Five years ago today, the world-class WA Museum Bool Bardip officially opened to the public after a $400 million rebuild.
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Albany Then & Now: Historical Panoramas of Menang Noongar Boodja is an invitation to journey through time and place.
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Dr Mark Harvey milestone of naming more than 1,000 species - rare achievement. One of few living scientists to have achieved this.
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A new international study has revealed that giant sharks were swimming in Australian waters much earlier than scientists once thought — by at least 10 million years.
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Across WA, our museums are packed with holiday activities that give kids a way to burn their energy, sharpen their minds, and ignite their imagination.
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Clara Saunders’ life is a story of resilience and pioneering spirit in the Goldfields.
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WA Museum sites are standing together during 16 Days in WA to raise awareness to end family and domestic violence through exhibitions, events, and community initiatives.
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Planning your visit doesn’t have to be as complicated as preparing an army for the afterlife. Here are our top insider tips to make the most of your time at this world-exclusive exhibition.
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School holidays at the WA Museum are made for making – making art, making discoveries, making memories, and making time together.
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WA Maritime Museum nominated in 2025 Fremantle Chamber of Commerce Awards, Tourism Attraction category
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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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