The image depicts two people with their backs to the camera staring at a large black and white historic photograph of workers building the Fremantle railway surrounded by old buildings.
WA Maritime Museum

Virtual Exhibition - Fremantle Then & Now: Historical Panoramas

Explore Fremantle in this award-winning exhibition through sweeping panoramas taken from the 1800s to the modern day.

Through seven different vantage points across the port city spanning 155 years, Fremantle Then & Now: Historical Panoramas showcases the changing face of Fremantle. 

Explore connected themes including local photographers and photography studios, pre-colonial history, convict influence, the development and significance of the port, goldrush buildings and legacy, and street life.

Modelled on the award-winning Fremantle Then & Now: Historical Panoramas exhibition at the WA Maritime Museum, this immersive online exhibition invites visitors to enjoy all elements of the physical exhibition through the WA Museum website. 

Take the virtual tour

For the best experience, view the virtual exhibition on a desktop or laptop computer with your browser in full-screen mode.

Badge with text WA Heritage Awards 2022 Winner

Fremantle Then & Now: Historical Panoramas at WA Maritime Museum

Image of an older man and younger girl sitting on stools and listening to exhibition audio through headphones, surrounded by colourful posters of varied Fremantle arts events
An image of a small crowd gathered around a large curved projection screen which displays a panoramic view of Fremantle's maritime port with the title reading A Maritime Window to the World
An image of a woman and a small boy standing near a digital kiosk in the exhibition. The woman is smiling as she holds a pair of large headphones over the small boy's head.
An image of an older woman in a yellow tartan dress andf leather jacket standing in front of a wall of colourful images of Fremantle including a scultpure of shipping contained arranged as a rainbow and a large ship.
An image of two men in a photo gallery surrounded by black and white images of Fremantle buildings including the Fremantle Prison gatehouse and Fremantle Arts Centre. One man is pointing at a quotation on the wall while another man watches on.
Photography by Jessica Wyld Photography