The Western Australian Museum will host FameLab Australia 2026, the nation’s premier science communication competition for postgraduate and early‑career STEM researchers.
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A previously unrecognised species of koala has been confirmed from fossils in the Western Australian Museum collection. It is the first new koala species identified from Western Australia.
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Few people have contributed to the Western Australian Museum with the depth, breadth and longevity of Diana Jones.
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WA Museum Boola Bardip has been named one of the best of the best, recognised in the top 1% of attractions across the South Pacific, in the Trip Advisor 2026 Travellers’ Choice Awards.
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On 13 April 1969, 23-year-old Lesley Meaney stood on the shore of Wadjemup/Rottnest Island and began swimming towards Fremantle. Approximately nine hours later, she reached the mainland, becoming the first woman to complete a solo crossing of the Rottnest Channel.
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Caterina Vallesi (née Cardinali) was married in Porto San Giorgio, Italy, in 1955 — but her groom, Umberto Vallesi, was thousands of kilometres away in Western Australia!
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As you move through Terracotta Warriors: Legacy of the First Emperor, it’s easy to be swept away by the sheer scale of it all. Sometimes, it’s easy to miss things...
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The Western Australian Museum sites are open through-out the Christmas period, excluding Christmas and Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day.
From all us at the Western Australian Museum we wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!
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If you’re looking for a fabulous Christmas gift idea for friends and family, why not purchase a gift voucher for two for high tea and entry to this summer's most fashionable exhibition, Unveiled: 200 years of wedding glamour!
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The annual ANZANG Nature Photography exhibition will begin its tour of Western Australia at the Western Australian Museum – Albany on December 7.
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The Western Australian Museum – Albany will celebrate one of their hardest working volunteers on International Volunteers Day on Wednesday, December 5.
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To celebrate the Western Australian Maritime Museum’s 10th anniversary tomorrow, December 1, the WA Museum is inviting members of the public to share their favourite maritime memories online.
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The Western Australian Maritime Museum will celebrate its 10th birthday on Saturday December 1 with an open day.
Museum entry will be by gold-coin donation, with free kids activities on offer and a program of short talks by Museum curators through-out the day.
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This gallery showcases some works of Laurel Nannup which are on show for the exhibition A Story to Tell, presented ART ON THE MOVE and on show from 1 November 2012 to 31 January 2013 at the Western Australian Museum – Perth.
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The Western Australian Museum has developed a new DAIP to guide us in making our facilities, services and employment accessible to people with disability. After a period of consultation, the draft DAIP 2013-2017 is now available for public comment.
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The 2012 Harry Butler Lecture Series: In the Wild West will conclude with an explanation of why museums are more important to us now than ever before at the Western Australian Maritime Museum on Thursday 29 November.
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Celebrate the centenary of the first Australasian Antarctic Expedition in the next In the Wild West lecture at the Western Australian Museum – Kalgoorlie-Boulder on November 21, 2012.
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The surprising relationship between dainty neighbourhood ducks and the terrifying T-Rex will be revealed at the Western Australian Museum - Perth on November 23, 2012.
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