The Museum of Geraldton will shine a spotlight on the life, creativity and lasting impact of Western Australian fashion designer Aurelio Costarella when Costarella: Fashioning a Legacy opens on 26 September and runs until 31 January 2027.
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Congratulations Dr Amelia Harray, who has been named Australia’s top emerging science communicator after taking out the FameLab Australia 2026 National Final at WA Museum Boola Bardip.
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You got us nominated, but now we need your help to take the next step.
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Dr Mark Harvey, affectionately known around the Western Australian Museum as our very own “Spider Man”, has been inducted into the Western Australian Science Hall of Fame at the 2026 Premier’s Science Awards.
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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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Scientists from the Western Australian Museum have led a team of Australian researchers in naming 11 new species after the founder of the theory of natural selection, Charles Darwin.
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Perth web development company, Equilibrium, in partnership with the Western Australian Museum scooped the pool at the Australian Web Awards on Friday night winning four major awards for ‘Nick Cave – the exhibition’, including Fast Hit Most Outstanding website.
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A new project led by the Western Australian Museum and partnered by Woodside Energy, is set to extensively add to our understanding of the marine biodiversity of Australia’s remote north-west.
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After 26 years on American soil the original Boxing Kangaroo flag, made famous by Australia II when it won the historic 1983 America’s Cup, today returned home to Fremantle.
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Duncan Merrilees was born in 1922 and spent his childhood years in Sydney. He graduated from the University of Sydney in 1942 with a degree in chemistry.
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Researchers from the Western Australian Museum, the Imperial College in London and Ondrejov Observatory in the Czech Republic have identified a unique meteorite and its orbit in the Solar System.
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The Western Australian Museum – Kalgoorlie Boulder is marking the 20th anniversary of its new museum building with the opening of an exhibition about iconic people who have helped make the Goldfields what it is today.
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Mr Ken Colbung, MBE, JP, AM has been appointed as a Fellow of the Western Australian Museum.
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Australian Minescapes features a series of compelling and tactile large scale photographs of Australian mine sites taken from the air.
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On July 31, 2009, the Fremantle History Museum closed and the objects and artefacts on display moved to the WA Museum's Welshpool collections and research centre for assessment and curatorial conservation work.
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As of Wednesday August 5, 2009 the Western Australian Museum will begin operating on a six-day week with all seven public sites.
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The WA Museum – Maritime, the WA Museum – Shipwreck Galleries and the WA Museum - Albany are offering an exciting selection of archaeological events for budding adventurers to celebrate National Archaeology Week from the 17th – 23rd May.
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