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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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Australia and Indonesia Museum-to-Museum Collaboration
In November 2025, the Western Australian Museum worked with the Australian Embassy and the Indonesian Heritage Agency to deliver a two-day workshop on museum management and curatorial practice at the National Museum of Indonesia in Jakarta.
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Not all shipwrecks are accidents
When we hear the word shipwreck, it tends to conjure up images of storms, navigation errors and even tragedy. But did you know some shipwrecks reach the seabed by design?
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Three children seated at a white table in a museum activity area, working on a craft project with colorful beads, pipe cleaners, and other art supplies. Clear containers of materials are on the table, and bright red structural elements and exhibit displays are visible in the background.

Celebrate the holidays with art, culture, and adventure at WA Museum

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. Every Museum has its own mix of art, science and culture so families can choose what suits them best and make a day of it!
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Top left – Specimen of Chaeropus ecaudatus from the Australian Museum. Bottom left – Reconstruction of Chaeropus ecaudatus by John Gould. Right – Upper and lower molar of the fossil Pig-footed bandicoot, Chaeropus baynesi. Scale = 1mm.

Discovery of oldest Pig-footed Bandicoot fossils

A Western Australian Museum-led study has discovered the oldest fossil remains of a new species of Pig-footed Bandicoot that lived in south west New South Wales between 2.5 and 3 million years ago.

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New Museum design

Bold new museum links past, present and future
  • Brookfield Multiplex team awarded new Western Australian Museum contract
  • Dramatic concept created by international architects OMA and Hassell
  • Energy-efficient design connects contemporary and heritage buildings
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Beneath the Waves wins 2016 WA Film Award

A compelling, online, interactive documentary created by the Western Australian Museum and documentary production company Periscope Pictures, together with interactive experience developers Hungry Sky, has won Best Interactive Production at this week’s prestigious WA Screen Awards.  

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New chapter for WA Museum at State Library of WA

The Western Australian Museum and State Library of Western Australia are joining forces from July this year, with a space sharing arrangement that will see elements of the Museum’s popular family-based Discovery Centre remain in the heart of the Perth Cultural Centre.

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Juvenile Long-nosed Bandicoot Perameles nasuta standing on leaves.

New species of Long-nosed Bandicoot identified by WA Museum researcher

Studying the teeth, skulls and skins of almost 100 bandicoots held in museum collections around Australia and in London has led a scientist from the Western Australian Museum to determine that animals previously thought to belong to the same species of Long-nosed Bandicoots are actually two disti

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