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

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a landscape with ocean in the foreground and cliffs with waterfalls
Special exhibitions

The Great Kimberley Wilderness​

Experience a 35-minute VR documentary that transports you to one of the most spectacular and pristine landscapes in the world.

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Saturday 23 November 2024 – Monday 28 April 2025

Young girl captured in a portrait, adorned with traditional face painting, layered with an aerial view of water, blending culture and nature in a single image.
Special exhibitions

Djanung Nala Meela : Looking Through Our Eyes

Step into a world of storytelling and connection, where language, culture and spirituality come to life through a stunning collection of photography.

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Friday 13 December 2024 - Monday 2 June 2025

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Activities & workshops

Workshop: Terrarium before time

Step back in time and build your very own mini dinosaur habitat!

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Tuesday 7 January | 10.30am - 11.30am 
Thursday 16 January | 10.30am - 11.30am
Tuesday 21 January | 10.30am - 11.30am

Image of a child in a school holiday workshop brushing sand of a fossil cast
Activities & workshops

Workshop: Digging for Dinos

In this exciting hands-on workshop, kids become junior paleontologists, learning the essential skills of fossil hunting.

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Thursday 9 January | 10.30am - 12pm
Tuesday 14 January | 10.30am - 12pm
Thursday 23 January | 10.30am - 12pm

Image of two children roaring at the camera wearing paper dinosaur hats
Activities & workshops

Discovery Centre: We Dig Dinosaurs!

The Discovery Centre will be brimming with hands-on activities inspired by prehistoric dinosaurs these school holidays!

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Saturday 14 December 2024 -  Wednesday 5 February 2025 | 10am - 4pm
Drop-in activities

a close up of quilt with blues yellows and oranges colours
Special exhibitions

Stitched and Bound

A biennial exhibition showcasing the innovative range of current work being produced by WA artists who challenge the usual concept of the ‘quilt’ medium.

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Saturday 18 January - Sunday 23 March 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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