The Museum is up for Hall of Fame inclusion after winning back-to-back Major Tourist Attraction golds — and is vying for a new award category for the very first time.
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The Museum is up for Hall of Fame inclusion after winning back-to-back Major Tourist Attraction golds — and is vying for a new award category for the very first time.
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Celebrating a remarkable legacy that shaped the Museum’s archaeological and Aboriginal cultures collections and deepened its ability to share these stories widely.
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Fremantle Chamber of Commerce Awards - asking the public to nominate the WA Maritime Museum in the Tourist Attraction category.
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It’s one of the questions we get asked the most, but there’s rarely a simple answer. Sometimes, though, an object leaves the gallery to make new history...
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A trophy in our collection holds a key place in the history of women’s sport in Australia — yet the identity of its winner remains a mystery.
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Did you know that Geraldton was nearly the capital of its own state?
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The Museum is up for Hall of Fame inclusion after winning back-to-back Major Tourist Attraction golds — and is vying for a new award category for the very first time.
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Perth is being swept up in the legacy of ancient China, as the blockbuster exhibition Terracotta Warriors: Legacy of the First Emperor takes centre stage at the WA Museum Boola Bardip.
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Experience Western Australia through a dazzling spectrum of colour, as Walking with Colour: Cinematic Nature by Michael Haluwana arrives at the Museum of Geraldton.
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Celebrating a remarkable legacy that shaped the Museum’s archaeological and Aboriginal cultures collections and deepened its ability to share these stories widely.
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Western Australia’s most photogenic resident has found a new audience — half a world away in Shanghai, China.
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Fremantle Chamber of Commerce Awards - asking the public to nominate the WA Maritime Museum in the Tourist Attraction category.
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The Western Australian Museum is pleased to have once again worked with Disney+ and Fremantle’s VAM Media on Shipwreck Hunters Australia Season 2 which premiered on 27 August.
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It’s official, today we welcomed the 100,000th visitor to the remarkable Terracotta Warriors: Legacy of the First Emperor exhibition.
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Gwoonwardu Mia Engagement Assistant Izayah Mongoo has recently returned from an extraordinary cultural exchange in Vanuatu, bringing home lessons and experiences to share with his community.
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Visitors preparing to attend the Terracotta Warriors: Legacy of the First Emperor exhibition are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the exhibition environment ahead of time. Sensory and visual planning tools can help structure the visit, especially for those who benefit from predictability and orientation in new spaces.
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The WA Museum aims to advance understanding of Western Australia’s rich biodiversity, heritage, and cultures.
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WA on Display: Stories of the Great Southern, a new podcast series by the Western Australian Museum, uncovers the cultural heritage and unique landscapes of WA’s Great Southern region.
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