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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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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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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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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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Clara Saunders’ life is a story of resilience and pioneering spirit in the Goldfields.
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The Western Australian Museum has received a significant funding boost to investigate, photograph and film the World War II wrecks of HMAS Sydney (II) and the HSK Kormoran, with Curtin University this week donating $170,000 to the project, and the WA Museum Foundation matching t
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Ancient meteorites that were formed during the birth of our Solar System 4.56 billion years ago will go on display at the Perth Concert Hall this weekend.
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Prepare to be surprised, excited and quite possibly blown away when Dr Graham Walker presents two dynamic science shows this Wednesday 18 June at the Western Australian Museum – Geraldton.
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Get to know your local bugs, birds and beasts when the Western Australian Museum launches its new Field Guide to Western Australian Fauna app today.
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Visitors to Western Australian Museum – Geraldton will experience a unique perspective on convict settlers, the crimes that landed them in Australia and links to their living descendants, when A Convict in the Family? opens this Saturday 3 May.
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The Western Australian Museum tour of The Australian Geographic ANZANG Nature Photographer of the Year exhibition will reach the Goldfields this Saturday 3 May.
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The Memorial will honour the lives of those lost in mining as well as serving as a reminder of the importance of mine safety. The Memorial features the names of miners killed in accidents in the region from Wiluna to Norseman and from Southern cross through to beyond Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
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In March 2014 the Museum was lucky enough to welcome the CSIRO robotics team to talk about 3D mapping of physical spaces and digital preservation of significant locations.
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The Western Australian Museum – Geraldton is doing its bit to help a unique program to protect residents of a remote stretch of WA coastline in the world famous Ningaloo Marine Park.
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Scientists and researchers led by a team from the Western Australian Museum have made a series of surprising and exciting discoveries in waters nearly 350 kilometres off the Kimberley coast.
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The Western Australian Museum tour of The Australian Geographic ANZANG Nature Photographer of the Year exhibition will make its way to the Mid West on February 13.
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