Perth

The Western Australian Museum will be displaying, playing and talking all things spiders – alongside a 50-tonne fire breathing spider at Elizabeth Quay this week.

The Museum’s spider encounter will take place inside the WA Museum’s inflatable museum for Arcadia Australia.

Come and explore the Western Australian Museum’s new Discovery Zone, now open at the State Library of Western Australia in the heart of the Perth Cultural Centre.

So you think you know your World Cup cricket?

Why not test yourself at the Western Australian Museum’s World Cup exhibition – One Day from Glory – which goes on display today in the foyer at the WA Museum – Perth, and should help you join up the dot balls.

The Western Australian Museum will bring to life the extraordinary dinosaurs of the Earth’s Cretaceous period in a spine-tingling, custom-made exhibition featuring more than 20 life-size animatronic models.

Two exhibitions celebrating the best of creativity and innovation in Australian fashion will open to the public at the Western Australian Museum – Perth tomorrow.

- Museum set to host stunning season of fashion
- Two exhibitions salute renowned WA designer and Australian Fashion Week
- Your backstage pass to the exclusive world of high fashion - free  

This WA Day public holiday, the WA Museum is inviting all Western Australians to contribute to the New Museum project by sharing their thoughts on what it means to be Western Australian.

• Ancient Egyptian exhibition opens at the WA Museum - Perth tomorrow
• Artefacts include mummies, intricately decorated coffins and ancient spells

The Western Australian Museum has teamed up with Cirque du Soleil ® for a fun-filled Bug Wonders Workshop to be held at the WA Museum – Perth on Wednesday, May 1.

Cirque du Soleil is currently in Perth with OVO™, a show which takes audiences into the colourful world of insects.