Perth
Spin: WA music from underground to on the air
Temporary Exhibition Gallery, free entry
February 13 – May 9, 2004
Spin: WA Music from underground to on the air introduces audiences to the WA music scene from the 1970’s until now, uncovering pioneers of the rock and roll industry who have emerged from Western Australia, local music success stories and tales of WA music industry identities. The exhibition features interactive sound booths, music clips, photographs and interviews with Western Australian musicians from 1970 to 2004, showcasing memorabilia from WA bands such as the Hoodoo Gurus, The Triffids and The Manikins amongst others. This exhibition is presented as part of the 2004 Perth International Arts Festival by MuseumLink and supported by the Department of Culture and the Arts. Let the music be your guide...
Between the Sheets: A Century of Australian Music
Temporary Exhibition Gallery, free entry
February 13 – May 9, 2004
Between the Sheets portrays the rise and fall of Australian popular music during the last century (1900-2000), revealed through the history of sheet music. The exhibition, developed by the National Library of Australia in collaboration with ScreenSound Australia, features original sheet music and sheet music covers, photographs, instruments and a compilation of music, film clips and interviews with musicians and music producers throughout the century. The tour of this exhibition is made possible by Visions of Australia
Forever and Easy: Rock Photos by Michael Wylie
Mezzanine Floor, Hackett Hall
February 13 – May 9, 2004
An exhibition of rock and roll photography by Western Australian photographer, Michael Wylie documenting ten years of Perth's original music scene.
It's a Dog's Life
Temporary Exhibition Gallery, entry by donation
5 November 2005 – 15 Janurary 2006
it's a dog's life! is a fascinating new exhibition showing how, over the years, thousands of dogs, horses, mules, camels, cats, donkeys, pigeons, bullocks, beetles and even worms have carried out vital work on behalf of their country.
As public servants, they have served in war, saved lives, sniffed out contraband, pulled snow sleds, hauled heavy loads, carried the mail, delivered messages and devoured noxious plants. Click here for more information.
ANZANG Nature and Landscape Photographer of the Year 2005
Temporary Exhibition Gallery, entry by donation
15 September – 23 October 2005
The isolation of Australia, Antarctica, New Zealand and New Guinea has resulted in a discrete area dominated by unique flora and fauna. To increase public awareness of the extraordinary natural heritage in the region, ANZANG Nature has established an annual photographic competition to select and exhibit the very best photographs of animals, plants and landscapes from the area. This stunning exhibition is the result of the 2005 competition that attracted award winning photographers from all over the world.
The Policeman's Eye
Temporary Exhibitions Gallery
15 July - 26 September 2005
In 1870 Paul Foelsche began a project to document the Territory and Darwin in the hope of developing the area. Today his unique series of images provide a remarkable insight into the lives disrupted by the colonial endeavor. Foelsche's sensitive potraits of more than 250 individuals of the Larakiah Woolna (Djerimanga) and Iwaidja peoples provide the basis for the exhibition along with all the collection of beautifully composed landscape photographs from Katherine and Adelaide Rivers.
Archival prints, artefacts from Foelsche's ethnographic collection and a hands-on component allow visitors to look through the lens into the remote frontier of the colonial projects unfolding in the 19th Century in northern Australia.
The Stolen Years
Temporary Exhibition Gallery
April 15 – June 19 2005
Stolen Years: Australian Prisoners of War presents a glimpse of the Australian prisoner of war (POW) experience: evocative, realistic, personal and at times horrific and tragic. It presents items from the Australian War Memorial collection that are unique and fascinating, telling personal stories and giving visitors an understanding and appreciation for Australian POW’s. Exploring the stories of POW’s from World War One, World War Two and the Korean War, the exhibition journeys from Turkey, Germany and Italy and throughout the Pacific exploring the months or years 34,000 Australians have spent behind barbed wire.
