exhibitions

If you’re strapped for Christmas gift ideas, the Western Australian Museum has you covered. With gift cards, brand new upcoming exhibitions and tours, or even something special from the Museums eclectic retail store, you will find something for everyone here.

To mark the Centenary of World War I and the significant impact it had on Goldfields communities, the Western Australian Museum – Kalgoorlie-Boulder launched its very poignant Faces From the Front exhibition last Friday.

Celebrate International Museum Day this Sunday 18 May at your local Western Australia Museum and connect with YOUR WA museum through our exciting range of collections.

The incredible story of 270 Australian commandos who defied all odds to hold down more than 10,000 Japanese troops in East Timor during a critical point of World War II will be told at the Western Australian Museum – Albany from February 14.

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.

The Western Australian Museum – Albany’s new Creative Spaces pop up gallery will host its first installation from March 22 to 28, 2013. 

The ever popular annual ANZANG Nature Photography exhibition is set to amaze audiences once again when it opens at the Western Australian Museum – Kalgoorlie-Boulder on March 29, 2013.

One hundred years ago the 1911 - 1914 Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE), famously led by Sir Douglas Mawson, spent many cold months exploring the enigmatic and deadly continent of Antarctica.

Just ten days remain to see the awe-inspiring Traversing Antarctica: The Australian Experience exhibition at the WA Maritime Museum in Fremantle before it closes on Sunday, February 24.

The iconic images of one of Australia's most renowned photographers, Max Dupain, will be exhibited at the Western Australian Museum – Kalgoorlie-Boulder from January 18.