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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Tom Ferguson's appointment to Fortescue Marsh Biodiversity Project.
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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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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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From Japan to the Pilbara, a kimono and its accessories tell a tale of friendship and cultural exchange in WA’s far north in the 1930s.
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Planning your visit doesn’t have to be as complicated as preparing an army for the afterlife. Here are our top insider tips to make the most of your time at this world-exclusive exhibition.
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The Western Australian Museum has partnered with the Department of Justice to welcome a group of women from the Yirra Djinda Program that is run at the Boronia Pre-Release Centre for Women.
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The Foundation for the WA Museum’s second strategic annual grant to the WA Museum will go towards two multi-year projects.
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The WA Museum has confirmed that a shipwreck found in the Swan River in September 2023, is that of a barge owned by Mr Dearden, lost in 1882 whilst carrying limestone from Fremantle to Perth.
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Nominations are now open for the Fremantle Chamber of Commerce Business Awards, and we need your support to nominate the WA Maritime Museum for the Tourist Attraction category.
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Dust can be a nuisance on Earth, but beyond the Earth’s atmosphere, it becomes a real nightmare.
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Prepare to be amazed this National Science Week as the Museum of the Goldfields bands together with other exciting organisations in the Goldfields region to ignite your curiosity with Science After Dark on Thursday 15 August from 5pm – 7.30pm.
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Spiders are not everyone’s cup-of-tea, but this National Science Week the Western Australian Museum is celebrating the identification of 24 new species of hooded wishbone spiders from WA.
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Visitors to the Western Australian Museum’s seven museums will be familiar with our collections: massive meteorites in Boola Bardip; the America’s Cup-winning winged keel in the WA Maritime Museum; sub-sea technology that revealed the subjects for the Shipwrecks Museum; the fish drawings of Rober
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Newly commissioned digital artworks from Western Australian Aboriginal artists and content producers are front and centre at WA Museum Boola Bardip as part of the Museum’s public art program.
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A newly described species of Pilbara land snail has been discovered by WA Museum scientists and named in memory of a beloved family dog.
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The Museum of Geraldton is thrilled to announce its latest exhibition, Pila Nguru: Art and Song from the Spinifex People, on display until 10 November.
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We are delighted to welcome Leanne Woods as our new Senior Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisor.
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