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It's International Women's Day, and we're tuning into a story from our History Collection about Margaret Graham MBE.

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We have enjoyed welcoming so many new and returning visitors through our doors for free all summer and want to give everyone the chance to continue visiting all year round with a 50% discount on all membership levels.
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Western Australia has proven itself a hotbed of biodiversity with scientists from the Western Australian Museum recently describing 19 newly discovered species.

A fascinating underground crustacean without eyes and a spider hunting wasp are among those named.

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Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Western Australian Museum Mr Tim Ungar has welcomed the State Government’s announcement to fund a new museum.

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Australian musician, songwriter and author Nick Cave is now the subject of his own exhibition which will be hosted by the Western Australian Museum – Perth from May - July 2009.

The exhibition was created and designed by the Arts Centre in Melbourne and is touring nationally in 2009.

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