Western Australian Museum

Welcome to the Western Australian Museum

Collections and research at the WA Museum are centered on systematics, ecology, biogeography and evolution of living and fossil organisms, palaeontology, mineralogy, meteoritics, anthropology and archaeology, history, maritime history, maritime archaeology and conservation.

Explore the collections and exhibitions from one of our six branches including Perth, Maritime, Fremantle History, Albany, Geraldton and Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

News & Events

A new Museum for Western Australia
A new world-class museum for Western Australia will be built on the site of the former East Perth Power Station...more

Launch of the Common Gate Exhibition
Marking 40 years of Indigenous Citizenship...more

HOWZAT! now on show in Albany
For the first time Albany locals and visitors have the chance to...more

Online Resources

FOTOFREO: Edward Burtynksy
Floor talk: 8 April 2008 ....more


	Mechanics Alive!!
15 March – 11 May 2008 How does a simple wooden mechanical sculpture capture your imagination? Open your mind and watch a kaleidoscope of stories unfold before your eyes.... more

	National Archaeology Week
Sunday 18 – Friday 23 May 2008 Join staff as we celebrate National Archaeology Week. Participate in the archaeology fun day, see a film screening or join the museum@work lecture… more


	Exhibitions
Take a trip down memory lane when you visit the Fremantle History Museum… more

	Exhibitions
Explore the living conditions, cultures and social lives of people living on the Goldfields in the early years... more


	FOTOFREO
5 April – 4 June Two stunning photographic exhibitions by Edward Burtynsky and Paolo Pellegrin will be on display as part of FOTOFREO 2008....more

	Pride of the Fleet – search for HMAS Sydney II
Open from 24 April 2008 The first exhibition in the nation to feature the work of the team aboard the SV Geosounder, it covers all major aspects of one of Australia’s most enduring maritime mysteries...more