The Western Australian Museum will host FameLab Australia 2026, the nation’s premier science communication competition for postgraduate and early‑career STEM researchers.
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A previously unrecognised species of koala has been confirmed from fossils in the Western Australian Museum collection. It is the first new koala species identified from Western Australia.
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Few people have contributed to the Western Australian Museum with the depth, breadth and longevity of Diana Jones.
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WA Museum Boola Bardip has been named one of the best of the best, recognised in the top 1% of attractions across the South Pacific, in the Trip Advisor 2026 Travellers’ Choice Awards.
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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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As you move through Terracotta Warriors: Legacy of the First Emperor, it’s easy to be swept away by the sheer scale of it all. Sometimes, it’s easy to miss things...
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Join the WA Maritime Museum Choir for National Reconciliation Week 2025
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Terracotta Warriors: Legacy of the First Emperor brings more than 225 artefacts from the Qin and Han dynasties to WA Museum Boola Bardip from 28 June 2025.
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Ancient Egypt: Secrets of the Museum Collection opens at the Museum of Geraldton on Friday 4 April, inviting visitors of all ages to explore the stories behind a selection of intriguing objects from the Western Australian Museum’s collection.
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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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Museum of the Great Southern is sounding the call for more volunteers to help crew the Brig Amity, Albany’s much loved replica ship.
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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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See the largest collection of works by Spinifex Artists ever exhibited together.
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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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The Western Australian Museum is part of an international team of 29 leading shark palaeontologists and neontologists who, last year, published research that challenged recent interpretation of the body shape of the megatooth shark Otodus megalodon.
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A newly described deep-sea barnacle is providing clues about a potential codependent relationship in our oceans.
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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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