museum of the Great Southern
Permanent exhibitions

Discovery Centre

Throughout the year the Discovery Centre hosts a range of interactive, engaging and hands-on programs for all ages that are always changing, and always fun!

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The interior of the Residency Building at the Museum of the Great Southern
Permanent exhibitions

Residency Building
An array of stunning galleries with stories from Minang Noongar Boodja (Country), a place rich in culture, Aboriginal and Wadjella (non-Aboriginal) histories and information about amazing regional biodiversity.
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