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WA Maritime Museum

Location

WA Maritime Museum
Victoria Quay Road, Fremantle / Walyalup

Dates

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Saturday 31 August 2024 – Sunday 9 February 2025

Tickets

Free all summer

 

Session times

Pre book your tickets early to secure your preferred session time.

 

Please note, this event has a strict lockout. Arrive at least 15 minutes prior to your session commencing to ensure entry.

 

Access Information

View Visual Story for this exhibition here. 

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Be enchanted by a world of colour, curiosity and culture when you find yourself in Empress Joséphine’s Garden. 

Making its global debut, Empress Joséphine's Garden is a modern, immersive large screen digital experience exploring the little-known story of Empress Joséphine Bonaparte’s garden in Paris. Discover how it was filled with flora and fauna from around the globe, including black swans, kangaroos, emus and hundreds of exotic plants from Western Australia. 

Knitting together a shared history between France and Australia, explore themes of power, wealth, and the excitement of new scientific discoveries in the 19th century, all through the eyes of socialite, amateur botanist, and Empress of France – Joséphine Bonaparte.

Your immersive adventure into Empress Joséphine's Garden awaits!

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The French Collection Film Festival

Friday 10 January  | Opening night 
Sunday 12 and 19 January  | 1pm and 4pm

Settle in for a film festival that delves deep into the rich tapestry of French heritage, exploring the lives of Napoleon and Joséphine, the monarchy, the empire, gardens, and more.

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A colourful projection of an English style brick manor house and vivid green garden behind a blue and gold ornate fence on a long wall interspersed with the silhouettes of Museum visitors who stand watching the scene
A projection of five historic pages with historic illustrations of roses on a long wall interspersed with the silhouettes of Museum visitors who stand watching the scene
Two people, one in a striped shirt and tied up brown hair, and the other in a black shirt with their long brown hair worn down stare with expressions of excitement at something off-camera. A vividly colourful projection of an English garden and manor house behind a blue fence is projected over the people and onto the wall behind them.
A colourful projection of a painting of Express Josephine who wears a white dress which red and blue details and a crown among images of a yellow flowering plant is projected on a long wall interspersed with the silhouettes of Museum visitors who sit on a bench watching the scene
An adult and a young child stand in front of a large colourful projection of roses and leaves. The young person reaches out their hand to point at the projection

Special exhibition events

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Public Program

Joséphine’s Garden High Tea

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Sundays | 2.15pm - 4pm
Sunday 27 October - Sunday 22 December 2024

Exhibition: 2.15pm - 3pm  
High Tea: 3pm - 4pm

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Public Program

French Floral Fun
Take inspiration from all things French and floral as we take it easy for summer fun.
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Monday 6 January - Friday 24 January 2025 | 10am - 2pm

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Public Program

Botanical Sun Prints Workshop
Through the inspiration of floral shapes and silhouettes make a sun print design in this workshop.
WA Maritime Museum

Wednesday 8 January | 10am, 11am, 12pm
Thursday 9 January | 10am, 11am, 12pm
 

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Public Program

The French Collection Film Festival

A film festival celebrating French culture and history. A celebration of Napoleon, Joséphine, and Garden Elegance.

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Friday 10 January  | Opening night | 5.30pm doors open, 7pm screening 
Sunday 12 January  | 1pm and 4pm
Sunday 19 January  | 1pm and 4pm

Detail view of hands crafting a paper flower.
Public Program

Blooming Paper Flower Workshop

Journey into Empress Josephine's Garden exhibition and create a blooming masterpiece by turning paper into beautiful flowers

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Sunday 19 January | 9.30am – 12pm