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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Ahoy and avast me hearties! Weigh anchor and set sail for Discovery Cove at the Western Australian Museum – Albany these school holidays as we explore the dark and mysterious world of pirates.
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Discover the secret worlds under the sea and follow the pirate trail of hidden treasures at the Western Australian Museum’s Fremantle sites these school holidays.
Under the Sea – WA Museum - Maritime
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How do shipwrecks interact with the marine environment and how can maritime archaeologists uncover how the cargoes and vessels degrade with time?
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Come and see the fearsome and spectacular 4-metre tall T-Rex dinosaur brought to life and thrilling the crowds at the Western Australian Museum – Perth these school holidays!
Dinosaur Encounters
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Many factors are contributing to the decay and deterioration of paintings and engraved images found in unique rock art in Western Australia.
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As part of the Western Australian Museum’s second year of the Harry Butler Lecture Series: In the Wild West, Museum palaeontology curator Dr Mikael Siversson will present two fascinating lectures in Albany next week: one on WA Ichthyosaurs – the last of their kind and the other on Thylacoleo – ma
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The Western Australian Museum is delighted to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the British Museum to link the two organizations for the next five years with the first phase to be a unique exhibition here in Perth.
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Fremantle Inner Harbour will play a central part in the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, as home to the course for the Women’s Match Racing competition.
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Western Australia has been short listed to host the international Square Kilometre Array project, or SKA, which is set to transform our understanding of the origins and evolution of the universe and explore fundamental questions in contemporary science.
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Kalgoorlie – Boulder is surrounded by some 40 ghost towns. These old gold rush settlements date from as early as 1892 and have all but disappeared, leaving little to mark their passing.
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The Western Australian Museum’s Collection Manager of the Simpson Mineral Collection, Dr Geoff Deacon, will present a public lecture on the use of microfossils and macrofossils in understanding climate and sea-level change in WA.
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Western Australian Museum naturalist Corey Whisson’s job takes him to places along the State’s12,500 kilometre coastline rarely seen by human beings.
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