A close up view of the interested faces of a tour group in museum gallery
WA Shipwrecks Museum

Tours & events
Three men using traditional hand tools to build the framework of a ship
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Wooden Boat Building in WA

Uncover the importance, and vitality, of wooden boat building in Western Australia, as we mark the 25th anniversary of the construction of the Duyfken replica in Fremantle.

A model ship on display in a museum showcase

Tour available on request

Objects and Memories Tour

Join us on a special tour where storytelling with objects encourages conversations and evokes memories.

A girl stands touching a display sign in the Batavia Gallery

Tour available on request

Please Touch: Tactile Tour

A chance for visitors who are blind or vision impaired to touch and examine specially selected objects from the Museum's collections.

An aerial view of a tour group in the WA Shipwrecks Museum Batavia Gallery

Daily | 10.30am & 2.30pm

Highlights Tour

Make the most of your visit to the WA Shipwrecks Museum with a free tour of our galleries.

A family stand near the entrance of the WA Shipwrecks Museum

Tour available on request

Our Shared Stories Tour

Explore the nature and impact of interactions between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people from the time of Dutch exploration through to the 1800s.

Two families walk down a wooden staircase

Tour available on request

The Commissariat Tour

Take a first-hand look at the fascinating historical features of Western Australia’s first convict-built public building in this guided tour.

Real pirate treasure at the Houston Museum of Natural Science This is part of a special exhibit - "Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah Gally from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship".
, Monday 3 January 2022

Monday 3 January – Friday 21 January 2022 | 10am – 2pm

Treasure of the Golden Dragon!
Drop-in and explore our treasure trove of free activities these school holidays!
Pirates perform outside Shipwrecks to a young audience
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Wednesday 19 – Thursday 20 January 2022 | 10.30am – 11am
Friday 21 – Sunday 23 January 2022 | 2.30pm – 3pm

Pirates!! A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Story

Join Captain Boots and Captain Redbeard for a pirate adventure.