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There are moments that feel like history being written in real time, and for WA Museum Boola Bardip, the 2025 Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards was one of those moments. Gold. Silver. Bronze. And now, the Hall of Fame. 

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More than 175,000 visitors have now experienced Terracotta Warriors: Legacy of the First Emperor at WA Museum Boola Bardip – making it the most successful exhibition in the Museum’s history!
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There are moments that feel like history being written in real time, and for WA Museum Boola Bardip, the 2025 Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards was one of those moments. Gold. Silver. Bronze. And now, the Hall of Fame. 
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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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The secret world of seahorses will be revealed in the next In the Wild West lecture at the Western Australian Maritime Museum on Friday, August 17, from 6pm.

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As part of our public consultation for developing a new Disability Access and Inclusion Plan, the WA Museum is running a survey to obtain community feedback into the Plan.

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Prethopalpus attenboroughi was discovered and described by Queensland Museum Research Fellow Dr Barbara Baehr and WA Museum Head of Terrestrial Zoology Dr Mark Harvey. The tiny arachnid was named after eminent naturalist Sir David Attenborough.

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  • New species of spider named in honour of Sir David Attenborough
  • Presentation made to Sir David Attenborough at the WA Museum
  • Prethopalpus attenboroughi is only found on one island in Queensland
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Discover which new species of creepy crawlies have been found lurking around the State’s South Coast in the next In the Wild West lecture at the Western Australian Museum – Albany on 16 and 17 August.

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Following an outstanding array of entries from local primary school children, the Western Australian Museum - Geraldton awarded the winners of the 23rd Annual Clem Burns Heritage Awards on Friday, 27 July 2012.

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The Western Australian Museum – Kalgoorlie-Boulder will host a group of local primary school teachers for an Association of Independent Schools WA professional development event on 23 July.

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