A child with blonde hair wearing a blue shirt playing with small plastic toys and a magnifying glass

School holidays

Join us at one of our WA Museum locations to take part in our school holidays activities! There’s always something new to learn.

We have a heap of fun filled activities, where you can express your creativity, learn and explore. No matter where you’ll be in WA these school holidays, there is something for everyone!

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Daily until 2pm

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Codebreakers

Part scavenger hunt, part escape room — get ready for a self-guided family tour with a twist!

Aboriginal men painted and holding traditional objects
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Every Saturday
11am

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Nyumbi

Nyumbi means celebration dance in Nyoongar language. Experience a celebration of Nyoongar culture through song, dance and language, as local performers share their rich culture and history.
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Image of a young girl wearing a polka-dot red and white dress and looking at a dinosaur figure on a black table.
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17 December - 31 January | 10am - 3pm 

Museum of the Great Southern

Dinosaur Hunters Trail
Pick up a trail and see if you can find our hidden dinosaurs!
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Fridays & Sundays | 10.30am

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Story Time

Join us for a half-hour of story-telling, the ideal opportunity to introduce your child to the wonder of the written and spoken word amongst the colourful Museum galleries.
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16 December - 1 Feburary | 10am - 3pm 

Museum of the Goldfields

Junior Scavenger Hunt: Nursery Rhymes & Songs

Sing your heart out these school holidays as you work out the missing word to each song, to cross off your list.

children hold museum objects in their hands

Mondays, Wednesdays & Saturdays | 10.30am 

Duration

30 minutes

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Discovery time
Join us for 30 minutes of early-learning activity time in one of our galleries. FAMILY
A projection of Alice in Wonderland sits smiling on the Old Gaol bricks

Daily | Sunset till late
7pm – 10.30pm
Friday 18 November – Sunday 23 April
Night projections at Boola Bardip

Illuminate: Alice will be unavailable Mon 6 Feb & Mon 13 Feb. 

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Illuminate: Alice

Delight in the spectacular Illuminate: Alice night projection at WA Museum Boola Bardip, launching as part of the City of Perth Christmas Lights Trail.

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Second Wednesday of the month | 5.30pm - 7.30pm
Starts Wednesday 11 January

WA Museum Boola Bardip

QUoir

Perth's brand new monthly family and community choir with Abbe May and the WA Bad Ass Gospel Choir

Image shows a close up of a bearded dragon resting on a branch

Sundays | 09.30am – 10am
Starts Sunday 8 January 2023

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Remarkable Reptiles

Discover WA's reptiles and meet some of our resident reptiles in Wildlife

Parent is sitting on floor with two young children whom are using sensory objects in their hands and one child wears a set of earmuffs

Saturday 7 January | 8.30am - 9.30am
Saturday 28 January | 8.30am - 9.30am
Thursday 23 February | 5.15pm - 6.15pm
Thursday 16 March | 5.15pm - 6.15pm
Saturday 8 April | 8.30am - 9.30am

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Wonderland: Quiet Hour

Enjoy a gentler experience in a special quiet session of the Wonderland exhibition.