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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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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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children hold museum objects in their hands

Mondays, Wednesdays & Saturdays | 10.30am 

Commences

Monday 17 October

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

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.

Graphic image of a dingo barking, with a roar word illustration in yellow and blue on a black and white polka-dot backdrop

16 December - 30 January 2022 | 9:30am - 3pm 

Museum of Geraldton
Megabeasts

Get up close and personal with the bolt-cutter teeth of a thylacoleo skull!

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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.

Two children in gem arch at Boola Bardip

Monday to Sunday | 9.30am – 4pm
Every half-hour

WA Museum Boola Bardip
School Holiday self-guided experiences

School holiday care programs and out of school groups are welcome at the Museum during the holidays for self-guided experiences.

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17 December – 31 January  | 10am – 3pm 

Museum of the Great Southern
Prehistoric Arts & Craft

Construct a dinosaur mask, measure yourself against the leg of a T-Rex or reconstruct a mystery animal from a bag of bones.

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17 December - 31 January | 10am - 3pm 

Museum of the Great Southern
Prehistoric Precinct
Try your hand at revealing buried bones and examining skeletons under our electronic microscope.
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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Wednesday 4 January – Sunday 22 January | 10am – 2pm, Storytelling 11am

WA Shipwrecks Museum
Riddled With Rats!
Play hide and seek with the ultimate tricky travellers with the world's most expert sea voyagers!