Membership
Imagine coming to your favourite Museum all year, from $15.
You can!
Purchase a Boola Bardip or WA Maritime Museum Fan membership and you can have unlimited general entry to the Museum of your choice for 12 months. Better yet, become a Super Fan for $25 and you can visit both!
You’ll also receive heaps of additional benefits, including discounted exhibition tickets, pre-sale access and invitations to member-only events.
It’s the best value membership in town.
If you’re very passionate about supporting the Museum, check out the Friend membership options where your support will help the Museum to conduct important research about WA and our world, and so much more.
Become a member today!
Don’t forget, kids 15 years and under are free, and don't require memberships.
Annual membership options
Compare the benefits
| Fan Boola Bardip |
Fan WA Maritime |
Super Fan All WA Museums |
Friend All WA Museums |
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| Museum entry | ||||
| Unlimited general admission entry to WA Museum Boola Bardip | ||||
| Unlimited general admission entry to WA Museum Boola Bardip | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unlimited general admission entry to WA Maritime Museum | ||||
| Unlimited general admission entry to WA Maritime Museum | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unlimited general admission entry to Gwoonwardu Mia Gascoyne Aboriginal Heritage and Cultural Centre (Carnarvon) | ||||
| Unlimited general admission entry to Gwoonwardu Mia Gascoyne Aboriginal Heritage and Cultural Centre (Carnarvon) | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Discounts | ||||
| Discounted member pricing for special exhibitions at WA Museum Boola Bardip | ||||
| Discounted member pricing for special exhibitions at WA Museum Boola Bardip |
✓ 15% discount*
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✓ 15% discount**
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✓ 30% discount**
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| Discounted member pricing for special exhibitions at WA Maritime Museum | ||||
| Discounted member pricing for special exhibitions at WA Maritime Museum | — |
✓ 15% discount*
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✓ 15% discount**
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✓ 30% discount**
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| Discounted member pricing for special exhibitions at WA Museum's regional sites** (general admission entry is free for these museums) | ||||
| Discounted member pricing for special exhibitions at WA Museum's regional sites** (general admission entry is free for these museums) | — | — |
✓ 15% discount**
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✓ 30% discount**
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| Discounted Member pricing for specific tours, programs and events. Explore our Members save! page for our most up-to-date offers. | ||||
| Discounted Member pricing for specific tours, programs and events. Explore our Members save! page for our most up-to-date offers. | — | — | — | ✓ |
| 10% discount on WA Museum-branded products at the Museum's shops (offer valid in-store only) | ||||
| 10% discount on WA Museum-branded products at the Museum's shops (offer valid in-store only) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 10% discount on any transaction at the Museum's shops (excludes Aboriginal Art, Jewellery, and rocks and minerals. Offer valid in-store only) | ||||
| 10% discount on any transaction at the Museum's shops (excludes Aboriginal Art, Jewellery, and rocks and minerals. Offer valid in-store only) | — | — | — | ✓ |
| 10% discount at Museum cafés (Epoch at Boola Bardip and Caffissimo at Maritime, some exclusions apply) | ||||
| 10% discount at Museum cafés (Epoch at Boola Bardip and Caffissimo at Maritime, some exclusions apply) | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Special bonuses | ||||
| Pre-sale access | ||||
| Pre-sale access | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| One guest pass per member to WA Maritime Museum and one guest pass per member to WA Museum Boola Bardip | ||||
| One guest pass per member to WA Maritime Museum and one guest pass per member to WA Museum Boola Bardip | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Member welcome pack including lapel pin and lanyard (to be collected from the Museum) | ||||
| Member welcome pack including lapel pin and lanyard (to be collected from the Museum) | — | — | — | ✓ |
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| * Per membership entry, per day at Membership-specific Museum location plus up to 3 Juniors 15% off ** Per membership entry, per day at all WA Museums, including regional, plus up to 3 Juniors 15% off. WA Museum regional museums include Museum of Geraldton, Museum of the Goldfields (Kalgoorlie), and Museum of the Great Southern (Albany). |
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Want more from your membership?
It’s easy to upgrade. Simply pay the difference and increase your benefits!
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How membership works
Choose your level of membership and sign up today!
Login to your account to access your discounts and offers!
Visit the Museum and experience our collection and exhibitions.
Explore the amazing member-only tours, programs and events with member-only prices!
Frequently asked questions
The Super Fan and Friend Membership options provide access to all WA Museum locations.
The individual site-based Fan Membership, for both WA Maritime Museum and WA Museum Boola Bardip, provide access to their own respective sites only.
General admission entry is free at WA Shipwrecks Museum (Fremantle), Museum of Geraldton, Museum of the Goldfields (Kalgoorlie), and Museum of the Great Southern (Albany).
Yes! You can upgrade your Boola Bardip or Maritime Museum Fan membership to a Super Fan or Friend membership; or your Super Fan membership to a Friend membership by paying the difference online or in person. The upgrade will be valid for the remainder of your existing membership period.
Alternatively, you can purchase a new membership at a higher level that will be valid for one year from date of purchase, and request for your existing membership to be cancelled. There is no refund or credit available for the remaining unused period of the cancelled membership.
All members will be provided with a digital membership card that is stored on your phone for convenience and environmental sustainability. You can request a physical card by emailing membership@museum.wa.gov.au . Once ready, the card can be collected from your nominated WA Museum site.
Friend members receive a membership pack that can be collected from any of our WA Museum sites. If you would like a physical copy of your membership card, please email membership@museum.wa.gov.au at least two weeks prior to collecting your member pack so that we can have it ready for you.
Contact us
You can contact membership services by emailing at membership@museum.wa.gov.au or call Reception on 1300 134 081 (weekdays, 9am to 4pm).