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See Albany's past meet the present

Albany Then & Now: Historical Panoramas of Menang Noongar Boodja is an invitation to journey through time and place.

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Pioneering the Rottnest Channel Swim
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's Wedding
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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Night time shot of the Old Goal Building, on which the Illuminations projection is being played. At the forefront of the image is the Dance Circle, which is also lit up by projected artwork.

Transforming architecture into a canvas for art

Illuminate is a new, permanent art experience at the WA Museum Boola Bardip. The stunning projection experience lights up the historic Old Gaol each night with vibrant storytelling and a rich soundscape.  

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Meet the director

Your last VR film was The Antarctica Experience, now you’ve turned your attention to radio telescopes. Why?

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The power of objects

How do objects help us understand our history and culture?

According to WA Museum History Curator, Erica Boyne, there’s a simple answer.

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Language offers a sense of belonging

Inspired by a map of endangered languages, Martine Perret’s life-long exploration of culture and language has brought her to the WA Museum Boola Bardip for a special exhibition called Belong: Language connecting feeling, culture, country.

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State’s glorious colours captured

Michael Haluwana’s fascination with a camera started as a child. His father, a navy master diver, had a camera which used film and Michael was always allowed to shoot the last five frames of each roll.

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