Western Australian Museum - Perth
James Street, Perth Cultural Centre
Perth 6000
Phone: (08) 9212 3700
NICK CAVE: THE EXHIBITION
Western Australian Museum - Perth9.30am – 5.00pm, 23 May – 19 July 2009
Iconic Australian musician, songwriter and author Nick Cave is now the subject of his own exhibition.
Go behind the music and into Nick’s imagination and the sources of his unique vision through original lyrics, notebooks, artwork, photography and books. There will also be objects from the musician’s own library and office, and rare and previously unavailable video and documentary footage.
You can view the exhibition’s web site here.
ericaamerica styles up to Nick Cave at the WA Museum
Western Australian Museum - Perth9.30am – 5.00pm, 23 May – 19 July 2009
Music and fashion will collide in an explosion of contemporary design this month as international fashion label ericaamerica launches an innovative new exhibition at the Western Australian Museum – Perth.
To celebrate the opening of Nick Cave - the exhibition, on tour from the Arts Centre, Melbourne, the WA Museum invited WA based style visionaries ericaamerica to curate a contemporary exhibition inspired by Nick Cave.
For more information, please read more.
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KISS MY CAMERA: A SHOWCASE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA’S MUSICAL MOMENTSWestern Australian Museum – Perth 23 April – 28 June 2009 Kiss My Camera is a photographic showcase depicting great moments in WA music. The photographs have been submitted by music fans, bands, photographers and photo-media artists from Western Australia. Kiss My Camera is a 2009 WAMi Festival project and is presented by The West Australian Music Industry Association Inc, The Western Australian Museum – Perth, Foodchain, X-Press Magazine with prizes from Sony Music Australia and Metro City Concert Club. |
Western Australian Museum - Maritime
Victoria Quay and Cliff Street, Fremantle
Phone: (08) 9431 8334
JOURNEYS OF ENLIGHTENMENT – FRENCH EXPLORATION OF TERRES AUSTRALES
Western Australian Museum – Maritime17 October 2008 – 30 October 2009
Free with museum entry (fees apply)
Journeys of Enlightenment – French exploration of Terres Australes is a new exhibition developed by the Western Australian Museum that celebrates the dramatic and often tragic journeys of the 18th and 19th century explorers who ventured to the relatively unknown region to study the flora and fauna of Terres Australes.
It follows the stories of French explorers such as Baudin, de Bougainville, Saint Aloüarn, de Freycinet and de Lapérouse as well as the first women explorers; Jeanne Barèt and Rose de Freycinet and their discoveries in Western Australia.
This exhibition brings together rare drawings, paintings, objects and specimens from the WA Museum collection as well as the private collections of Kerry Stokes, Peter Woods, Jock Clough and Marie Louise Wordsworth.
You can view the Exhibition's web site here.
Western Australian Museum - Geraldton
Museum Place, Batavia Coast Marina, Geraldton
Phone: (08) 9921 5080
WESTERN AUSTRALIANS AT GALLIPOLI:
Lecture by Wes Olson, Author of Gallipoli – the Western Australian StoryWestern Australian Museum – Geraldton
7.00pm, Thursday 7 May 2009
On the morning of 25 April 1915 some 1,250 Western Australians of the 11th and 12th Battalions landed at Gallipoli. As part of the 4,000-strong covering force, their task was to overwhelm enemy defences and secure the heights overlooking what was to become known as ANZAC Cove. By nightfall they were fighting for their lives. Join Wes Olson, author of Gallipoli – the Western Australian Story as he examines what went wrong.
Wes Olson served eight years in the Army Reserve and is now a volunteer at the Army Museum of Western Australia. Wes is currently employed as a locomotive driver with Pacific National. He is also the author of Bitter Victory – the Death of HMAS Sydney, and assisted David Mearns in his successful search for the warship in 2008. Wes visited the Gallipoli battlefields in 2005 and 2008, and is currently writing the history of the 2/11th Battalion.
