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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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!
FILMING OPPORTUNTY WEDNESDAY 13 JULY from 9am
Dinosaur Encounters
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The Western Australian Museum – Albany has more than just kids activities this school holiday season. Adults will be treated as well, to stories of pirates, songs of seafarers and tales of steamships and whalers.
In the Wild West Lecture Series
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William Dampier became famous after his epic pirating travels were published in his book ‘A New Voyage Round the World’.
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The Western Australian Museum – Kalgoorlie-Boulder will be full of fun activities these school holidays as it uncovers what life would be like living in the early 1900s, sets a puzzle trail to discover and teaches kids how to draw cartoons.
Fun in the Parlour
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Hidden beneath the deep waters off the coast of Rottnest Island is a mysterious graveyard of old unwanted vessels and military vehicles.
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Muck in to some Mid West mining mayhem this July at the Western Australian Museum – Geraldton and enjoy the chance to explore Mid West mining which takes place right here on our doorstep.
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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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