Revealed – Western Australia’s largest Aboriginal art market and exhibition – returns to Boorloo/Perth in April 2026, presented by the Aboriginal Art Centre Hub Western Australia (AACHWA) in partnership with the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts and WA Museum Boola Bardip.
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The results are in for the Museum of the Great Southern’s 200 Years… 200 Words Writing Competition, and the winning entries prove just how much can be said in very few words.
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A new long-nosed bandicoot species, Peroryctes trigonodon, has been discovered in the remote Baliem Valley of West Papua — the first new species in the genus Peroryctes in a century.
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WA’s Kimberley region is now known for its red pindan dirt, rocky ground and long dry seasons but, around 250 million years ago, it was the shore of a shallow bay on the edge of a vast prehistoric ocean. Now, rediscovered fossils from the area reveal a surprisingly diverse marine amphibian community with unexpected global links.
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On 13 April 1969, 23-year-old Lesley Meaney stood on the shore of Wadjemup/Rottnest Island and began swimming towards Fremantle. Approximately nine hours later, she reached the mainland, becoming the first woman to complete a solo crossing of the Rottnest Channel.
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Caterina Vallesi (née Cardinali) was married in Porto San Giorgio, Italy, in 1955 — but her groom, Umberto Vallesi, was thousands of kilometres away in Western Australia!
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As you move through Terracotta Warriors: Legacy of the First Emperor, it’s easy to be swept away by the sheer scale of it all. Sometimes, it’s easy to miss things...
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Scientists at the Western Australian Museum have uncovered a new species of fossil snail in Western Australia's Nullarbor region, estimated to be around three million years old.
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The 2024 Lester Prize for Portraiture Youth Awards will once again present exceptional talent and fascinating insights from young creatives across Australia.
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Long before Pokémon GO or Footy Cards existed, the biggest collecting mania was bird eggs!
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A group of Uunguu Rangers from Wunambal Gaambera Country in the North Kimberley have taken part in an Emerging Curators Workshop at Western Australian Museum’s Collection and Research Centre to exchange cultural and scientific knowledge.
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The Moon – mysterious, enigmatic, changing, waxing, and waning. Throughout human history, the Moon has been an object of intrigue, reverence, and curiosity. It has influenced cultures, driven scientific discovery, fueled imagination and inspired creativity.
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On 23 March 2024, the WA Maritime Museum opens its doors to JAMES CAMERON – CHALLENGING THE DEEP, an exhibition by acclaimed explorer and award-winning film-maker James Cameron.
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A brand-new free exhibition that explores Australia’s role in the space race is set to touch down at the Museum of Geraldton this weekend.
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WA Museum Anthropology and Archaeology staff have had the pleasure of hosting special guests from Kalumburu, Melbourne and Brisbane.
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A collaborative project between the Western Australian Museum (WA Museum) and the Department of Justice has encouraged prisoners at Bandyup Women's Prison to explore different styles of creative storytelling.
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Once thought to be extinct, a specimen of the elusive Night Parrot is now on display for the first time at the WA Museum Boola Bardip.
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The Western Australian Museum was part of an international team of 26 leading shark palaeontologists and neontologists who have challenged a recently published interpretation of the body shape of the megatooth shark Otodus megalodon.
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Are you looking for the ultimate way to entertain the kids throughout the school holidays? The Western Australian Museum is brimming with a wide variety of programs and events, ensuring children of all ages are entertained across our six locations around the State!
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