Two individuals, one in a black outfit with long dark hair, and the other wearing a bright green floral dress with long auburn hair, sit with their backs to the camera in a dark and dramatically lit Museum gallery. They watch a series of screens which play images of astronauts and moons.

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A terracotta warrior statue against a dramatic dark green background
Special exhibitions

Terracotta Warriors: Legacy of the First Emperor

Come face to face with one of the world’s greatest cultural treasures in this groundbreaking exhibition.

WA Museum Boola Bardip
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Saturday 28 June 2025 – Sunday 22 February 2026

Sessions available daily from 9:30am, Museum closes at 5pm

group of men in navy uniform on HMAS Perth smiling for a photo sitting under the ships guns
Special exhibitions

Remembering the Men of HMAS Perth

Discover some of the ways HMAS Perth (I) has been memorialised over time and how the vessel and its crew continue to have a presence in various aspects of WA life.

WA Maritime Museum
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Saturday 8 March - Sunday 27 July 2025 

Water colour painting showing two blue fishing boats in the harbour on still water and two men working on the jetty next to one of the boats
Special exhibitions

Watercolours in Blue

Welcome to 'Blue' - A Watercolour Exhibition by the Watercolour Society of WA

WA Shipwrecks Museum
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Saturday 3 May - Sunday 27 July 2025

a landscape with ocean in the foreground and cliffs with waterfalls
Special exhibitions

The Great Kimberley Wilderness​

Experience a 35-minute VR documentary that transports you to one of the most spectacular and pristine landscapes in the world.

WA Maritime Museum
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Saturday 31 May – Sunday 24 August 2025

a scene of families lounging around a resort style pool
Special exhibitions

Reception this way

Travel around Australia revisiting your memories of the classic Aussie motel.

Museum of the Great Southern
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Saturday 14 June – Sunday 19 October 2025​

a mixed media artwork depicting a storm with person walking
Special exhibitions

Rising Tides: Imagining Coastal Resilience

Delve into a world where coastal communities are empowered to illustrate and co-design an innovative, resilient future for their local coastline through interdisciplinary partnership.

Museum of the Great Southern
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Thursday 24 July - Sunday 27 July 2025

an Aboriginal Elder with traditional ochre on her face and arms looks up. She wears clothing made of emu feathers. There is a white circular halo and dust around her
Special exhibitions

Djanga – Spirit

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

WA Shipwrecks Museum
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Saturday 9 August - Sunday 9 November 2025

a scene of families lounging around a resort style pool
Special exhibitions

Reception this way

Travel around Australia revisiting your memories of the classic Aussie motel.

Museum of the Goldfields
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Saturday 25 October 2025 – Sunday 15 February 2026​

a scene of families lounging around a resort style pool
Special exhibitions

Reception this way

Travel around Australia revisiting your memories of the classic Aussie motel.

Museum of Geraldton
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Saturday 21 February – Sunday 21 June 2026​