The Western Australian Museum is now seeking expressions of interest from Western Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples to join its Aboriginal Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee provides advice, support and guidance to the Museum, particularly on those matters relating to the interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander peoples.
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WA Museum Boola Bardip has been awarded Bronze in the Major Tourist Attraction category at the 2024 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards.
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The Western Australian Museum, Fortescue, and the Foundation for the WA Museum have announced a three-year research partnership aimed at enhancing knowledge and understanding of biodiversity in the Fortescue Marsh and surrounding areas, in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
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The Western Australian Museum is now seeking expressions of interest from Western Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples to join its Aboriginal Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee provides advice, support and guidance to the Museum, particularly on those matters relating to the interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander peoples.
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The West Australian Museum’s Anthropology Department has a focus on documenting the social and cultural vibrancy of our state. While a number of our collections represent WA Aboriginal cultures, we also collect items of significance from around the world!
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The Western Australian Museum is hosting a free community craft day on Sunday 1 July and encouraging Perth sew-ers to come along to make toy dinosaurs.
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The honours and recognition keep coming for WA Museum Fellow and naturalist Dr. Harry Butler.
On Monday 11 June 2012, Dr. Butler was appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia, in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
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Western Australian diver and 2011 ANZANG Nature Photography category winner, Tammy Gibbs will reveal the secret to making the most of underwater photography in two free seminars at the Western Australian Museum- Geraldton this month.
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The Western Australian Museum’s Harry Butler Lecture Series: In the Wild West will return to Geraldton this month with a lecture celebrating the wonderland that is Western Australia.
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- Artefacts lent to the Shire of Northampton to commemorate 300 year anniversary of the Zuytdorp shipwreck
- Artefacts include rare porcelain and coins
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The Western Australian Museum’s Harry Butler Lecture Series: In the Wild West will return to Albany this June with a lecture to celebrate the centenary of the first Australasian Antarctic Expedition.
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- Oral histories of child migrants recorded
- Musical piece inspired by stories of child migrants
- Exhibition features photographs, letters and mementoes
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Today, on International Museum Day, the Treasurer and Minister for Culture and the Arts announced the Western Australian State Government’s commitment to build a new museum through allocated funding.
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Join Western Australian Museum Senior Curator Dr Mark Harvey as he presents ‘New Discoveries in the World Around Us’, as part of the Harry Butler Lecture Series: In the Wild West, at the WA Museum – Perth on Tuesday 22 May at 12:30pm.
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The popular ANZANG Nature Photography exhibition will return to the Western Australian Museum – Geraldton for its ninth year this May.
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To mark National Archaeology Week, the WA Museum – Perth will be hosting Dig Deep!, an event celebrating the fascinating work of archaeologists.
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An exhibition celebrating the work of prominent Goldfields photographer John Joseph Dwyer will open at the WA Museum – Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Saturday 12 May, 2012.
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