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The WA Maritime Museum is honoured to be recognised as the Major Tourist Attraction for 2025 at the Fremantle Business Awards, presented by the Fremantle Chamber of Commerce.
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Stuart is a PhD student from The University of Western Australia with a passion for carabid beetles — those speedy, ground-dwelling insects that scurry across the Pilbara and still hold plenty of secrets. His research is all about uncovering new species, mapping where they live, and figuring out how land use affects them. He’s even diving into how these beetles “talk” to each other using sound — a quirky behaviour that scientists are only just beginning to understand.
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As part of the King’s Birthday 2025 Honours, former WA Museum Curator of Crustacea, Dr Raymond W. George, was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to science and to the community of Albany.
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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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From Japan to the Pilbara, a kimono and its accessories tell a tale of friendship and cultural exchange in WA’s far north in the 1930s.
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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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A collection of photographs documenting Australian life at the turn of the 20th century is now available on the Western Australian Museum’s website.
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A study published today in Current Biology reveals a new species of marine bone-eating worm whose mating system defies what scientists thought they knew about this already bizarre creature. Unlike previously discovered species, these males are the same size as females.
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An exhibition showcasing Muslim women’s contemporary fashion will open at the Western Australian Museum – Geraldton this week.
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Santa will pay a special visit to the Western Australian Museum – Kalgoorlie-Boulder during its Open Day this week.
Children will have the opportunity to have their photograph taken with Santa, as well as participate in free activities on St Barbara’s Day, Saturday 6 December.
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Experience Leonardo da Vinci’s genius first-hand when da Vinci Machines opens at the Western Australian Museum – Albany this Saturday 29 November.
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The Western Australian Museum has concluded its sixth and final expedition of an award-winning research project into the Kimberley’s unique marine life.
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The Western Australian Museum is delighted to announce it is extending its season of the stunning exhibition Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul until 18 January 2015.
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An update of research findings from the Weld Range in Wajarri Yamatji country will be presented at a public lecture next week at the Western Australian Museum – Geraldton.
Weld Range, near Cue in the Murchison region, is highly significant for the Wajarri Yamatji Traditional Owners.
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Learn about the role young men from the Goldfields played in World War One tomorrow when military historian Graham McKenzie-Smith presents Goldfields Tunnellers and Sappers in World War One as part of the Western Australian Museum’s In the Wild West lecture series.
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The Western Australian Maritime Museum today opened its doors to a compelling exhibition on the Battle of the Cocos, Australia’s successful first naval engagement in World War One which took place 100 years ago this weekend, on 9 November, 1914.
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