Visitors to WA Museum Boola Bardip will have a unique opportunity to step from exhibition to expedition on Saturday 18 July 2026 at 14:00 hours! This is when WA Museum scientists aboard the research vessel R/V OceanXplorer will broadcast live to the Museum while the vessel is undertaking a major deep-sea research expedition in the eastern Indian Ocean.
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Featuring more than 225 exceptional Chinese artefacts, including the warriors, the exhibition introduced Western Australian audiences to the life, legacy and afterlife of China’s First Emperor, Qin Shihuang.
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We are delighted to announce the winners of the Albany Then & Now Photography Competition which closed last Sunday, 7 June. Congratulations to everyone who entered the competition, it was a pleasure to review all the creativity and talent from across the region.
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Women in sport have been breaking tackles, records and expectations for decades, but many of the stories and treasured items from their histories have been missing from the WA Museum’s collection.
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Michael Malaxos Tsolakis OAM was just 16 when he left Kastellorizo, one of Greece’s easternmost Mediterranean islands, to begin a new life in Western Australia.
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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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- 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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The surprising relationship between ducks and dinosaurs will be revealed during a special Western Australian Museum Harry Butler Lecture Series: In the Wild West lecture at the Onslow Shire Hall on September 12.
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