Eleven new species named in honour of Charles Darwin
Scientists from the Western Australian Museum have led a team of Australian researchers in naming 11 new species after the founder of the theory of natural selection, Charles Darwin... more
Equilibrium, WA Museum and Nick Cave website dominate the Australian Web Awards
Equilibrium, in partnership with the Western Australian Museum scooped the pool at the Australian Web Awards winning four major awards for ‘Nick Cave – the exhibition’, including Most Outstanding website... more
Australian museums collaborate to uncover the mysteries of Kimberley coast marine life
A new project led by the Western Australian Museum and partnered by Woodside Energy, is set to extensively add to our understanding of the marine biodiversity of Australia’s remote north-west... more
The original Boxing Kangaroo flag heads home
After 26 years on American soil the original Boxing Kangaroo flag, made famous by Australia II when it won the historic 1983 America’s Cup, today returned home to Fremantle... more
Duncan Merrilees 1922 to 2009
Duncan Merrilees, Curator of Palaeontology 1960-1979, passed away peacefully on Thursday September 10... more
Desert cameras detect space fireball
Researchers from the Western Australian Museum, the Imperial College in London and Ondrejov Observatory in the Czech Republic have identified a unique meteorite and its orbit in the Solar System... more
Children launch their own exhibition at the WA Museum – Albany
The WA Museum – Albany is launching a new exhibition on 8 August, featuring themes and objects selected and created entirely by young people... more
Museum exhibition to celebrate people who shaped Kalgoorlie
The Western Australian Museum – Kalgoorlie Boulder is opening a new exhibition about the iconic people who have helped make the Goldfields what it is today... more
Mr Ken Colbung, Fellow of the Western Australian Museum
Mr Ken Colbung, MBE, JP, AM has been appointed as a Fellow of the Western Australian Museum... more
Changes to opening hours at the WA Museum
As of Wednesday August 5, 2009 the Western Australian Museum will begin operating on a six-day week with all seven public sites... more
Closing soon
On 31 July 2009 the Fremantle History Museum will close its doors... more
Edward Burtynsky's Minescapes available now
Australian Minescapes features a series of compelling and tactile large scale photographs of Australian mine sites taken from the air... more
