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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Did you know that Geraldton was nearly the capital of its own state?
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This powerful truth-telling exhibition centres Yamaji culture and dialogue, exploring the enduring impact of colonisation, while fostering understanding and collective healing.
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Take a nostalgic trip back to a time when families piled into the family car, and embarked on long road trips in the sweltering summer heat in Reception this way: motels – a sentimental journey with Tim Ross.
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Join us at the WA Maritime Museum this World Oceans Day for a special screening of Ocean with David Attenborough.
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Find out what's happening near you for National Reconciliation Week 2025.
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A team of marine biologists and maritime archaeologists from the Western Australian Museum are celebrating a host of new discoveries, following a recent expedition to the Houtman Abrolhos Islands.
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Artist Chelsea Hopkins-Allan draws inspiration from microscopic museum specimens to highlight the hidden beauty and vital role of often-overlooked species like moths.
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We're thrilled that Barry Bellotti, Regional Manager Business and Strategy at Gwoonwardu Mia, has been named a finalist in the Individual Excellence in Aboriginal Tourism category in the 2025 Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards for Individual Excellence.
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A new exhibition opening at the Museum of the Goldfields explores the deep relationship between Aboriginal languages, identity and Country through sound, image and storytelling.
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The Western Australian Museum, Curtin University HIVE, and the State Library of Western Australia are developing a new exhibition opening later this year at the Museum of the Great Southern— and they are calling on the public for help.
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Join the WA Maritime Museum Choir for National Reconciliation Week 2025
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Terracotta Warriors: Legacy of the First Emperor brings more than 225 artefacts from the Qin and Han dynasties to WA Museum Boola Bardip from 28 June 2025.
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