Two people observe a detailed shipwreck model at the WA Maritime Museum with a series of colourful panels depicting ships and shipwrecks displayed behind them

What's on at WA Shipwrecks Museum

Explore all exhibitions, tours and events

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Special exhibitions

Djanga – Spirit

A digital projection experience and photo exhibition combining new portraiture of Wardandi Elders.

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Saturday 9 August - Sunday 9 November 2025

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Activities & workshops

Stowaway
Explore cargoes and stowaways during September and October holidays at Shipwrecks Museum
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, Saturday 27 September – Sunday 5 October 2025
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Saturday 27 September – Sunday 5 October | 10am – 2pm
Monday 6 October – Sunday 12 October | 10am – 2.30pm

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Tours

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.

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Tour available on request

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Tours

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.

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Tour available on request

The Xantho Gallery
Permanent exhibitions

Xantho Gallery
Steeped in mystery and intrigue, the wreck of SS Xantho reveals stories of human endeavour that are distinctly Western Australian.
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Inside the Entrance Gallery
Permanent exhibitions

Entrance Gallery
Artefacts from Australia's first known shipwreck, the Trial, as well as the Rapid, James Matthews and stories from shipwrecks off the Ningaloo Coast.
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