WA Maritime Museum

We’re thrilled to announce Empress Joséphine’s Garden has been extended until Sunday 11 May 2025.

Entry to WA Museum Boola Bardip in Perth, WA Maritime Museum in Fremantle, and Gwoonwardu Mia Gascoyne Aboriginal Heritage & Cultural Centre in Carnarvon—which usually come with a fee—will now be free, joining the WA Shipwrecks Museum in Fremantle, Museum of Geraldton, Museum of the Goldfield

Nominations are now open for the Fremantle Chamber of Commerce Business Awards, and we need your support to nominate the WA Maritime Museum for the Tourist Attraction category.  

Because of your support, the WA Maritime Museum and WA Shipwrecks Museum are finalists in this year’s Fremantle Chamber of Commerce Business Awards!

Nominations for the WA Maritime Museum in the Fremantle Chamber of Commerce Business Awards close this Monday, 4 September 2023.  

Nominations are quick and easy, and you could share in almost $45,000 worth of prizes...just for nominating.

We are delighted to share that reviews from millions of Tripadvisor travellers have placed the WA Maritime Museum and WA Shipwrecks Museum in the top 10% of attractions worldwide in the 2023 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice!

Did you know the ocean is home to a huge population of creatures that can’t be shown in a display case but are very important to life?

The largest collection of authentic Viking artefacts to ever come to Western Australia is now on display at the WA Maritime Museum in Fremantle!