What's on at Museum of the Great Southern
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Travel around Australia revisiting your memories of the classic Aussie motel.
Saturday 14 June – Sunday 19 October 2025
Discover what’s happening in natural resource management across the South Coast.
Tuesday 12 August | 10.30am - 11.30am
Hands-on art/science workshop investigating local micro-moth specimens, and creating detailed layered artworks inspired by your findings.
Wednesday 13 August 2025 | 9.30am - 2pm (including lunch break)
Learn how the popularity of motoring reshaped holidaying in Albany from the 1960s to today.
Tuesday 19 August | 10.30am - 11.30am
Hear historic tales of Albany’s beachgoing community at Middleton Beach/Binalup.
Tuesday 26 August | 10.30am - 11.30am
Hear the stories of those who travelled on board the 'Anna Salen' and the project preserving their legacy.
Tuesday 9 September | 10.30am - 11.30am
Discover more about two artists who Albany in the mid-19th century.
Tuesday 23 September | 10.30am - 11.30am
27 September – 12 October 2025
Walk up the gangplank and step back in time aboard Brig Amity to find out what life was like aboard a convict ship in 1826.
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!