Five years ago today, the world-class WA Museum Bool Bardip officially opened to the public after a $400 million rebuild.
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A new international study has revealed that giant sharks were swimming in Australian waters much earlier than scientists once thought — by at least 10 million years.
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A newly discovered 17th-century shipwreck survivor camp is now protected under Western Australia’s heritage laws.
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Five years ago today, the world-class WA Museum Bool Bardip officially opened to the public after a $400 million rebuild.
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Clara Saunders’ life is a story of resilience and pioneering spirit in the Goldfields.
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WA Museum sites are standing together during 16 Days in WA to raise awareness to end family and domestic violence through exhibitions, events, and community initiatives.
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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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Have you ever wondered who gets to choose the exhibitions at the Museum and if the staff get to play hide and seek after hours?
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WA Museum Boola Bardip has taken out the gold award as Major Tourist Attraction for the second year in a row at the Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards.
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What role does the VOC (or the ‘Dutch’) still play in modern society?
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Opening at the Museum of the Goldfields in Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Saturday 30 November 2024, and running until Sunday 9 February 2025, is a collaborative exhibition by Fremantle-based American/Australian photographer Brett Leigh Dicks.
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Journey over the edges of waterfalls, cross magical coastlines, and venture into the heart of an ancient landscape unlike anywhere else on Earth as the Western Australian Museum prepares to bring the world-premiere of The Great Kimberley Wilderness, to audiences across Western Australia.
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Gwoonwardu Mia has launched its first-ever art exhibition, Creation and Culture, showcasing the incredible talent of Gascoyne Aboriginal artists.
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Coral reefs are some of the most diverse and vital ecosystems on Earth, but there's more going on beneath the surface than meets the eye.
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Attracting more than 107,000 visitors from across WA, interstate, and overseas is just one of the many successes we are celebrating from our latest homegrown exhibition, To the Moon, which closed on 7 October.
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The Western Australian Museum is excited to announce its 2025 education program as part of Children’s Week.
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We are proud that the WA Maritime Museum has been crowned Champion Tourist Attraction for 2024 at the Fremantle Business Awards, organised by the Fremantle Chamber of Commerce.
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The Museum of Geraldton is honoured to host a first-time collaborative exhibition between two Aboriginal art centres from the Mid West: Yamaji Art (Geraldton) and Ku'Arlu Mangga (Northampton).
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The Australian Nurses at War exhibition will open at the Museum of the Great Southern on Saturday 19 October.
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