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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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The iconic images of one of Australia’s most renowned photographers, Max Dupain, are now on display at the Western Australian Museum – Geraldton.
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- The most extensive survey of Kimberley marine fauna and flora to date
- Continuing research project won the 2011 Premier’s Award for Excellence
- Eight-year project has so far discovered 79 new species and genera
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One of Australia’s greatest maritime mysteries will be explored in the next In the Wild West series lecture at the Western Australian Maritime Museum on October 12, 2012.
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Western Australian Museum – Perth
Perth Cultural Centre, James St, Perth
Under the Sea – explore the amazing marine life of our northern coast
Date: Saturday 29 September – Sunday 14 October
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Visitors to the IGA Perth Royal Show will be plunged into an underwater world of technology and discovery at the Western Australian Museum’s Immerse: Exploring the Deep exhibition in the Resources Exhibit.
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In November 2011, the Kimberley Diamond Company and private benefactors, donated to the Western Australian Museum, a representative collection of yellow and white diamonds, to a total weight of 38.06 carats, from their operations at Ellendale in the West Kimberley region of Western Australia.
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- Unveiled: 200 years of wedding glamour from the V&A comes to Perth
- WA Museum draws another internationally-renowned exhibition
- Gowns on display created by famous designers like Vera Wang
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Ever wondered how a professional conservator would treat a vase or your family quilt? Bring your treasures to the Western Australian Museum – Perth on Friday September 21 for advice from the Museum’s experts.
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- WA Museum hosts significant Aboriginal art exhibition
- Remarkable story told of three generations of Marika family
- Rare bark paintings, works on paper, fibre items and sculptures exhibited
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One of Australia’s greatest maritime mysteries will be explored in the next In the Wild West series lecture at the Western Australian Museum – Geraldton on September 13 and 14, 2012.
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A rare Western Australian link to the Crimean War will be revealed in the next In the Wild West lecture at the Western Australian Museum – Albany on September 13 and 14.
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The Western Australian Museum’s Harry Butler Lecture Series: In the Wild West will continue at the WA Maritime Museum on September 7 with a celebration of the wonderland that is Western Australia.
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