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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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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A newly discovered 17th-century shipwreck survivor camp is now protected under Western Australia’s heritage laws.
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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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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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A delicate shelled necklace arrived at the Western Australian Museum in 2013 as part of the Cook Collection, but it brought more questions than answers.
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An expedition to survey the historic World War II shipwrecks of HMAS Sydney (II) and her nemesis HSK Kormoran using the latest high-resolution imaging technology has begun. Culture and the Arts Minister John Day said this was a very important expedition to one of the
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An extraordinary collection of postcards sent to a Boulder woman from men serving on the front line of World War One will go on display at the Western Australian Museum – Perth, in time for Anzac Day.
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An exhibition honouring the Anzacs who fought to liberate France during World War One will open at the WA Museum – Albany this week.
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After a long period of time spent underwater, sometimes more than three centuries, metal artefacts undergo critical transformations. Over time they become covered in corrosion products and start rusting.
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The Western Australian Museum’s own blockbuster exhibition Dinosaur Discovery: Lost Creatures of the Cretaceous has opened to rave reviews at the Queensland Museum and will be on display there until 5 October, 2015.
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The Western Australian Museum – Geraldton will host a series of free lectures to mark 300 years since the death of explorer William Dampier.
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Western Australian Museum researcher Dr Zoe Richards has identified coral used in three sacred pyramid tombs on a prehistoric Micronesian island to date their construction to the 14th Century, more than 300 years earlier than was previously thought.
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The Western Australian Museum – Albany will host a series of lectures this week to mark 300 years since the death of explorer William Dampier.
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Western Australian Museum CEO Alec Coles today announced that due to strong demand the Museum’s The Last Gentlemen of War exhibition will remain open for a further two weeks, now extended until Sunday, 10 May.
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Experience Leonardo da Vinci’s genius first-hand when da Vinci Machines opens at the Western Australian Museum – Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Saturday 14 March.
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