Bookings essential for all lectures on 9921 5080
Entry by gold coin donation
PRIDE OF THE FLEET -
THE SEARCH FOR HMAS SYDNEY (II)Open from 24 April
Admission by donation
Local audiences and visitors to the Geraldton region can now visit the exhibition Pride of the Fleet – the search for HMAS Sydney (II), a nationally significant story considered to have a strong link to the community and importance to the nation.
The ship HMAS Sydney (II) was lost after a fierce sea battle with the German raider HSK Kormoran on the 19 November 1941. None of the 645 crew on board survived and this loss had a profound effect on wartime Australia, generating enormous grief and a need to find out what happened on that fateful evening.
Sixty-seven years later, on 16 March 2008, the wreck of HMAS Sydney (II) was found about 112 nautical miles off Steep Point Western Australia in 2,470 metres of water. This momentous find occurred five days after the wreck of the Kormoran was also discovered.
This is the first formal exhibition featuring the work of the team aboard the Geosounder to be opened in the nation, it covers all major aspects of one of Australia’s most enduring maritime mysteries.
Pride of the Fleet gives a comprehensive overview of the story of HMAS Sydney II as well as telling some of the stories of the men who were lost and the families they left behind.
It also gives due recognition to the Finding Sydney Foundation, the HMAS Sydney Search team and their work in discovering the battle site and wreck sites for both ships.
Pride of the Fleet – the search for HMAS Sydney (II) will be on display at the WA Museum – Geraldton until late 2008.
Western Australian Museum – ALBANY
Residency Road, Albany, Western Australia 6330
Phone: +61 8 9841 4844
xhIBIT alBANY
Western Australian Museum - AlbanyThe Western Australian Museum is working with the Commissioner for Children and Young People and Millennium Kids to offer young people from the Great Southern region the opportunity to have their say about how the Museum presents its exhibitions and collections.
Millennium Kids is running xhIBIT alBANY, an innovative series of workshops with groups of up to one hundred young people, to explore their ideas about the future directions of the Western Australian Museum.
Children and young people will be able to provide their views on how they would like objects to be displayed as well as ideas for public programs.
By working directly with children and young people in this way, the Museum hopes to develop exciting methods and new themes for their displays that will connect with and inspire kids of all ages.
For information on how to register for xhIBIT alBANY contact Millennium Kids on +61 08 9364 1200 or email info@millenniumkids.com.au you can also visit the xhIBIT alBANY blog.
The media release (pdf) is also available for download.
WINNIE THE WOMBAT
Western Australian Museum – AlbanyTuesday 12 May 2009 10.30am – 12.00noon
Thursday 21 May 2009 10.30am – 12.00noon
The popular Minimuses program is back at the Museum for 2009. Minimuses is a series of monthly introductions to native fauna designed for children five years and under. Children learn interesting facts about Australian animals through role play, song and music, dance, indigenous stories, books, puppetry and unique games. Join Winnie in her wombat hideaway and dig up some wombat facts.
| AGES: | Suitable for ages 5 and under |
| COST: | $5 per child (adults free) $12 per family (of three or more children) |
Bookings essential on 9841 4844
To view the 2009 Minimuses program download a pdf flyer here.
GALLIPOLI: A TURKISH VIEW
Western Australian Museum - Albany26 March 2009 – 22 July 2009
Admission free
AN AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL TRAVELLING EXHIBITION
The events of 1915 at Gallipoli created the ANZAC legend, a story with profound importance for the Australian sense of national identity. In Turkey the sense of defeat for foreign invasion gave Gallipoli mythical status within Turkey's national identity, under the charismatic command of Mustafa Kemal (later Atatürk, the founder of the modern Turkish republic).
This Australian War Memorial travelling exhibition offers Australians the events of Gallipoli from a new perspective – that of the Turkish people. Through photographs and a selection of Turkish relics, the exhibition suggests how the Turks experienced Gallipoli in a manner both similar to and very different from those of their enemies, including Australians. The conjunction of these powerful national stories surrounding the Gallipoli campaign reflects the main cultural bond between Australia and Turkey
This Australian War Memorial’s Travelling Exhibition program is funded by the Australian Government’s Commemorations program, and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
For more information about this travelling exhibition, visit the Australian War Memorial website here