School holiday wetland adventures
Discovery Centre
December 18 – January 30 2005
Join in the fun at the Discovery Centre this school holidays as the WA Museum joins with the WWF in a wetland adventure over the summer school holidays. Learn about the wetlands on the Swan Coastal plain and the animals that make their homes in this fragile habitat. Play games, colour in, follow the wetland trail around the Museum and make models of frogs and tortoises. Entry is free, a small charge applies to most activities.
Green Turtle Dreaming
Temporary Exhibition Gallery
February 5 – March 16 2005
Documenting the complex traditional relationships and mythology of the turtle in indigenous communities of Australia and the neighbouring islands of the Indonesian archipelago, this exhibition uses images and sounds drawn from contemporary life to explore the ancient roots and belief systems of these diverse communities. The exhibition explores many of the links between these islands, the shared icon of the turtle is a vehicle for the stories that offer precious insight into traditional and contemporary practices within each community.
Geraldton
Skylab – out of orbit
Temporary Exhibition Gallery, free entry
September 3 – September 26
A multi-disciplinary exploration of relationships between astrophysics, art and mythology, Skylab–out of orbit features paintings, 3D photographs, 3D video and a soundtrack related to two sites in Western Australia that have been touched by objects falling from the sky. The exhibition focuses on the events that took place at the Wolfe Creek crater and Esperance (the site of the crash landing of the US space station Skylab in 1979) locations during their “extra-terrestrial” visitations and the relics that these callers have left behind. The project is a collaboration between historians, scientists and artists, bringing together the ancient and the contemporary in a new format. Presented by Art on the Move and supported by Visions of Australia.
Freycinet
July 14 – July 28, 2004 Free Entry
The bicentenary of Freycinet’s epic voyage of exploration of the coastline of Australia, especially Western Australia is being celebrated in this impressive traveling exhibition developed by the Library and Information Service of Western Australia. The exhibition features copies of drawings and charts prepared by Freycinet and his crew on their voyages.
Transpositions: Contextualising Dutch Australian Art
July 31 – August 31, 2004
People have long expressed their emotions and feelings though art. The difficult transition between cultures is addressed in this exhibition of artworks by first and second-generation Dutch migrants to Australia. Through their artworks, these artists have managed to capture and describe the experiences of migrating to a new land. The exhibition features sculpture, drawing, painting, photographs and mixed media works.
WINE! An Australian Social History
February 14 – May 12, 2004 Temporary Exhibition Gallery
Australia’s wine industry is as old as its European settlement – the first vine cuttings came with the First Fleet. Since then, different groups of migrants have introduced a host of new varieties and styles. Wine! An Australian Social History looks at the influences that have shaped the industry, such as Federation, war and immigration.
Dredging the Port
April 10, 2003 – January, 2004 Free Entry
As part of the $10 million Geraldton Port Enhancement Project, the Western Australian Museum in conjunction with the Geraldton Port Authority and the Geraldton Guardian is presenting a small exhibition on the project. The exhibition includes everything from cutter teeth from the dredge, Leonardo da Vinci, to samples of dredged material giving residents the opportunity to see first hand exactly what is coming off the harbour floor.
Kalgoorlie-Boulder
Spin: WA music from underground to on the air
September 27 2004 – January 17 2005
Spin: WA music from underground to on the air introduces audiences to the WA music scene from the 1970’s until now, uncovering pioneers of the rock and roll industry who have emerged from Western Australia, local music success stories and tales of WA music industry identities. The exhibition features interactive sound booths, music clips, photographs and interviews with Western Australian musicians from 1970 to 2004, showcasing memorabilia from WA bands such as the Hoodoo Gurus, The Triffids and The Manikins amongst others. This exhibition is supported by the Department of Culture and the Arts. Let the music be your guide...
Beacons by the Sea
February 21 – April 4, 2004
Structurally unique, romantic and intimately linked with Australia’s maritime heritage, lighthouses have maintained a strong hold over the imagination of many Australians. Designed to guide ships, they have become icons of safety and stability. Developed by the National Archives of Australia, this exhibition of photos, architectural drawings, diaries, log books and oral histories documents the stories of lighthouse keepers and their families, and the dramatic events such as shipwrecks and rescues that took place around these majestic structures.